Atlanta ShowGuide Dance 2016

Dance 2016

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine Try a Drop-in Adult Dance Class at Atlanta Ballet Creative Process: Atlanta Native Juel D. Lane Expands His Dance Artistry to Film Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Presents Friends and Famous Dances Alliance Theatre Finishes Its Season with Musical Productions About Musical Icons The Rialto Center for the Arts: Brings the World’s Most Innovative Dance Companies to Atlanta CORE Commissions New Works for “Off the EDGE” Festival KSU Department of Dance Celebrates 10 Years Creating Culture, Catalyzing Change Dance of Different Dimensions ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide March - April 2016

2016 Dance Classes & Workshops Listings

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Atlanta Ballet, Wabi Sabi, Dancer Jackie Nash, Photo by Jonah Hooper

Atlanta Ballet, Adult Workshop, Photo by Kim Kenney

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Try a Drop-in Adult Dance Class at Atlanta Ballet

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Creative Process: Atlanta Native Juel D. Lane Expands His Dance Artistry to Film

By Holley Calmes

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Presents Friends and Famous Dances By Holley Calmes

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Alliance Theatre Finishes Its Season with Musical Productions About Musical Icons

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The Rialto Center for the Arts: Brings the World’s Most Innovative Dance Companies to Atlanta

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CORE Commissions New Works for “Off the EDGE” Festival By Julie Herron Carson

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KSU Department of Dance Celebrates 10 Years By Robert Godlewski

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Creating Culture, Catalyzing Change

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Dance of Different Dimensions

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Atlanta ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Listings March - April 2016 2016 Dance Classes & Workshops Listings Atlanta ShowGuide Venues and More Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

Atlanta Ballet Health Day, Photo by Kim Kenney

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Try a Drop-in Adult Dance Class at Atlanta Ballet

s the official school of Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education is known as one of the top training facilities for young aspiring dancers in the U.S. Many of these students are featured in Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker and the Company’s February family ballet each year.

The Centre also offers a variety of drop-in classes for adults (ages 16 and up) at its three studio locations: West Midtown, Buckhead, and Powers Ferry. There’s no contract or major commitment, so you can take a class when it fits your schedule, Monday through Saturday. There are classes for everyone — from the person trying ballet for the first time to experienced professional dancers!

Classes for the spring 2016 term include introductory to advanced ballet, pointe, yoga stretch, hip-hop, African dance, tap, jazz, and modern. When your resolve to keep your new year’s resolutions starts to wane, dance classes are great ways to kick-start your

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fitness routine and discover new interests.

“I’ve been taking the adult (16 years and older) classes at the Powers Ferry Centre off and on for four years now. The plaza is easy to park and the studio always looks nice. I’ve taken ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary and they are all great, but I mostly stick with the Thursday night contemporary class taught

by Rebekah. She is a great instructor and really knows how to modify her class for all levels. She can make anyone feel comfortable even if you are new to dance, but also can push more experienced dancers to improve as well.” — Yelp Reviewer Try a class on Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education the first of every month when it offers its free class day!

Visit centre.atlantaballet.com/ adult-classes to explore the full schedule and pricing details. The Centre for Dance Education also offers student and senior discounts for all of its adult classes.

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Atlanta’s own Terry Burrell brings the wit of amazing performer Ethel Waters to life in this one woman play with music.

The heart-warming true story of BeBe Winans’s journey to success and fame.

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CREATIVE PROCESS:

Atlanta Native Juel D. Lane Expands His Dance Artistry to Film

By Holley Calmes

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s with many truly creative people, Juel Demetrius Lane is emerging as an artist of another type. An acclaimed dancer, teacher and 2015-2016 Alvin Ailey New Directions Foundation Choreographic Lab Fellow, Lane is taking a new direction into dance film.

With five new films, some in post production, the UNCSA graduate has become passionate about sharing dance in a more lasting media. “I like making films because I believe in making visuals timeless for years to come. This also allows the eye to gage something different than a live show.”

“I am working diligently on my dance films,” he says. “My plan is to have a viewing this summer. I want to show the Atlanta audiences something fresh, different, and another perspective of dance.”

The films vary in type and style. “Most of my films have narratives to them. Each film is different for that specific purpose of the narrative which might require a large ensemble or solo dance. Some films are black and white and some are in color.”

Music is also a variable factor. “My first film features popular music. The new films have original composed music.”

Lane, one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch in 2013” seems to have fallen in love with dance on film. “I enjoy the entire craftsmanship of making films. From pre-

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production to post, it’s exciting. I’m extremely hands-on. You have to be. It’s your baby!

Working on films is almost like caring for a child. You have to give it love and care.”

Lane plans to have a venue and premiere dates announced soon. He hopes to tour the films. This new dance-oriented love allows him a different type of “sharing.”

“I am so in love with sharing these films in a theater and having a dialogue afterwards to hear people’s perspectives.”

Learn more about Lane at his web site: www.jueldlane.net

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GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE Presents

FRIENDS AND FAMOUS DANCES THE ASSEMBLY – Orange County, CA, Delyer Anderson and Lara Wilson, Directors

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winnett Ballet Theatre will be offering a dance experience with a bit of a twist on March 25th and 26th at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth, GA. GBT dancers will be performing and, in addition, two strong young companies from outside the Atlanta area will be displaying contemporary fireworks of their own.

Performances are Saturday, March 26th at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. A special “Sensory Show” for audiences with autism and other sensory issues will be held on Friday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m.

The production is titled “Friends and Famous Dances” for a reason. The Famous Dances portion of the show consists of “Swan Lake, Act 2” and “Pas de Quatre,” performed by Gwinnett Ballet Theatre.

The “Friends” aspect arrives via Los Angeles, California and Covilhã, Portugal. Dancers from “The Assembly,” the California visitors, and from “Kayzer Ballet” of Portugal come ready to offer their original, contemporary choreography to Atlanta audiences. Both young companies connected with GBT through Wade Walthall, GBT’s Artistic Director.

