Ballethnic Academy of Dance Training

Prepares Students for Professional Opportunities

Four Young Black Ballerinas will represent East Point, GA in The Premier International Dance Festival in Toronto, Canada.

Canada’s National Ballet School will host four Ballethnic Academy of Dance students the first week of May 2023, all-expenses paid. These middle school through high school-aged dancers will travel across the continent with Ballethnic Dance Company Co-Founders, Waverly Lucas and Nena Gilreath to train and perform alongside the best and brightest of their peers from across the globe.

Due to these young dancers’ extensive training as pre-professionals at Ballethnic Academy of Dance during the school year and the studio’s Summer Dance Diversity Intensives, they have performed leading roles in Ballethnic’s professional productions of the Urban Nutcracker and The Leopard Tale. Through their continued dedication and consistent training, there is no telling where dance will lead them next.

Canada’s National Ballet School has awarded the young ladies full sponsorships to attend and perform at Assemblée Internationale 2023 this spring.

“Established by Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) in 2009, Assemblée Internationale is an Olympic calibre gathering of pre-professional dancers and artistic directors from training schools and organizations around the world. A unique and dynamic global event, Assemblée Internationale empowers young artists to develop as leaders and create meaningful connections with their peers.” For more info please join us at www.ballethnic.org

Full Radius Dance in Concert

March 17, 18, & 19

The Modern Atlanta Dance (MAD) Festival

June 15 & 16 fullradiusdance.org

A Small Theatre in the Middle of Everywhere: Oglethorpe University’s Dynamic Spring Lineup

Discover Oglethorpe University’s thriving arts community! Here, it’s all about the experience—for our students and our audiences.

The Conant Performing Arts Center, the university’s premier venue, stages both student and professional theatre productions and music performances throughout the year. Following last fall’s hit show “Heathers: The Musical,” Actor’s Express and Oglethorpe have teamed up once again to present the satirical comedy musical “Urinetown.”

In the not-so-distant future, a 20-year drought has depleted the land of water and all citizens must pay the corrupt “Urine Good Company” megacorporation for the privilege to pee. When a young idealist decides enough is enough, he leads a ragtag revolution to reclaim their right to pee freely! The show runs Feb. 2-19 on the Conant stage and features Oglethorpe theatre students alongside professional actors.

OU Theatre will return to the stage in April with the courtroom drama, “12 Angry Jurors.” This classic American tale tells the story of 12 strangers called together as a jury to determine the fate of a 19-year-old man standing trial for his father’s murder.

Set during the intense deliberation, the story slowly sheds light on each of the characters, exploring certainty, doubt and those charged with delivering justice.

The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, located in historic Lowry Hall, hosts free exhibitions throughout the year, plus concerts, lectures, and workshops. This year, Oglethorpe welcomed internationally acclaimed Atlanta artist and activist Shanequa Gay as our visual-artist-inresidence. Her residency culminates with a spring exhibition of her works, “shanequa gay: thought and memory,” on view February 15-April 23, 2023.

Dedicated to serving a diverse community, the museum has announced an expanded commitment to accessibility, including a partnership with local health organization Art Pharmacy. The museum is now included in Art Pharmacy’s registry of locations around Georgia that may be prescribed to help manage stress, anxiety, and sadness, while offering a way to connect with community.

View Oglethorpe’s full calendar of performing arts events, plus museum exhibitions, lectures, book and poetry readings, and more at https://oglethorpe. edu/life/things-to-do/the-arts/.