Category Archives: Dance

Ballet Maryland presents Edges and Dimensions at the Bowie CPA, Apr 26

Ballet Maryland presents Edges and Dimensions at the Bowie CPA, Apr 26

Location: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Sat, April 26, 7pm

Edges and Dimensions

Description:Edges and Dimensions: An Exploration of Contemporary American Dance.

DANCE AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT. Ballet Theatre of Maryland ends its 2013-2014 at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA.) in April. Journey with BTM on a daring trip to the Edges and Dimensions of Contemporary Dance, where you will experience the power and capability of American Dance to create award-winning, innovative works like the jazz based Primal Dreams, or the lyrical, emotionally packed Collage. Set to music by composers from the worlds of popular rock, folk, Celtic and jazz music, this performance will transport you into the present and future, where dance, like all art forms is constantly evolving to higher levels of emotion, relevance, passion, and beauty. You can experience this destination at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m.

This performance is sponsored in part by the City of Bowie and the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts and marks the final offering in Ballet Theatre’s first ever subscription series at the Center. Ballet Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis, Maryland, has been designated as Maryland’s premier, professional ballet company and School of Classical and Contemporary Dance by Governor O’Malley on October 20, 2012. For information about Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s professional ballet company or school of dance, call 410-224-5644 or go online at http://www.balletmaryland.org. Tickets for the Saturday performance can be purchased through Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s Website at http://www.balletmaryland.org or by contacting the BTM office at 410-224-5644, M-F 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ballet Theatre of Maryland, located in Annapolis, Md., is the premier professional ballet company in Maryland.

The Nina Simone Project at the Publick Playhouse, April 25-27

The Nina Simone Project at the Publick Playhouse, April 25-27

Prince George’s Publick Playhouse

Weekend Performance
Friday, April 25, 8:00pm Saturday, April 26, 8:00pm Sunday, April 27, 4:00pm

Dallas Black Dance Theatre: The Nina Simone Project

Description: Dallas Black Dance Theatre presents the life, music, and story of acclaimed pianist, singer, performer and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Narrated and set to the gospel, blues, folk and jazz that shaped Simone’s life and career, this extraordinary production is choreographed by renowned dance artist Dianne McIntyre. The presentation of The Nina Simone Project was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Tickets: $25/$20 seniors, students and groups.

Shared Graduate Dance Concert at Clarice Smith, Apr 12-13

Shared Graduate Dance Concert at Clarice Smith, Apr 12-13

April 12-13, 2014

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

Free admission.

Sat, Apr 12, 2014 . 3:00PM
Sat, Apr 12, 2014 . 7:30PM
Sun, Apr 13, 2014 . 3:00PM

Description: This concert features provocative choreography by Master of Fine Arts students in Dance, focusing on new works in development. As the first opportunity for them to put material onstage and see what develops, it often contains the seeds of movement ideas that will be featured in their MFA Thesis programs — an unguarded exploration of their talents and interests.

Boundless Eclectic presents Journey Into Freedom at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 11

Boundless Eclectic presents Journey Into Freedom at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 11

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Friday, April 11 at 7:00pm

Tickets: Adults $20, Children $7. Buy on-line.

Description: Ticket prices include dinner! (Delicious vegan/vegetarian/raw options available.) Bring the whole family! 10% discount for groups of ten or more people. Get your tickets in advance.

Experience Boundless Eclectic in performance – a unique, multigenerational collaboration of our homeschool youth with highly seasoned, professional musicians/dancers, including Co-Directors Artis & Hermione, as well as Latteta Theresa (our Music Director) – a world-class Master Elder Musician/Composer, Marc Blackwood of Inner Loop, and other special guests.

This evening length performance blends dance, movement, music, soundscapes, spoken word, and percussion in a metaphorical, non-linear narrative which explores the quest for Freedom – both historically, with regards to civil rights, and on a personal level, encouraging a continual journey of self-liberation. Why do we have conflicts? How do we resolve them? What choices do we make? In what ways do we hold ourselves back? How can we embody Freedom, every day?

BoundlessEclectic.Org is a multidisciplinary arts & education network which offers personalized instruction in visual & performing arts, & more, with an interest in families participating in the arts together: all levels fine & contemporary art; hand & foot percussion (drumming & tap); modern/jazz; contemporary ballet; improvisational music & dance, & private music lessons. Available for professional performance, yoga, Reiki +, and healing arts… We also offer classes tailored to the homeschool community in the DC Metro area that integrate arts & academics.

Co-Directors: Artis Moon Amarche & Hermione Rhones

Music Director: Latteta Theresa

Seagirl at Clarice Smith, Mar 29-30

Seagirl at Clarice Smith, Mar 29-30

Director: Sam Mauceri

Saturday, March 29, 2014, 3:00pm
Saturday, March 29, 2014, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 30, 2014, 3:00pm

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Cafritz Foundation Theatre.

Free admission, no tickets required.

Description: How do you cope when everything you’ve learned begins falling apart? Sam Mauceri’s original work Seagirl utilizes theatre, dance and movement to explore a young woman’s attempts at unpacking her own prejudices in a world that wishes she wouldn’t. Feminist punk music and a longing for radical ideas invade a culture of conventionality in this partnership between The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies and The Weekday Players.