Delyer Anderson of The Assembly was a fellow student with Walthall at the University of Arizona where both were studying to obtain their Masters in Dance. Ricardo Runa, founder

and director of “Kayzer Ballet” came to GBT in 2013 when he arrived to perform as a guest dancer. The relationships resulted in continuing communication and encouragement for all three performing groups. Now they have an opportunity to join together in a special production.

The Assembly will perform a work titled “d(IV)ided” which premiered in November 2015, and was The Assembly’s effort to bring together the diverse work of four Los Angeles/Orange County choreographers. Kayzer Ballet will present the original work “Looking for a Place to Live.”

Master classes with Runa on March 22nd and with Delyer Anderson and Co-Director Lara Wilson on March 23rd at the GBT studios are open to dancers age 14 and up. Call 770-2370046 to register.

Tickets to the performances on March 26th range from $20-$12. Sensory show tickets are $6. They can be purchased at www.

Infiniteenergycenter.com, by calling 770-6262464, or at the Arena Box Office at Infinite Energy Center.

For more information about Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, visit www.gwinnettballet.org.

For information about The Assembly visit www. theassemblydance.com. For information about Kayzer Ballet visit. www.kayzerballet.wix.com

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At the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University Tickets: http://rialto.gsu.edu/

BEYOND THE STAGE To discover more, visit gallowayschool.org

At Galloway, students (age 3-grade 12) are inspired to be fearless learners, to embrace challenges, and to discover more about themselves and the world around them.

Alliance Theatre

Finishes Its Season with Musical Productions About Musical Icons

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he Alliance Theatre will finish its 2015/16 season with two exciting musical productions about the lives of American music icons — Ethel, the story of Ethel Waters, on the Hertz Stage, and Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story on the Alliance Stage.

Ethel is a glimpse into the magnificent and very complicated life of legendary stage and film star Ethel Waters. A versatile actress who epitomized the glamour of Black Vaudeville while successfully and lucratively crossing over into traditionally white performance venues, Waters inspired directors and singers and song writers with her talent and versatility. Waters was the first to record “Stormy Weather,” later starring in the remarkable Cabin in the Sky. Atlanta’s own Terry Burrell brings this amazing performer to life in a one woman play with music, band, and the larger-than-life wit of Ethel Waters on Hertz Stage from March 25 – April 17, 2016. Tickets and information are available at www.alliancetheatre.org/ethel

On the Alliance Stage, from Charles Randolph-Wright, director of Motown the Musical, and six-time Grammy Award-winning icon BeBe Winans comes a hilarious and heart-warming journey toward self-discovery.

Detroit natives BeBe and CeCe Winans, youngest siblings of the Winans family dynasty, experience the ultimate in culture shocks when invited to join Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Praise The Lord Network television show. The Winans teenagers become not only television celebrities, they also become like adopted children of the Bakkers, integrating TV evangelism in Pineville, North Carolina. As BeBe and CeCe encounter fame, fortune, and even a young Whitney Houston, BeBe must learn to balance his desire for success with his true calling. This new American musical which includes new music by BeBe Winans, as well as BeBe and CeCe hits, runs from April 13 – May 15 and stars the next generation of Winans singers as the young BeBe and CeCe! Tickets and more information are available at www.alliancetheatre.org/bornforthis.

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Brings the World’s Most Innovative Dance Companies to Atlanta

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he Rialto Center for of MacArthur Award winner the Arts at Georgia Kyle Abraham, as well as the State University is radical modern flamenco home to the best of nationof Montreal’s La Otra Orilla. al and international jazz, Off the EDGE will offer an world music, and dance. unforgettable weekend Recognized as a cultural of dance, with additional Vertigo, photo by Maayan Hotam resource, the Rialto’s reperformances by Germany’s nowned arts programming dynamic Gauthier Dance, La Otra Orilla regularly fills the 833-seat Quebec’s innovative Coleman venue with an audience Lemieux & Compagnie, New of diverse backgrounds.

York’s all-male Madboots As a leading presenter of Dance, the talented Kennesaw contemporary and interState University Dance national dance, the Rialto Company and the Atlanta Center of the Arts’ stage Ballet’s Wabi Sabi, created has been graced by choreby Atlanta Ballet Company ography from dancers and dance troupes such dancer John Welker, which combines Atlanta’s as Dayton Contemporary Dance, Hubbard emerging choreographers with beautiful and Street Dance Company, Philadanco, Urban engaging venues for amazing performances Bush Women, Wendy Whelan, New York’s Galthat bring art to the people. ​ lim Dance Company, Brazil’s Companie Kafig, The Rialto Center offers the Rialto Israel’s Vertigo, and Flamenco from Spain.

Series featuring diverse, world-class artists, On March 4 and 5, 2016, the Rialto Center presenting the best in world music, jazz, for the Arts will partner with Kennesaw contemporary dance, international programs State University to present Off the EDGE, a and the cinematic arts. The annual series biennial two-night dance festival. Off the runs from October through April. The 2015EDGE premiered in 2012 with some of the 2016 series will conclude with the following world’s most innovative dance companies. The performances: Boban and Marko Markovi tradition continues as this year’s festival is Orchestra on April 2, Paquito D’Rivera on April once again curated by the artistic mastermind 8, Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion on of Toronto-based Ilter Ibrahimof.

April 10, Hansel and Gretel on April 15-17, and Under the direction of Ibrahimof, Off the Cécile Mclorin Salvant on April 23.

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CORE Commissions New Works for “Off the EDGE” Festival

By Julie Herron Carson

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ORE, the award-winning contemporary dance organization based in Atlanta and Houston www.coredance.org, has commissioned an exciting line-up of works by innovative choreographers and dance artists as part of its 30th Anniversary Season. CORE will present “Edge in Unexpected Spaces: Museums as Space” Friday, Feb. 26 at the High Museum of Art (1280 Peachtree Street), and Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 at 55 Park Place on the Georgia State University Campus. The performances are part of the “Off the EDGE” biennial contemporary dance festival, presented by Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts in partnership with Kennesaw State University, March 4-5. The High Museum performance is included in regular Museum admission and the 55 Park Place performances are free.

The three evenings of dance will showcase the talents of Atlanta contemporary choreographers Gregory Catellier, Kristen O’Neal, Sharon Carelock and CORE Performance Company member Erik Thurmond, who will create his first piece for his fellow company members.

Sharon Vanzana, guest choreographer from Israel, will also offer a work for the program.

“CORE is thrilled to present these exciting new works by a group of talented local and international choreographers as part of the ‘Off the EDGE’ festival,” said Sue Schroeder, co-founder and artistic director of CORE. “Audiences will not only have the opportunity to see compelling dance works created by innovative choreographers, but the non-traditional performance spaces will compliment the movement and enhance the audience’s experience. I firmly believe dance has the ability to ignite compassion and move us toward empathy, which is why I am honored to bring together this particular group of choreographers of various nationalities and viewpoints.”

For over three decades, CORE has initiated and supported innovation, collaboration, artistic risk-taking and sustainable art-making in dance throughout the country and around the world. CORE Performance Company, the professional contemporary dance company of CORE, is internationally recognized for the physical and emotional range of its Dance Artists, as well as its compelling work. CORE’s Decatur, Ga. studios host classes and events for teachers and dance students of all experience levels.

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ennesaw State University’s Department of Dance is celebrating ten years of dance. Dr. Ivan Pulinkala, who founded the Kennesaw State dance program in 2005, has strategically charted its development into the largest collegiate dance program in Georgia, and a leader in undergraduate dance education in the Southeastern U.S. “KSU Dance has been built by the collaborative work of our outstanding faculty, staff and students, and with the ongoing support of our campus community, administration, and community partners,”Pulinkala said.

“Our partnerships with leading arts organizations like Atlanta Ballet, the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and the Rialto Center for the Arts, provide our students with opportunities to perform, choreograph, and teach in professional venues.”

The dance program now hosts the annual KSU Dance Festival, features the largest dance studios in the metro Atlanta area, and brings in world-renown guest artists and dance companies. “The Department of Dance has a highly qualified and dedicated faculty, staff and leadership,” said Patricia S. Poulter, dean of the College of the Arts.

“There is a clear, shared vision for what

kind of experiences, knowledge, and work ethic students should need to transition into the professional arena. Students are able to work with internationally known guest artists on a regular basis, perform in professional venues, and are held to a high academic standard. The program is rigorous, yet designed to meet students on their level when they enter the major, and move toward excellence in artistry, technique, historical and theoretical knowledge and professionalism.”

Through a partnership with the Israeli Consulate, KSU Dance has welcomed a host of professional dance artists from Israel, home to what many believe is the leading contemporary dance scene in the world.

Pulinkala is currently developing an Education Abroad program for dance majors in Israel, which will be launched in summer 2016 and include training for students with the Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv.

Future plans for the Department of Dance, Pulinkala said, include a state-of-theart theater for dance on the Marietta Campus, planning the launch of the first graduate M.F.A. degree in dance in Georgia, and designing the third phase of Kennesaw State’s dance facility at Chastain Pointe.

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GWINNETT BALLET Presents

Friends and Famous Dances

Infinite Energy Theater, Duluth, Ga

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Friends from the world of dance are bringing their dancers and their art to Atlanta audiences:

MARCH 25-26, 2016 Performances are Saturday, March 26th at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $20-$12 available at Infiniteenergycenter.com or call 770-626-2464

Special Sensory Show for our audiences with autism and other sensory issues Friday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m.

Friends and Famous Dances Combines Classical Favorites with Exciting New Contemporary Works

KAYZER BALLET – Covilhã, Portugal, Ricardo Runa, Director

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s Performance Division performs “Swan Lake Act 2” and “Pas de Quatre”

THE ASSEMBLY – Orange County, CA, Delyer Anderson and Lara Wilson, Directors

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre • 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville, GA • 770-237-0046 • www.gwinnettballet.org

Off The EDGE

Biennial Contemporary Dance Festival March 4 & 5

Sacred Sounds featuring The Jones Family Singers • Feb 20 Shemekia Copeland • Feb 27 Off The EDGE Contemporary Dance Festival • Mar 4-5 Boban & Marko Markovi´c Orchestra • Apr 2 Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion • Apr 10 Cécile McLorin Salvant • Apr 23 *Free Parking for Rialto Series shows in the 100 Peachtree Deck (formerly Equitable Deck) on Fairlie St.

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A nomadic medium, glo’s transhumance has included Creative Time, Big Boi of OutKast and the Dungeon Family, The Goat Farm Arts Center, conductor Robert Spano, and numerous Places In Peril across Georgia. glo was launched in 2009 by conceptual artist and choreographer Lauri Stallings and Production Specialist Richard Carvlin, endeavoring to revitalize identity in the American South. glo has done so by underscoring human interaction in contemporary performance and arts impulses to work outside recognizable spheres.

Stallings has fostered glo as an expanded practice that includes public choreographies, place building, green economy and civic actions with many communities, including Central Park, New York; High Museum of Art, Art Basel Miami, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Howard

Finster’s Paradise Garden, and Zuckerman Museum. A year-round initiative, the locus of our work is free and public and includes an art tour to under appreciated places in Georgia, Tanz Farm, a performance anthology of international artists, world premiere hybrid performance exhibitions, and civic actions aiming to incite movements of empowerment and revitalization. glo has won recognition among those who have little access to the arts and those who have a global perspective, including the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Creative Time, American Academy of Arts, Possible Futures Foundation, Bogliasco Foundation, Vasser Woolley Foundation, Emory Center for Creativity and Arts, Atlanta Beltline Urban Development, and Artadia.

Projects in 2016 include yesterday she plowed the land, a social art garden, Movement Choirs at National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Unity in 3 Parts, an 8-month public art project in Griffin, and Red Hill River (of brotherhood), a nomadic installation in Chattahoochee River National Park come summer. glo makes all of their work at The Goat Farm Arts Center. For more on glo visit www. gloatl.org and, www.lauristallings.org

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Roswell Dance Theatre presents

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Friday, March 25, 2016 at 7 pm Saturday, March 26 at 10 am, 1 pm and 4 pm

Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA Call (770) 998-0259 for more info

Order tickets at www.tututix.com

Keiko Guest Aerial Splits

Dance of Different Dimensions

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n the 45 years spent in the arena of dance I have watched a development of excellence that seems to have no ceiling.

It is widely known that most famous dancers from the past would have slim chances with the competition they would have to face in these modern times. A time of mind boggling physicality and maneuvers that seem commonplace.

It is also common knowledge that dance is crucial to other forms of performance level passions, adding meaning to the adage “the world is a stage”.

Most focus of dance usually culminates in a theater, where the three dimensions of height, width and depth are used within the confines of the performance venue.

Brought to the surface in these times are age-old dance forms performed in the air and on horseback, formerly seen in circuses, along with other death defying acts.

As a matter of interest, our most worn dance wear is named after Jules Leotard, who was the first person to perform the flying trapeze. And, the Khans of Mongolian history were known to be acrobatic horsemen of extreme abilities.

Much is recycled through the fourth dimension of time.

Case in point are the dancers of the Silver Classix Crew, who, after a hiatus of decades have found themselves dancing again. This team of 50-74 year old seasoned dancers often add energy, zest and humor to Atlanta Hawks games. Members of the crew are seen in the award winning “Silento”, best dance video of 2015 and the ABC pilot for a new reality show, “Dance Battle America”.

I speculate that another dimension does exist. An intangible location within this universe where dance is performed in the cells of our bodies, expressing through muscle memory, passion, perseverance, dedication, determination and undeniable love. An incomparable example is Anna Mott, brain cancer survivor, who proves to be a dancer of the fifth dimension.

Anna Mott’s first performance post surgery: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=WNOn1a-qi88 D’air Aerial Dance: www.dairproject.org Falconwood Equestrian Vaulting: falconwoodvaulters.weebly.com

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Atlanta Dance Theatre Dazzles with Snow White Atlanta Dance Theatre presents Winthrop Corey’s Snow White. This dazzling production is a fresh take on the classic fairy tale. The wickedly jealous Queen plots evil against Snow White, who is now the fairest in the land. Snow White narrowly escapes harm and the Forest Nymphs lead her to the cottage of the adorable Seven Dwarfs. But when Snow White eats a poison apple she falls lifeless. The Dwarfs are heartbroken but celebrate when the kiss from her handsome Prince awakens her.

From start to finish, the show is a visual delight and a must see for all ages.

For tickets contact us at 404-438-3028, www.adtshows.com; AtlantaDancetheatre. com

Arts@Tech Season Features Atlanta Premieres Two premiere dance companies take the stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts this spring: tap phenom Dorrance Dance (March 9-10) and the amazing male ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (April 9-10).

Winner of the MacArthur genius award, Michelle Dorrance and her company are pushing tap dance forward, exploring tap with wit, beauty and furious rhythm.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, now celebrating 40 years as an international dance sensation, blends humor and athletic artistry to create performances filled with parody and virtuosic technique.

Performances are held at the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech. For more information visit www.arts.gatech.edu/ ferstcenter or call 404-894-9600.

Alliance Theatre offers great performances for families this season Whether your children are newborns, teenagers, or anywhere in between, the Alliance has great options for you this season.

Performances include the children’s classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, recommended for kids who are 5 and up, and The Lizard and El Sol, for kids who are newborn — five years old. Visit www.alliancetheatre.org/season for tickets and info. And don’t forget Spring Break and Summer Drama Camps! One and twoweek camps are available for most age groups and include musical theater, creative drama, performing arts camp, and more. Visit www. alliancetheatre.org/summercamp.

Spring Into Atlanta Symphony Hall!

Atlanta Symphony Hall is ready to shake off the cold weather and kickoff 2016 with the sounds of music! This spring, join us for Italian trio, Il Volo, when they bring their operatic pop act on March 11. A few days later, singer songwriter Gordon Lightfoot returns to the Hall on March 15 for a catalogue of hits including “If You Can Read My Mind”, “Carefree Highway” and “Sundown”. Later in the spring, join us for Joan Baez, America, Kathy Griffin and many more. A complete concert lineup can be found at ASOPresents.com Atlanta Ballet Presents 20|20: Visionary at the Cobb Energy Centre, March 18-20 Created just for Atlanta Ballet, 20|20 is a visionary mash-up of cultures and styles reflective of the vibrant diversity of our city.

Enjoy three exciting and emotionally charged

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS works on one program: Home in 7 featuring the choreography of Amy Seiwert and live performances by spoken word artist Mark Bamuthi Joseph and musician Daniel Bernard Roumain, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s fast-paced Boiling Point, and the inspiring world premiere of Playground from Douglas Lee. Take a look at the undeniable talent of Atlanta’s own dynamic and innovative Company as it carves out a place on the leading edge of dance! Visit atlantaballet.com.

and Friday – Saturday, March 4-5 at 55 Park Place on the Georgia State University Campus. The dance performance is free.

CORE has commissioned works by Atlanta contemporary choreographers: Gregory Catellier, Kristen O’Neal, Sharon Carelock and CORE Performance Company member Erik Thurmond, who will create his first piece for his fellow company members.

Sharon Vanzana, guest choreographer from Israel, will also offer a work for the program.

The performances are part of the “Off the EDGE” biennial contemporary dance festival presented by Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts in Partnership with Kennesaw State University. www.coredance. org

White Lightning Drives the Stage at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF)roars into March with a World Premiere production of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s play, White Lightning on the Festival Stage, March 3 - 13.

Sponsored by Talladega Superspeedway, White Lightning takes us back to the days before NASCAR when moonshiners, revenuers and dirt roads ruled the South. Matthew Goodrich and Becca Ballenger star along with Brik Berkes, Rodney Clark and Larry Tobias.

April 8 through May 8 ASF celebrates its 30th anniversary season in Montgomery with a lavish production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Diana Van Fossen. More information available at www.asf.net.

Come to Decatur When the Curtain Falls After-party, anyone?

Cozy up at a table for two at Kimball House, go upscale family-style at Revival, or jam out to live music at the legendary Eddie’s Attic. Join the buzz at Victory Sandwich Bar, Taqueria del Sol, Leon’s Full Service, and The Iberian Pig. With 80+ restaurants, pubs, and cafés within its city limits, Decatur has a well-earned reputation as a dining destination. Check out mobile-friendly decaturrestaurant-tour. com for a series of tasty video tours of local restaurants favored by critics as well as Decatur residents. See a complete listing of Decatur’s eateries at visitdecaturga.com.

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“Edge in Unexpected Places” presented by CORE Performances on Friday, Feb. 26 at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309. The dance performance is included in regular Museum admission

“Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery.” — Martha Graham At The Galloway School we believe in the importance of discovery and dance.

Through dancing students discover and explore concepts related to space, time, energy, relationships and self. They experience an art form that cuts across time and culture and

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unifies us all. From third grade through twelfth grade all students at The Galloway School have the opportunity to experience learning through dance as part of their education.

Our students discover that the significance of dance extends far beyond the stage and into the world. Indeed, dancing is discovery!

incredible music and personalizes it with the stories and perspectives of audience members.

It’s a nostalgic musical celebration with laughter and tears and personal stories that connect the audience and the band in a way that no other show can.

Study Under the Leaders in the Largest Dance Program in the Southeast The Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University is the largest dance program in the state of Georgia and a leader in undergraduate dance education in the Southeastern United States. We offer a Bachelor of Arts degree with ballet and modern/contemporary concentrations, as well as a 15-hour dance minor. Accomplished faculty and guest artists provide our students with a high standard of education in our stateof-the-art dance facilities. KSU dance students have opportunities to perform, choreograph, teach and study at professional venues through our partnerships with Atlanta Ballet, Dance Canvas, the Cobb Energy Center and the Rialto Center for the Arts. Learn more at KSUDance.com.

Friends and Famous Dances by Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents “Friends and Famous Dances,” a presentation offering classical favorites and contemporary fireworks! March 26th at 2:30 and 7:30pm at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth, GA. Special sensory show Friday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m. GBT performance division performs “Swan Lake Act 2” and “Pas de Quatre.” Los Angeles area company “The Assembly” and Portugal’s “Kayzer Ballet” bring new and exciting contemporary works to the Atlanta area. Master Classes taught by guest companies March 22nd and 23rd. Call 770-237-0046 for more information about the performance and classes. For tickets go to infiniteenergycenter.com. $20-$12.

Moving in the Spirit’s The Wonder Years ​The finale performance of The Wonder Years will again celebrate a legendary singer/ songwriter and his impact as an agent of social change, while also inspiring future action. Buoyant and visionary, Wonder’s songs unite powerful themes with music that makes us tap our toes, sing and dance along to a message of justice, love and transformation.

Spanning the breadth of Wonder’s music — from his first hit at age twelve to his presentday work and beyond — The Wonder Years reminds us that regardless of the challenges we face, we all have the power to change the world. Info at www.movinginthespirit.org.

Yesterday and Today, The Interactive Beatles Experience Concieved and performed by Billy McGuigan and his brothers April 7-24, 2016 www.get.org What’s your favorite Beatles song? Rock to the music of The Beatles as YOU create the playlist for the night… EVERY NIGHT! No two performances will be the same.

First love, a first kiss, or a touching story about a parent or the loss of a loved one. Simply put, The Beatles music is the soundtrack of our lives. This show takes this

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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE SPOTLIGHTS Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Packs a Punch with GIDION’S KNOT This March, Pinch ’n’ Ouch Theatre will present the Atlanta premiere of Johnna Adams’ critically acclaimed play, Gidion’s Knot, about a grieving mother and a primary school teacher in the midst of a deep teacher/parent conference. The company also offers a 12-week acting intensive for adults. These classes lay down the foundation for powerful, believable acting on stage and film. To learn more about the PNO’s shows, readings, classes, and film festivals (now accepting submissions), visit their website at www.pnotheatre.org.

Rialto Center for the Arts presents Off the EDGE Biennial Contemporary Dance Festival Off the EDGE, two nights of electrifying sight, sound and movement on the Rialto stage, began in 2012 as a revolutionary dance experience gathering some of the world’s most innovative and thrilling dance companies. The biennial experience, co-presented with Kennesaw State University and curated by Montreal-based artistic advisor Ilter Ibrahimof, showcases the sensual, provocative vocabulary of New York’s Kyle Abraham and the radical modern

flamenco of Montreal’s La Otra Orilla. Also performing are Gauthier Dance, Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Madboots Dance, Kennesaw State University Dance Company and the Atlanta Ballet. Once you’ve been to the EDGE, you’ll never be the same.

Event link: http://rialto.gsu.edu/2015-2016rialto-series/off-the-edge/ Ticket link: http://tickets.rialtocenter.org/ Public/show.asp?shcode=1267 Marvel as the Story of Alice In Wonderland Comes to Life in an Original Concert Spring 2016, The Roswell Dance Theatre’s Pre Professional Company presents Alice in Wonderland, Full Length Original Ballet Spring Concert featuring the classic story of Alice as she encounters the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit and many others. This ballet premier features choreography by Kassandra TaylorNewberry and Tracey Bayley, Ballet Mistress and Director of the Pre-Professional Division of the Roswell Dance Theatre. The cast also features dancers of The Roswell Dance Theatre Ballet Company, as well as students from the Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. To purchase tickets : 770-998-0259, tututix.com Performance at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. 980 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA.

