Garth Fagan Dance

Thurs. April 15, 7:30 PM
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
$50, $35, $20

Choreographer Garth Fagan has created a world of evocative dance that blends the precision of ballet, the torso-centered movement of Afro-Caribbean dance, and the imagination of a born artist. For his blazingly unforgettable choreography in the Broadway smash The Lion King, Fagan won the Tony and Drama Desk Awards. The company will perform one of Fagan’s newest works, MUDAN 175/39, set to music by the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet. "Quite possibly one of the finest works Mr. Fagan has created: explosive… striking…. a kind of living kaleidoscope... it leaves you intuiting an entire, mysterious new world" - (The New York Times).

 



Nalmes

Russian Folk Dance Spectacular

Sun. May 2, 7:00 PM
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Newport News
$37, $22
Mon. May 3, 7:30 PM
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk
$37, $22

Dancers defy gravity in this lavishly costumed troupe whose spirited performances preserve centuries of Russian tradition. See dancers and musicians fill the stage, glittering swords by their sides, exotic, colorful costumes and headpieces in a brilliant kaleidoscope of precisely choreographed, swift patterns that leave the audience breathless.

This program funded in part by the City of Newport News and the Newport News Arts Commission.



Birmingham Royal Ballet, Under the Patronage of Her
    Majesty the Queen

Swan Lake

Fri. May 7, 7:30 PM
Sat. May 8, 7:30 PM
Sun. May 9, 2:30 PM
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk
Gold Circle $65, no discounts. $50, $35, $20

This acclaimed English ballet company enchanted Festival-goers in 2007 with its lavish production of The Sleeping Beauty, winning standing ovations from sellout audiences. Now the company returns with another of ballet’s great classics, Swan Lake in an exclusive North American engagement. “Truly wonderful…dramatic intensity, high-flying dancing…holds its place amongst the world’s great productions” (The Stage).

 


Pilobolus Dance Theater

Sat. May 15, 8:00 PM
Sun. May 16, 3:00 PM
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach
$50, $40, $25

When Pilobolus first burst onto the scene in 1971, this collective of artists/ contortionists/creative innovators defied description and turned the dance world upside down. “Sliding, intertwining and climbing all over each other into virtually indescribable sculptural tableaux” (Philadelphia Daily News). Today, Pilobolus is established as a pioneering institution of the 21st century, and beloved as “that rarity of rarities: a profoundly serious artistic enterprise that has successfully reached out to a popular audience.” (New York Daily News).




Richmond Ballet

The State Ballet of Virginia

Sun. May 23, 3:00 PM
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Music and Theatre Hall, Newport News
$37, $22

Violin
 (Val Caniparoli)
To Familiar Spaces in Dream (Jessica Lang)
Voyages (Mauricio Wainrot)

Though its official title is "State Ballet of Virginia," this fluid, beautifully trained company is made up of dancers from around the world. In triumphant performances in New York and Washington, DC, the Richmond Ballet has garnered high praise: The New York Times dubbed the company "highly recommended" and the director of Dance/USA called it "a jewel among U.S. dance companies."




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This performance is partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. This program funded in part by the City of Newport News and the Newport News Arts Commission.