Dance Shows in Austin

Looking for a great night out or just trying to write that Dance Performance paper? Check out the shows below!

Roxy Gage's ACDFA piece from a past year

Ballet Austin presents Hansel and Gretel at the Austin Ventures Studio Theater

March 1st and 2nd

$15

http://www.balletaustin.org/atb/hanselandgretel.php

UT’s Dance Department presents Kinesthetic Imperative at the B. Iden Payne Theatre

March 6th - 9th

$15 - $25

http://texasperformingarts.org/event/kinesthetic-imperative-ut-austin-theatre-dance

The Georgetown Palace Theater presents Cats at The Georgetown Palace Theater

Technically not a “dance only” show – but we have two fabulous ACC dancers as well as a former ACC dancer in the cast! Look out for Sean Carter, Lindsey Gerson, and Jennifer Butler.

Currently playing on weekends through March 23^rd

$14 - $26

https://www.georgetownpalace.com/eventpage.php?eventID=381

Ballet Austin presents The 5th Biennial: New American Talent/Dance at The Long Center

March 28^th – 30^th

$15 - $78

http://www.balletaustin.org/atb/natd.php

Ballet Austin II presents Ballet Austin II @ AVST at the Austin Ventures Studio Theater

April 4th and 5th

$15

http://www.balletaustin.org/atb/batwoavst.php

Motionhouse (all the way from the UK) presents Scattered at the Bass Concert Hall

April 11^th

$28-$38

http://texasperformingarts.org/season/motionhouse-scattered-austin

http://www.motionhouse.co.uk/productions/venue-touring/scattered.shtm

Ready/Set/Go presents local choreographers at The First Street Studio

April 11^th – 13^th

$10-$15

https://www.facebook.com/readysetgodance?filter=1

McCallum Fine Arts Academy, directed by Darla Johnson and Nicole Wesley, presents

The Justice Project at the Mac Theatre

April 11^th and 12^th

Look for updates on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/acc.dance.dept

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company presents The Austin Dance Fest at Café Dance

Featuring our own group of dancers from ACDFA presenting Roxy Gage’s work at the 3:00 showing!

April 12^th at 3:00 and 6:00

$10 to reserve tickets or donations at the door for floor seating

http://www.kdhdance.com/

Mark your calendars right now for our Dance Show!

ACC presents The Choreographer’s Showcase on the main stage at Rio Grande

May 2^nd and 3^rd

$10 for general admission and $5 for students – all proceeds benefit our scholarship fund!

http://www.austincc.edu/dance/season.php

Catherine Solaas's choreography from a past showcase at ACC

Pictures by José Bustamante

Dance Film Night

Join us this Thursday night, the 13^th, at 6:00 PM in the Rio Grande Gallery Theater. Julie Nathanielsz, who teaches both Anatomy for Dancers and Choreography at ACC, will be guiding the discussion as we watch 3 great dances:

Sutra (2010) - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

One Flat Thing Reproduced (2007) - William Forsythe

Solo (1997) - William Forsythe

Julie picked two of the three pieces because “they both use objects as landscapes in contrast to sets. [The objects] change the horizontal plane.” Most dancers would be more familiar with a traditional stage version of objects influencing space. As Julie says, “theatrical dance engages open space. You have the floor and wings but these pieces have an added element of interest by using movable objects.”

The third piece, Solo, is yet another approach to space and objects. “The piece is an example of ways movement is conditioned by architecture; how this engages our imagination and how we move in relationship with architecture,” she said.

Julie believes viewing works such as these is an important way to “engage our form.” It’s an exercise in broadening our own understanding of choreography. “Think of it as choreographic thinking. We look at the results of different choreographic processes,” she said.

The event is free so don’t forget to bring friends – even if they’re not dancers! These pieces are especially influenced by visual arts so bring along any artists you know.

Looking for more information on these choreographers or pieces?

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/mar/17/sutra-review

Review of Sutra by The Guardian

http://www.het-ballet.nl/en/dancers-and-team/choreographers/sidi-larbi-cherkaoui/

Biography of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

http://www.theforsythecompany.com/details.html?&L=1

Biography for William Forsythe

http://synchronousobjects.osu.edu/content.html

More background for One Flat Thing Reproduced