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UGA Presents Faculty Choreographers and Guest Artists The University of Georgia Department of Dance is proud to present its annual concert featuring faculty choreographers and guest artists. 2016 is proving to be a fruitful year of creative research for the Department of Dance, and Repertory in (Re)Search reflects our commitment to original, challenging, and riveting dance that is representative of a variety of styles and genres. We look forward to hosting you in Athens for an evening of dance that will be unforgettable.

For more information contact us at Box Office #: 706-542-4400, or dance.uga.edu

Critical Mass: A Remarkable A Cappella Concert by Atlanta Master Chorale Voices. Alone.

Masterful voices that carry messages from ancient times.

Messages that have been sung through millennia, yet still find new life in modern works. In an all A Cappella concert, we celebrate the original instrument: our voice.

And we celebrate the thread of music that has sewn millions together in worship and awe: the Mass. These two masses epitomize times past and times present. We hope you will join us for this remarkable concert. Saturday March 12 at 8:00 PM at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. 404-727-5050 or www.

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS NEIMAN MARCUS presents The arT of fashion to benefit the NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 • 6:00PM - 9:00PM FoURISH BY LEGENDARY EvENTS 3143 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 Don’t miss this exciting event that brings lovers of art and fashion together with award recipients, emerging talent, visual artists and a designer extraordinaire. • Early reservations are encouraged as Fine Art + Fashion is sure to be a sold-out event! • For reservations, contact Judy Hanenkrat, 404.372.4572 (cell), 404.730.6369 (office) or jhanenkrat@nbaf.org.

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE DANCE KIDS SHOWS PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER 02/25/2016 - 03/13/2016 Price: $27 to $40 Georgia Ensemble Theatre at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 get.org THE LIZARD & EL SOL 03/08/2016 - 04/03/2016 Price: $5 to $10 Alliance Theatre, Black Box Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE 03/12/2016 - 03/27/2016 Price: $20 to $35 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 04/8/2016 - 05/8/2016 Prices (range): $30 - $65 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Festival Stage, One Festival Drive TIX: 334-271-5353 www.asf.net JE’CARYOUS JOHNSON PRESENTS MARRIED BUT SINGLE 04/8/2016 - 04/09/2016 Price: $43.50 to $49.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com THE TOXIC AVENGER 01/29/2016 - 03/13/2016 Price: $25 to $35 Horizon Theatre Company, 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-523-1477 horizontheatre.com

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE! 03/31/2016 Price: $17 to $47 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com

SOUTHERN WRITERS ONSTAGE: LIVING IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH 04/19/2016 Price: Free!

GSU’s CENCIA at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta INFO: cencia.gsu.edu

OLIVER! 04/22/2016 - 05/08/2015 Prices (range): $15-30 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 7 STAGES, 1105 EUCLID AVE TIX: info@fabrefaction.org www.fabrefaction.org

AMERICAN BUFFALO 02/09/2016 - 03/06/2016 Price: $20 to $50 True Colors Theatre Company at Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW, Atlanta TIX: 404-532-1901 truecolorstheatre.org

THEATRE SHOWS WHITE LIGHTNING 03/3/2016 - 03/13/2016 Prices (range): $30 - $65 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Festival Stage One Festival Drive TIX: 334.271.5353 www.whitelightningtheplay.com MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 04/01/2016 - 04/03/2016 Price: $41 to $61 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com

GIDION’S KNOT 03/3-26/2016, Prices $30 Pinch & Ouch Theatre Company, Pinch & Ouch Theatre, 195 Arizona Ave, Suite L/W1, Atlanta TIX: 678-231-1262, www.pnotheatre.org MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 03/05/2016 - 03/26/2016 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE DANCE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 04/02/2016 – 04/17/2016 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

KINKY BOOTS 03/29/2016 - 04/03/2016 Price: $30 to $125 Broadway in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org

BILL CAIN’S EQUIVOCATION 04/23/2016 – 05/08/2016 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-874-5299 shakespearetavern.com

RAGTIME THE MUSICAL 04/23/2016 – 04/24/20016 Price: $41 to $61 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com

ETHEL 03/25/2016 - 04/17/2016 Price: $25 to $39 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

BORN FOR THIS: THE BEBE WINANS STORY 04/13/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $20 to $68 Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 alliancetheatre.org

SEX WITH STRANGERS 04/01/2016 - 04/24/2016 Price: TBA Horizon Theatre Company 1083 Austin Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-584-7450 horizontheatre.com

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA 04/14/2016 - 05/15/2016 Price: $20 to $50 Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org

SERIAL BLACK FACE 04/02/2016 - 04/24/2016 Price: $20 to $40 Actor’s Express 887 W Marietta St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-607-7469 actors-express.com

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 03/05/2016 - 03/13/2016 Price: $30 to $130 The Atlanta Opera at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 404-881-8885 atlantaopera.org

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DOKTOR KABOOM’S LIVE WIRE ELECTRICITY TOUR 02/25/2016 10:15am & Noon Prices (range): $9.00 ArtsBridge Foundation Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2805 www.ArtsBridgeGA.org

A SHAW CHORAL CELEBRATION 03/10/2016 – 03/12/2016 Price: $25 to $94 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS: CRITICAL MASS 03/12/2016 Price: $30 Atlanta Master Chorale at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 arts.emory.edu

CAROUSEL 03/24/2016 - 4/10/2016 Prices (range): $35.00 Serenbe Playhouse, The Inn Meadow at Serenbe 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Palmetto, GA 30268 TIX: 770.463.1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com

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BEETHOVEN AND BRUCKNER 03/13/2016 Price: $15 to $22 The Michael O’Neal Singers and Georgia Philharmonic at Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-594-7974 mosingers.com

DEKALB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH WILLIAM RANSOM 03/22/2016 Price: $10 to $22 Georgia State University Perimeter College, Marvin Cole Auditorium, 555 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston TIX: dekalbsymphony.com

GORDON LIGHTFOOT 03/15/2016 Price: $29.50 to $79.50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com

