Category Archives: Dance

A Bedtime Story Ballet at the Publick Playhouse, May 20 & 21

A Bedtime Story Ballet at the Publick Playhouse, May 20 & 21

Performing Arts Repertory Company (PARC) presents:
A Bedtime Story
An Original Story Ballet by Alison Miller

Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 22, 2017 at 3:00 pm

Location: Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

A Bedtime Story is an original story ballet showcasing the many talents of our dancers in a wonderful theatrical production with imaginative costumes, scenery and lighting. This ballet is a fast moving, lively program about a young girl, Marissa. As Marissa’s mother tries to put her to bed, Marissa begs her to read her favorite story of a faraway village of lively children, fairies, a jester and king and queen. Marissa’s adventure begins as a small urchin enters her bed room and entices her to visit her favorite village and become a part of their May Day festival. She meets the hunter and milkmaids and village girls and boys and joins in the merriment as dancers from Ireland, Spain, the Orient and Egypt come to greet the King and the fairies bring blessings for a prosperous harvest. This lively ballet will capture the imagination of audience members of all ages, while showcasing local talent.

The program also includes variety of repertory dances and class dances performed by our dancers of all levels. The Performing Arts Repertory Company (PARC) is a non-profit performing group in-residence at the Ballet Academy, Beltsville, MD.

Tickets: Adults: $15, Child/Senior/Military $6.00

Gatekeepers at Joe’s Movement Emporium, May 5

Gatekeepers at Joe’s Movement Emporium, May 5

NextLOOK: Meghan Abadoo
Gatekeepers
Friday, May 5, 2017 . 7PM
Presented by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

A gatekeeper — whether an individual or part of an institution — decides which of a certain commodity, be it raw materials or ideological goods, may enter into a social system. These decisions are made within a complex web of influences, preferences, motives and common values.

With dance-theatre as the container, Gatekeepers seeks to unearth this complex web of influences as it relates to racial identity within structural inequity. Drawing from personal testimony, group storytelling and dialogue, this performance will invite and challenge the everyday gatekeeper to imagine sustainable methods of self-reflection and transformational communal action.

Tickets: Pay what you wish, no tickets required.

Experiencing Space Differently at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 14

Experiencing Space Differently at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 14

NextLOOK: Orange Grove Dance
The One-Mile Radius Project: Experiencing Space Differently
Friday, April 14, 2017 . 7PM
Presented by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Our human imprint and the memory of our movement linger in spaces well after we have migrated through them. The One-Mile Radius Project explores these imprints and the unique spaces within a one-mile radius of Joe’s Movement Emporium. In collaboration with Joe’s, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Brentwood Arts Exchange and their workshop participants, Orange Grove Dance will investigate the personal and uniquely traversed spaces of the community. Dance, film and projection will be used to zoom into and magnify the intimate nooks and crevices of seemingly familiar spaces and, in turn, bring those outside spaces inside the walls of Joe’s.

Founded in 2007 by Colette Krogol and Matthew Reeves, Orange Grove Dance is built on the ideals of integrating dance, art, film and movement with all communities, large and small.

Tickets: Pay what you wish, no tickets required.

Flint, Another Side of You and Akwantuo: The Journey at Clarice Smith, Apr 6 & 8

Flint, Another Side of You and Akwantuo: The Journey at Clarice Smith, Apr 6 & 8

Second Season:
Flint by LaTefia Bradley
Another Side of You by Allen Chunhui Xing
Akwantuo: The Journey by Mustapha Braimah
April 6 & April 8, 2017

Thu, Apr 6, 2017 . 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 . 2:00PM
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 . 7:00PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, General Admission

Flint
By LaTefia Bradley

Flint is a dance work that addresses the Flint Water Crises. This liberating and thought-provoking choreography combines visual art and dance, and shows images of the people of Flint, Michigan in order to draw attention to a problem that is not only happening in Flint, but all around the United States.

Another Side of You
by Allen Chunhui Xing

Another Side of You explores the inner struggles that many face conforming to society expectations.

Akwantuo: The Journey
by Mustapha Braimah

Akwantuo: The Journey is a piece about immigrants and their experiences living in the United States, exploring what it means to acquire a visa and make the journey across national and cultural borders. The struggles, difficulties, frustrations and the wait will all be magnified. The piece combines traditional African, contemporary and Ghanaian dance theater to elaborate this difficult subject.

This performance will take place in the Dance Theatre and the Grand Pavilion. Please note that non-traditional audience seating may be used for this event.

Free, tickets are required. Get tickets here.

My First Swan Lake at Clarice Smith, Apr 1 at 3pm

My First Swan Lake at Clarice Smith, Apr 1 at 3pm

My First Swan Lake
Saturday, April 1, 2017 . 3 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Dance Theatre, Reserved Seating.

Join us for a family-friendly performance of My First Swan Lake, perfect for children ages 3-12. The performance will be one hour long and include a meet and greet with our dancers and a ballet craft.

Tickets: General Public: $20, Children age 3 and under: Free. (Please note: All audience members must have a ticket to enter the theatre.) Get tickets here.

Tags: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, My First Swan Lake, Ballet, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky