David Starry in A Vampire Tale

Title: Scorpius Dance Theatre’s A Vampire Tale
Location: Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix
Link out: Click here
Description: “The ‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween,” A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre returns to Phoenix Theatre for its sixth consecutive season. For the first time ever, the requisite haunt of the fall season will be set to an original music score by local composer, Kristofer Hill, with guest pieces by Ryan Breen of Back Ted N-Ted.

Choreographed by artistic director, Lisa Starry, this ever-evolving, original dance production is comprised of a cast of 15 company dancers and several surprise guest artists. In A Vampire Tale, a susceptible young woman emerges lost and depressed, and is lured into an assorted band of bloodsuckers by their shadowy showmanship and seductive transactions. With A Vampire Tale, audiences get all the trimmings: dark and sexy drama, quirky and comedic episodes, and visually stunning aerial feats.

Dates and Show times:
Oct. 21-23; 28-31; Nov. 4-7 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23; 30-31; Nov. 6-7 at 9:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $19-$24

602-258-9511
www.scorpiusdance.com
Start Date: 2009-10-28
End Date: 2009-10-31

David Starry in A Vampire Tale

Title: Scorpius Dance Theatre’s A Vampire Tale
Location: Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix
Link out: Click here
Description: “The ‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween,” A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre returns to Phoenix Theatre for its sixth consecutive season. For the first time ever, the requisite haunt of the fall season will be set to an original music score by local composer, Kristofer Hill, with guest pieces by Ryan Breen of Back Ted N-Ted.

Choreographed by artistic director, Lisa Starry, this ever-evolving, original dance production is comprised of a cast of 15 company dancers and several surprise guest artists. In A Vampire Tale, a susceptible young woman emerges lost and depressed, and is lured into an assorted band of bloodsuckers by their shadowy showmanship and seductive transactions. With A Vampire Tale, audiences get all the trimmings: dark and sexy drama, quirky and comedic episodes, and visually stunning aerial feats.

Dates and Show times:
Oct. 21-23; 28-31; Nov. 4-7 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23; 30-31; Nov. 6-7 at 9:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $19-$24

602-258-9511
www.scorpiusdance.com
Start Date: 2009-11-4
End Date: 2009-11-7

David Starry in A Vampire Tale

Title: Scorpius Dance Theatre’s A Vampire Tale
Location: Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix
Link out: Click here
Description: “The ‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween,” A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre returns to Phoenix Theatre for its sixth consecutive season. For the first time ever, the requisite haunt of the fall season will be set to an original music score by local composer, Kristofer Hill, with guest pieces by Ryan Breen of Back Ted N-Ted.

Choreographed by artistic director, Lisa Starry, this ever-evolving, original dance production is comprised of a cast of 15 company dancers and several surprise guest artists. In A Vampire Tale, a susceptible young woman emerges lost and depressed, and is lured into an assorted band of bloodsuckers by their shadowy showmanship and seductive transactions. With A Vampire Tale, audiences get all the trimmings: dark and sexy drama, quirky and comedic episodes, and visually stunning aerial feats.

Dates and Show times:
Oct. 21-23; 28-31; Nov. 4-7 at 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23; 30-31; Nov. 6-7 at 9:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $19-$24

602-258-9511
www.scorpiusdance.com
Start Date: 2009-10-21
End Date: 2009-10-23

Title: Master Class by Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Location: Dance Theater West 3925 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Description: Movement Source Dance Company hosts a Master Class by Michigan dance company, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.

6:30pm-7:30pm

$8.00

602-957-6561 or http://movementsourcedancecompany.org

Date: 2009-9-28

Title: Flamenco del Sol
Location: Gateway Community College, Student Union
Description: Free performance by Flamenco del Sol in celebration of National Hispanic Month.
Start Time: 11:30am
Date: 2009-09-16
End Time: 12:30pm

Renee Davis as Harriet Tubman

Title: Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Location: Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert, AZ
Description: Desert Dance Theatre is in its 31st season in Arizona. This also marks our 18th Anniversary for “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman.” Sister Moses has been performed in theater and school venues in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Several thousands of audience members of all ages and backgrounds have attended these performances during the past seasons.

This incredible story is about a courageous woman of color, who fought against many odds to free her people from slavery through the Underground Railroad. The production blends dance with live music and narration. Our featured cast of over 20 performers include:

∗ Renee Davis (as Harriet Tubman)
∗ Renee Morgan Brooks (as the Voice of Harriet Tubman)
∗ Dancers and Performers from Desert Dance Theatre, Schools and Community
∗ String Sounds (String Quartet)
∗ Step Raptis (African Drumming and Percussion)
∗ An Ensemble of Spiritual Singers

Sister Moses promises to be educational, artistic, inspiring and uplifting.

SCHOOL PERFORMANCES:

Date: February 11, 2010

Times: 9:45am and 11:30am

Cost: $4.00 Students, $5.00 Adults (2 Free Chaperones per 25 students)

Reservation forms available at www.DesertDanceTheatre.org under Events, then Sister Moses or call 480-962-4584 for information.

PUBLIC PERFORMANCE:

Date: February 12, 2010

Time: 7:30pm

Cost: $15 Adult, $12 Senior, $10 Student, Friends of Desert Dance Theatre (DDT), and Arizona Dance Coalition (ADC).

Tickets available at HCPA website www.higleyarts.org for Friday evening show.

Renee Davis as Harriet Tubman with Ladies in White

Title: Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Location: Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert, AZ
Description: Desert Dance Theatre is in its 31st season in Arizona. This also marks our 18th Anniversary for “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman.” Sister Moses has been performed in theater and school venues in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Several thousands of audience members of all ages and backgrounds have attended these performances during the past seasons.
This incredible story is about a courageous woman of color, who fought against many odds to free her people from slavery through the Underground Railroad. The production blends dance with live music and narration. Our featured cast of over 20 performers include:

∗ Renee Davis (as Harriet Tubman)
∗ Renee Morgan Brooks (as the Voice of Harriet Tubman)
∗ Dancers and Performers from Desert Dance Theatre, Schools and Community
∗ String Sounds (String Quartet)
∗ Step Raptis (African Drumming and Percussion)
∗ An Ensemble of Spiritual Singers

Sister Moses promises to be educational, artistic, inspiring and uplifting.

Start Time: 9:45am & 12:15pm
Date: 2010-2-11

Title: Career Transition For Dancers – National Outreach Project
Location: Ballet Arizona, 3645 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix
Description: Attention! All dancers, former dancers, & choreographers:
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE!
Join us for an interactive workshop designed for you—FREE OF CHARGE!

Workshop includes:
• Career possibilities & development
• Emotional aspects of change
• Grants & Scholarships
• Taking charge of challenging economic times

Call regarding one-on-one appts.

Refreshments Served!

RSVP
shaney@sag.org or Call : Sonja or Joanne 323-549-6660
Space is limited so reserve your spot ASAP!
www.careertransition.org

Our Mission—Your Future
The mission of CTFD is to enable dancers to define their career possibilities and
to develop the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines.

Made possible by a generous grant from the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored by Dance Magazine and Pointe.

Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Date: October 4, 2009

Title: Nora Chipaumire
Location: Galvin Playhouse- ASU, 51 East 10th Street, Tempe
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Description: Free work in progress showing “lions will roar, swans will fly, angels will wrestle heaven, rains will break: gukurahundi“

Zimbabwean choreographer/dancer Nora Chipaumire invites you in to see her new work in progress with world-renowned musician and the “Father of Zimbabwean Music” Thomas Mapfumo. The piece revolves around the exiled Mapfumo and Chipaumire’s honest and courageous vision of modern day Zimbabwe.

Nora Chipaumire was born in Mutare , Zimbabwe during the Chimurenga Chechipiri, or second war of liberation. A self-exiled artist now based in New York , she investigates the collaborative process within cultural, political, economic, and technological identities of African contemporary life. Her work is transnational, unafraid, and eager to burn cultural, creative, and geographic boundaries. She creates provocative and politically relevant multimedia dance work, illuminating the struggles of human identity in an increasingly borderless world. Her work is inspired by art from her native country such as shona sculpture and chimurenga music – art that results from the often violent convergence of rural, urban, African, non-African, cultural, economic, colonial, and technological ideas. A visionary African contemporary dance artist, her work speaks to the human condition with power, authority, and urgency.

ASU Galvin Playhouse
Friday, September 18, 2009, 7 p.m.
Adminssion is Free

Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 9/18/09

Title: Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

Location: Central High School 4525 N Central Avenue

Description: Eisenhower Dance Esemble, from Michigan, will be performing their On the Move concert, which will feature dances from the heart of rock and roll.

Start Time: 7:00pm

Date: October 2, 2009