SØNDERGÅRD RETURNS TO CONDUCT DEBUSSY, THARAUD DEBUTS WITH RAVEL 03/31/2016 – 04/02/2016 Price: $20 to $89 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com

THE CAROLE KING SONGBOOK 03/18/2016 03/19/2016 Price: $20 to $65 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com

SPANO CONDUCTS SIBELIUS, LORTIE PLAYS GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO 04/07/2016 – 04/08/2016 Price: $20 to $89 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com

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VISHAL & SHEKHAR LIVE 04/10/2016 Price: $42 to $132 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2800 cobbenergycentre.com SPANO CONDUCTS WORLD PREMIERE AND BRAHMS’ FAMOUS GERMAN REQUIEM, FEATURING ASO CHORUS 04/14/2016 – 04/16/2016 Price: $25 to $94 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN 04/17/2016 Price: $35.50 to $76 The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: 855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org RUNNICLES CONDUCTS MAHLER’S NINTH 04/21/2016 – 04/23/2016 Price: $20 to $89 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta TIX: ticketmaster.com

THE 13TH ANNUAL MEN IN MOTION SHOW 02/20 @ 6 PM, 02/21 @ 3 PM Prices: $8-12 Moving in the Spirit, The Beam Theater, 750 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta TIX: 404-624-5295 www.movinginthespirit.org/events/category/events EDGE IN UNEXPECTED SPACES CORE Performance Company 02/26/2016, 7;30 pm The performance is included in regular Museum admission An evening of new choreography by Gregory Catellier, Kristen O’Neal, Sharon Carelock, Sharon Vazana and Erik Thurmond, The High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta TIX: 404-413-9849 rialto.gsu.edu high.org OFF THE EDGE 03/04/2016 - 03/05/2016 Price: $33.24 to $61.32 Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-413-9849 rialto.gsu.edu

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EDGE IN UNEXPECTED SPACES 03/4/2016 - 03/5/2016, 6 p.m. Free Admission CORE Performance Company An evening of new choreography by Gregory Catellier, Kristen O’Neal, Sharon Carelock, Sharon Vazana and Erik Thurmond The Rialto, 55 Park Place, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 TIX: 404-413-9849 rialto.gsu.edu YOU GROW GIRL 03/11/16, 8 PM Prices: Free Moving in the Spirit Agnes Scott College Presser Hall 141 East College Avenue, Decatur, GA TIX: 404-624-5295 www.movinginthespirit.org/events/category/events BREAKAWAY 03/11/2016 - 03/12/2016 Price: $15 to $20 Full Radius Dance at 7 Stages Theatre 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta TIX: fullradiusdance.org

DORRANCE DANCE 03/09/2016 - 03/10/2016 Price: $22 to $42 Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-894-9600 ferstcenter.gatech.edu 20|20: VISIONARY 03/18/2016 - 03/20/2016 Price: $20 to $127 Atlanta Ballet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 404-873-5811 atlantaballet.com FIELDWORK SHOWCASE 03/19/2016 Price: $7 CORE at Emory University, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-373-4154 coredance.org WINTHROP COREY’S SNOW WHITE 03/18/2016 @ 7:30 pm; 03/19/2016 @ 2:00 pm, and 7:30 pm Atlanta Dance Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA 30075 TIX: 404-438-3028 All tickets $15 www.adtshows.com; AtlantaDancetheatre.com

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE DANCE ALICE IN WONDERLAND 03/19/2016 - 03/20/2016 Price: $5 to $15 Atlanta Festival Ballet at Henry County Performing Arts Center, 37 Lemon St., McDonough TIX: 770-241-5690 atlantafestivalballet.com

TWYLA THARP’S THE PRINCESS & THE GOBLIN 04/15/2016 - 04/17/2016 Price: $20 to $127 Atlanta Ballet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Atlanta TIX: 404-873-5811 atlantaballet.com

ALICE IN WONDERLAND 03/25 - 26/2016 Prices (range): $15-25 Roswell Dance Theatre Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street TIX: 770-998-0259, tututix.com

KSU STUDENT DANCE CONCERT 04/22/2016 - 04/23/2016 Price: $15 to $20 Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theater 1000 Chastain Rd., Kennesaw TIX: arts.kennesaw.edu/dance

FRIENDS AND FAMOUS DANCES 03/26/2016 Price: $12 to $20 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre at Infinite Energy Arena 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth TIX: 770-626-2464 gwinnettballet.org

THEATRE SUMMER CAMPS & WORKSHOPS THEATRICAL OUTFIT Type of Classes: Month Long Musical Theatre Summer Camp. Within the camp students will take workshops taught by industry professionals and learn all about theatre from Acting to Vocal Technique, Dance to Fight Choreography, Stage Make Up to Costume & Set Design, just to name a few!

7/5 to 7/30 Prices (range): $1100 84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta GA 30303 TIX: 678-528-1500 theatricaloutfit.org There will be two performances of the final show, one on the 29th and one on the 30th.

ECD IN CONCERT 04/01/2016 - 04/2/2016 Price: TBA Emily Cargill Dance, Grady High School, 929 Charles Allen Dr. NE, Atlanta TIX: emilycargillanddancers.com SPRING DANCE CONCERT PRESENTS REPERTORY IN (RE)SEARCH 04/7 - 04/9/2016 @ 8:00pm - 04/10/2016 @ 2:30pm Prices $16/Students ,Seniors $12 UGA Department of Dance, New Dance Theater Dance Building, between Green and Soule streets TIX: 706-542-4400, dance.uga.edu

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LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO 04/09/2016 - 04/10/2016 Price: $22 to $46 Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta TIX: 404-894-9600 ferstcenter.gatech.edu

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS 4/21/2016 | 7:30pm Prices (range): $27.00 ArtsBridge Foundation Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta TIX: 770-916-2852 www.ArtsBridgeGA.org

EMORY DANCE COMPANY SPRING CONCERT 04/14/2016 - 04/16/2016 Price: $6 to $10 Emory University, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd., Atlanta TIX: 404-727-5050 arts.emory.edu

