Title: Kids Unlimited’s Hope for the Holidays
Location: Berger Performing Arts Center, Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, 1200 W Speedway Blvd, Tucson
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Description: Join us for our annual Fall Performance, November 11th and 12th at the Berger Performing Arts Center at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind. 1200 W Speedway Blvd, Tucson, Arizona.

Friday, November 11th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, November 12th @ 1:00pm

Hope for the Holidays is a musical revue celebrating a message of hope and peace in a multi- holiday setting. This production is threaded with words written by our very own Senior Company performers adding a refreshing prospective of what hope means to our young performers.

Our Junior company is featured within the production in a brand new musical called “A Pirate Christmas” that is sure to entertain young and old alike.

Keeping with the community service aspects of our organization, our show will conclude with a video tribute to our troops which will become part of our holiday project still in development.

Tickets
$15 Adults
$11 Children Under 12 and Seniors
520.293.1225 or purchase online at www.kustars.com

Kids Unlimited is a non-profit 501(c)(3) performing group for children and teens that has been a part of the Tucson community for 25 years. With the primary purpose of providing Tucson youth with an opportunity to exhibit their individualism through the performing arts, Kids Unlimited is committed to providing a safe stage for all of those who love to perform. The goal of Kids Unlimited is to build confidence and self-esteem in all of our performers. Kids Unlimited gives them the chance to express their creativity as they blossom into inspired and successful young adults.

Date: November 11-12, 2011

Title: The 19th Annual AZ Afterschool Conference
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, West Building 100 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ
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Description: The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence hosts the only annual statewide conference for afterschool and out- of-school time (OST) administrators and staff. The 2011 Conference will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building. Conference workshops will address how to strengthen the quality of afterschool/OST programs and staff throughout Arizona. http://www.azafterschool.org

AZ Afterschool Conference
Phoenix Convention Center, West Building
November 19, 2011
8:00am-3:30pm

ADC will be an exhibitor at the 19th Annual Arizona Statewide Afterschool Conference, offering ADC Members the opportunity to share their afterschool program services at our booth for a split cost of the booth. If you are interested in participating in the booth, please RSVP by Friday, November 11, 2011. Payment will be due by Wednesday, November 16th.

Exhibitors are encouraged to display a variety of products and services targeting programs serving children and youth ages 5-17.

WHO WILL ATTEND?
Afterschool/OST program staff, site directors, program coordinators, curriculum and evaluation specialists from public schools, parks & recreation, youth development (YMCA, Camp Fire, Boys & Girls Clubs, Boys Scouts, Girls Scouts, 4-H, etc.), faith based, military, private nonprofit and for-profit programs.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Lisa R. Chow, President
Arizona Dance Coalition
Office 480-962-4584
Cell 602-740-9616
gro.noitilaoCecnaDzAnull@asiL
www.AzDanceCoalition.org
Date: 2011-11-19

Title: El Dia de los Muertos: Celebration of Life Festival

Location: AJ Chandler Park, 1 South Arizona Avenue, Chandler, Arizona
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Description: Join us for Xico’s 32nd Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival on Saturday, November 5th, in AJ Chandler Park from 11am-6pm.

El Dia de los Muertos
Celebration of Life Festival

West lawn of the Dr. A.J. Chandler Park
in Historic Downtown Chandler
1 South Arizona Avenue, Chandler AZ 85225

Saturday, November 5, 2011
11:00am-6:00pm

Free to the Public

Music, dance, folk arts, crafts, ethnic food, children’s activities, storytelling by SMCC Storytelling Institute, candle light procession, community alter, etc…

Desert Dance Theatre’s Lisa Chow & Step Raptis entertains the crowds as las calacas from 2:00pm-4:00pm, featuring masks by El Zarco Guerrero.

Dress to Win: 1st Annual Katrin/Katrina costume contest, pre-register at Xico, 480-833-5875, gro.cniocixnull@ofni
www.xicoinc.org

Sponsored by CALA Alliance Festival and City of Chandler
Date: 2011-11-05

Title: GCU’s Student Spotlight Dance Concert
Location: Grand Canyon University Recreation Center (The Sanctuary Room), 3300 West Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85017-3030
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Description: Grand Canyon University’s National Dance Education Organization Presents: Student Spotlight Dance Concert

November 17, 2011 at 7:30pm

The Sanctuary Room
Grand Canyon University Recreation Center
3300 West Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85017-3030

The Dance Concert will feature these pieces by GCU student choreographers:

Shattered Glass by Conni Torres
More Fosse Please by Chris Biles
The Sound of Silence by Anja Pettit
Breaking Point by Michaela Granado
Clash by Conni Torres
Intercession by Antoinette Proctor

To RSVP for this free event, call 602-639-8880 or email ude.ucgnull@notgnihte

Date: 2011-11-17

Title: Step’s Junk Funk at Phx Mayor’s Downtown Mixer
Location: The Duce, 525 South Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ
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Description: Join us for appetizers and beverages at
Mayor Phil Gordon’s 8th Annual Downtown Mixer
Hosted by The Duce
525 South Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ

Friday, October 21, 2011
4:30pm-7:00pm
FREE

Join Mayor Phil Gordon and our downtown partners in a celebration of 8 years of progress in our downtown community. Downtown’s growth values this annual event that highlights the economic position of our city core, as well as community efforts towards various projects and initiatives throughout Downtown Phoenix.

