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Ballet San Jose will opens their 2006-07 season with a new production of "Giselle," November 16-19 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in downtown San Jose. Ballet San Jose will also present Dennis Nahat's "The Nutcracker" on December 14-24, at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets, call 408.288.2800 or visit www.balletsanjose.org...Ballet Arizona presents "Swan Lake," Nov. 3-5. Call 602.381.1096...Nejla Y. Yatkin, NY2Dance and Dance Place present the world premier of SOLO, an evening of works danced by critically acclaimed choreographer and dancer Nejla Y. Yatkin and performed to a live accompaniment by Cellist Robert Battey. Performances are Nov. 18-19. To purchase tickets, call 202.269.1600 or visit www.danceplace.org.
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (ACCH) presents Deeply Rooted Dance Theater at 8 p.m. at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 4. To purchase tickets call 866.811.4111. For class registration and more information, call 954.921.3274. You can also buy tickets and learn more about the performance through the Center's website: www.artandculturecenter.org.
Orlando Ballet has been awarded first-time funding from the City of Kissimmee and Osceola County in support of "The Nutcracker." Orlando Ballet will present "The Nutcracker" for the first time in Osceola County at the Osceola Performing Arts Center, December 14 -17, 2006...Luz San Miguel and Christian Laverde Konig, principal dancers of the Milwaukee Ballet will appear as guest artists in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker." The performances will take place at the Civic Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 8 and 10, 2006...Sara Webb, principal dancer of the Houston Ballet, and Ian Casady, soloist of the Houston Ballet, will appear as guest artists in the Victoria Ballet Theatre's production of "The Nutcracker." Performances will take place at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts in Victoria, Texas on December 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2006.
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts has accepted a $250,000 grant from Knight Foundation in support of the Center's Merce in Miami festival. This city-wide celebration showcases the life and work of legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham through two weeks of performances at the Center by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in its inaugural visit to Miami, and creative collaborations with Museum of Contemporary Art, New World School of the Arts, Florida Dance Association, Miami Dade College, and South Florida Composers Alliance, the interdisciplinary Sounds Arts Workshop (iSAW), and the Subtropics Experimental Music and Sound Arts Festival.
Scheduled to take place in February and March 2007, Merce in Miami will include the world premiere of eyeSpace, a piece commissioned by Carnival Center specifically for the occasion, and a restaging of Cunningham's mammoth "Ocean." "CRWDSPCR" (1993), "Crises" (1960) and "Split Sides" (2003, with music by the bands Radiohead and Sigur Ros) - three major works from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company repertoire - will also be performed on the stages of Carnival Center during Merce in Miami. Tickets are now on sale today. Fr more information, visit www.carnivalcenter.org or call 305.949.6722.
Ballet Florida's 2006-2007 season launches with a world premiere by Jerry Opdenaker, his third work commissioned by the company. Opdenaker, a veteran dancer with Ballet Florida for 14 years, retired in May 2006 to pursue his career as a choreographer. The program also includes Dominic Walsh's "Bello," featuring live music from the Mercury Baroque Ensemble, and concludes with Ben Stevenson's "Bartok Concerto."
Performances are at the Eissey Campus Theater, November 3-5. For more information, contact the Ballet Florida Box Office at 561.659.2000 or 800.540.0172, or the Eissey Campus Theatre at 561.207.5905. You can also visit www.balletflorida.com. Ballet Florida will again present Marie Hale's "The Nutcracker," at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts from Dec. 23 - 28, plus a special performance for special needs children and adults. For more information, visit www.balletflorida.com, contact the Ballet Florida Box Office at 561.659.2000 or 800.540.0172, or the Kravis Center Box Office at 561.832.7469.
Limon Dance Company's at The Joyce for a 60th anniversary celebration, November 13-26. Reservations: 212.242.0800...Tapestry Dance Company presents On Tap -The Souls of Our Feet: A Celebration of American Tap Dance. Special Guests are Eddy Hobizal Jazz Trio, Dianne Walker, and Sarah Petronio.
Performance dates are Nov. 17-19 at the Helm Fine Arts Center in Austin, TX. For tickets, call 512-474-TIXS or visit www.austix.com
The 10th Tradition In Tap Workshop is dedicated to The Silver Belles. It is "The Silver Belles Tap Experience - Tradition In Tap Series," New York City - November 10-12, 2006. This exciting tap dance weekend will be dedicated to the work of the legendary Silver Belles and includes Original Choreography, Honorary Master Classes by leading tap artists, Participants Showcase, Tradition In Tap - Award Presentation, Tap History Talks, Video Presentation, Tap Technique and more. Honored will be: Dr. Marion Coles, Ms. Elaine Ellis, Ms. Cleo Hayes, Ms. Fay Ray, Ms. Geraldine Rhodes Kennedy. Also being honored will be the late Ms. Harriet Browne, the late Ms. Hazel Walker Rogers and the late Ms. Bertye Lou Wood.
There will be Choreography classes with The Silver Belles and with: Diane 'Lady Di' Walker, Karen Callaway Williams, Acia Gray, Ofer Ben, Kathleen Cirioli, Melba Huber, Avi Miller, Germaine Salsberg, Prof. Hank Smith and more. There is an extensive information and online registration form at www.TraditionInTap.org or call 646.383.4949.
Christopher Fleming will create "Helen Keller: A Tribute to Her Teacher," for Dancing Wheels, and will create a new ballet for the students of the Orlando Ballet School in celebration of the Orlando Ballet's 25th anniversary during the 2006-07 season. Dancing Wheels is America's premier integrated dance company -- a modern dance company that integrates professional stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair) dancers. Dancing Wheels is directed by Mary Verdi-Fletcher. The world
premiere performances by Dancing Wheels will take place from November 18-20, 2006 at the Cuyahoga Community College (Eastern Campus) in Cleveland, Ohio. The world premiere performances for the Orlando Ballet School will take place on April 27 and 28, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.
The Imperial Dance Company, of Merritt Island, Florida, comprised of 30 dancers ages 10 - 18, was
nominated and then was selected to receive the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation--David R. Roberts Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award. This award is supported by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, which is both a national and international organization...On December 8, 2006 at 10:00am, Ballet Concerto, Fort Worth, TX, will present Ballet for Youth/Holiday Special at Will Rogers Auditorium as a field trip for students in the FWISD and surrounding areas. A public performance will be presented at 7:00pm that evening. For tickets and more information, visit www.balletconcerto.com...Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Artistic Director Tiffany Hill was recently appointed to the Florida Dance Association's (FDA) Board of Directors.