ARTS IN FULL BLOOM AROUND DECATUR Look for Sidewalk Saturdays, Blue Sky Concerts, Concerts on the Square, The Book as Art, YEA!, The Decatur Artway, Secret Doors, and More Coming in Spring! For more information: City of Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, Georgia 30030 678-615-0915 VisitDecaturGeorgia.com

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DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS GUIDE ATLANTA BALLET’S MICHAEL C. CARLOS DANCE CENTRE – MIDTOWN STUDIO 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW, Atlanta Hours: 8:30am-9:00pm Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm Saturday, Closed Sundays Classes: Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe, Modern & Boys Class Age: adults and children (ages 2 and up) All levels are welcome Contact: http://centre.atlantaballet.com, (404) 8735811 ATLANTA BALLET’S CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION POWERS FERRY CENTRE 2000 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite G-4,Marietta, GA Hours: Monday-Saturday, Closed Sundays, call ahead for hours Classes: Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Modern, African Dance Age: adults and children (ages 2 and up) All levels are welcome Contact: http://centre.atlantaballet.com, (678) 2135000 ATLANTA BALLET’S CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION BUCKHEAD CENTRE Chastain Square - 4279 Roswell Road, Suite 703, Atlanta Hours: Monday-Saturday, Closed Sundays, call for hours Classes: Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe, Broadway, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Yoga Stretch Age: adults and children (ages 2 and up) All levels are welcome Contact: http://centre.atlantaballet.com, (404) 3031501 ATLANTA CHINESE DANCE COMPANY Saturday classes in Norcross 5595 Covena Court Norcross Friday and Sunday classes in Chamblee 5377 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341 Classes: Chinese folk and classical dance Ages: 5 to adult Experience levels: beginner to experience Contact: www.atlantachinesedance.org, 770-4499953

ATLANTA DANCE THEATRE Classes: Child through Adult, Beginner to Advanced and Pre-Professional Prices (range): $68 per month for One hour Class 3005 Old Alabama Rd. Suite 410, Alpharetta, GA Contact: 770-993-2623, www.dancers-backstage.com BALLETHNIC ACADEMY OF DANCE 2587 Cheney Street, East Point Hours: Mon-Thurs 10:30 am- 9:00 pm; Friday 10:30 am- 5:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am- 3:00 pm Classes: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, African Age: 3 yrs -Adult Experience: All levels Contact: www.ballethnic.org, 404-762-1416 CORE STUDIOS 139 Sycamore Street, Decatur Adult Classes include: Modern Technique,Improvisation, Partnering, Yoga, Pilates Hours: 9-10:30 a.m., M-S Call (404) 373-4154 or visit http://www.coredance. org/connects/core-classes/ for specific class descriptions and time DANCE 101, INC. (ATLANTA) 2480 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta Mon - Sun Closed Fridays Dance 101, Inc (Alpharetta).

735 Highway 9, Alpharetta Mon-Sat. Closed Sundays Call or check website for hours Classes: Ballet, Jazz, Hip hop, Tap, Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Salsa, Bollywood, Dancer’s Stretch, Ballet Barre, Broadway Jazz, Dance Fitness, Caribbean Calypso, Bellydance, Flamenco, Circuit Training, Stretch and Alignment, Pointe & Yoga Over 130 weekly drop in classes for Adults only.

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DANCE CLASSES & WORKSHOPS GUIDE TOTAL DANCE/DANCICAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. 3201 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta M-F 5:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. SAT 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Classes: Ballet, Tap, Mojah™, Hip Hop, Jazz, African Drumming & Dance Workshops, Modern, Mojacise, Dance Gymnastics Ages: all levels welcome! Age 3 to Adults!)

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PROJECT 7 CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY Studio 23 - 1050 Northfield Court, Suite 400, Roswell, Fridays from 9-10:30PM Classes: Open Contemporary ($15) Ages 17+ Experience: Intermediate/Advanced and Professional only Contact: cherrise@hotmail.com, Cherrise Wakeham, 678.643.6607 THE SUMMER DANCE CAMPS THE TOLBERT YILMAZ SCHOOL OF DANCE June 13-16, June 27-30, July 11-14, July 25-28 Classes: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Acrobatics, HipHop, and Aeriel Silks Age: Children 3 thru adults The price is $100 per week for one class and $35 per add on class 10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell Georgia 30075 Contact: 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

THE DANCE CENTRE AT VISTA GROVE 2852 LaVista Rd. Decatur Monday-Saturday. Check website for hours.

Classes: age 3 through high school Ballet, Pointe,Tap,Jazz, Hip Hop,Lyrical Call (404) 633-2144 or visit http://www. vistagrovedancecentre.com/class FULL RADIUS DANCE 2000 Powers Ferry Road, Suite G-4, Marietta Classes: Physically Integrated Dance Prices: Donation based Contact: 404-724-9663, www.fullradius.org/ experience/class

ROSWELL DANCE THEATRE SUMMER INTENSIVE June 6-9, June 20-23, July 18-21 9:00-4:00 daily Monday thru Thursday. 6 classes per day Ballet, pointe, modern, variation, partnering, Africian, jazz, ballet ball, hip-hop, character and more $350 per week.

Intermediate thru advanced dancers age 10-up 10400-D Alpharetta Street, Roswell Georgia 30075 Contact: 770-998-0259 or tysod.com

GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE Classes: Classical ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop Ballet taught by Kayzer Ballet Director Ricardo Runa Contemporary taught by Delyer Anderson of The Assembly Price: $20 Open Class, Monthly rates available by level 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville Contact: 770-237-0046, www.gwinnettballet.org MOVING IN THE SPIRIT 750 Glenwood Avenue, Atlanta Hours: Mon – Sat. Check website for class times.

Classes: Modern Dance and Creative Movement Age: Children, teens and adults Experience: All levels welcome. www.movinginthespirit.org, 404-624-5295

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