Event Schedule:

4:30-5:25 PM Step’s Junk Funk
5:25-5:30 PM Arizona’s Lady Gaga
5:30-5:40 PM Don Keuth to introduce Mayor
Mayor speaks
Steve Rosentstein = thank you to Mayor
Don Keuth – conclude event and introduce the Hot Birds in Chili Sauce
5:40 – 7:00 PM Hot Birds in Chili Sauce

For more information or reasonable accommodations, please email
vog.xineohpnull@zeugirdoR.akisseJ or call (602) 262-7111.

Take Lightrail to the Central Ave. & Washington St. and walk 5 city blocks to the north east corner of Central & Lincoln

This is a FREE Event

-Valet Parking is Available -

For those looking for easy transportation to the event -The Duce is lending their vintage bus to transport guests from the north side of City Hall to the Duce beginning at 4:15 PM.

ENTERTAINMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY: City of Phoenix, University of Arizona/College of Medicine Phoenix

http://theducephx.com/

Date: 2011-10-21

Title: Ballet & Friends presents The Nutcracker
Location: Orpheum Theater, 203 West Adams, Phoenix AZ 85003
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Description: The Nutcracker ballet under the artistic direction of Slawomir Wozniak, celebrated choreographer and principal dancer of Warsaw Ballet, is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

Show times:
Friday, November 25th: 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Saturday, November 26th; 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, November 27th: 11am and 3:30pm

For the fifth year in a row, B&F presents Slawomir Wozniak’s The Nutcracker, this time at the Orpheum Theater, in Downtown Phoenix.

The old fairy tale is presented in our show in a way that attracts children of today, brought up on cartoons. The battles between mice and toy soldiers, as well as Drosselmeyer’s mysterious transformation into the nine-foot tall Mouse King is fascinating even for the x-box generation. Ballet lovers will delight in the professional level dances of the snow flakes, flowers as well as soloist culminating in the Sugar Plum Fairy and her cavalier’s dance. The production is so fast-paced and fun, it is sure to delight audiences of all ages. There is never a dull moment on stage, the show will keep you hooked from the first minute of it till the end. We owe this staging of the 19th century classic to an original storyline, as well as modern choreography by Ballet and Friends’ Artistic Director, Slawomir Wozniak.

The Principal Dancer at the National Opera in Warsaw has originally choreographed this show for Theatr Wielki from Poznan, Poland, in 2006. The production was a huge success from the very beginning and it stayed in the company’s repertoire, being played often at Christmas time to this day. Phoenix audiences are fortunate to experience this unique production this year at one of our most beautiful venues, the Orpheum Theater in Downtown Phoenix. Our cast includes renowned professional dancers and entertainers from the US and abroad, as well as some of the most talented ballet students from the Valley. The professional level costumes reflect the era perfectly in the first act, and are unique for the second act. They are made by Oso Rojo Costumes based on designs by Irena Wozniak and Claudia Folts of tutu.com.

Ballet and Friends, the organization behind this production, is dedicated to help children in need. Our dancers have presented a short version of the show at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, as well as at the Children’s Center of Maricopa Integrated Health System for children whose illness prevent them from leaving the hospital. This year we are partnered with AZ Dance’s Movement E-Motion, organization that provides instruction and performance opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome, Autism or other physical challenges. We are continuing our long-standing relationship with Toys for Tots, by providing both toys and monetary donations.

Audiences will sure to be delighted by the show as well as help the community by purchasing their tickets, supporting Toys for Tots, and other organizations dedicated to helping underprivileged children.

http://www.balletandfriends.org

Start Date: 2011-11-25
End Date: 2011-11-27

Title: A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre
Location: Phoenix Little Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Description: “The ‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween,” A Vampire Tale by Scorpius Dance Theatre returns for its eighth consecutive season, October 13-22 at Phoenix Little Theatre. A must see production, the requisite haunt of the fall season features dark and sexy drama, quirky and comedic episodes, and visually stunning aerial feats.

Evolving annually to provide a fresh take on this cult classic, fans have made a ritual to attend A Vampire Tale every season to see what juicy developments choreographer, Lisa Starry, has in store. Exciting new twists and turns this year include an interactive beginning – with audience participation and additional choreography and aerial performances. An introductory film added to the production last year has been revamped by Dennis Valk.

In the plotline of A Vampire Tale, a young woman searches for her lost love only to find he has been lured into an assorted band of bloodsuckers. Frightened yet fascinated by their shadowy showmanship and seductive transactions, the girl struggles to avoid becoming part of their underworld when she becomes infatuated with the king vampire. A story filled with passion, lust, and jealousy, A Vampire Tale is an intense spectacle of dark debauchery.

Dates, Show times and Ticket Information:

October 13-15; 19-22 at 7:30 p.m. and October 14-15; 21-22 at 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix Little Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85004

Tickets begin at $25 (plus surcharges), and prices will increase the closer to show time. Tickets for the closing night performance on October 22 at 9:30 are $35 and include a post-performance VIP party. Those wearing a vampire costume will receive a $5 discount. Purchase tickets in advance and add a Vamp Pass for $10, and get priority seating (first or second row), and a program signed by all of the vampires. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Phoenix Theatre box office at 602-254-2151 or visit www.scorpiusdance.com.

Date: October 13-15, 2011 and October 19-22, 2011

Title: Breaking Ground Application Deadline
Location: Mail Application to: CONDER/dance, 2022 E. Malibu Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282
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Description: CONDER/dance is accepting application for Breaking Ground 2011

* Applications for work currently being accepted
* Deadline for Applications: postmarked by October 15, 2011
* Application fee: $50 professionals
$40 students
* Production fee (if selected): $0Call for
Choreographic Work
Dance Film
Site Specific Work
Art Installations

- Professional and Student Work Wanted -

Go to www.conderdance.com for complete information
and downloadable application.

CONDER/dance is pleased to announce our search for choreographic work, dance films, site specific work and art installations for the 5th annual Breaking Ground 2012. We are looking for fresh perspectives on current art and culture in the contemporary dance genre from across the nation. These works will be fully produced in the beautiful Tempe Center for the Arts – Theater on January 28, 2012.

PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS
This year Breaking Ground 2012 will be curated by a qualified panel of adjudicators.

Mary Fitzgerald :
Professor Herberger School of Dance – Arizona State University

Jennifer Tsukayama :
Director of Performing Arts – Arizona Commission on the Arts

Ashleigh Leite :
former dancer for Stephen Petronio Dance Company and Artistic Director – Ashleigh Leite Dance

Carley Conder :
Artistic Director – CONDER/dance
Date: 2011-10-15

Title: Scorpius’ Dance Marathon
Location: Metro-Arts Dance Space, 1700 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix
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Description: Scorpius’ Dance Marathon

Metro-Arts Dance Space
1700 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix

Saturday, October 8, 2011
11:00am-5:00pm

Back by popular demand, Scorpius Dance Theatre presents a full day of intermediate level dance classes all taught Scorpius company members.

http://scorpiusdance.com/

Date: 2011-10-08

Title: Intermediate Modern Dance Class with Frances Cohen
Location: Dance Theater West, 3925 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Description: Intermediate Modern Dance Class by Frances Cohen
Dance Theater West, 3925 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
6:00pm-7:30pm

Frances Cohen, artistic director of Center Dance Ensemble is offering her Tuesday night Intermediate Modern Dance class as part of the Arizona Dance Festival (ADF) activities.

The class is free and open to the general public with purchase of a ticket to one or more ADF performances at Tempe Center for the Arts on October 7-8. Bring your ticket to the class for proof of purchase or buy tickets before the class begins.

TCA Box Office: 480-350-2822 or www.tempe.gov/tca

The class is free to ADC Members and to ADF Participants who are performing in the show.

Please RSVP by Monday, October 3, 2011.
For more information call Lisa Chow at 480-962-4584.
Date: 2011-10-04

Frances Smith Cohen (Artistic Director of Center Dance Ensemble) is a teacher, choreographer, administrator and dance graduate from Bennington College in Vermont. She was dance director of the Jewish Community Center in Tucson for 18 years, and directed the first touring dance company in Arizona, the Kadimah Dancers. In 1963 Frances helped create Arizona Dance Arts Alliance in Tucson and in 1972 she co-founded the dance program at the University of Arizona. She was the recipient of a National Opera Institute grant to tour regional opera companies as choreographer and assistant director. Plus, she was director of opera at George Washington University from 1981 to 1986. Frances began Wolf Trap in Arizona, the placing of performing artists in Head Start classrooms. She has been the regional director for this program since 1986. Frances was honored with the Outstanding Artist Fellowship Award for Choreography from the Maryland State Arts Council. She also created Dance Theater West with partner Susan Silverman, and directs CDE, housed at the Herberger Theater Center. Cohen is the proud recipient of the 1994 Arizona Governor’s Outstanding Artist Award, and the 2004 Women Who Care lifetime Achievement Award. She is co-author of “Dance Essential Skills” and “Performing Dance Standards” for the Arizona Department of Education. In 2010, she was awarded the Childsplay’s Pied Piper Award for her contributions to art education.