Save The Date!

 

 

 

Oct 10

 

 

Culture Goes Contemporary

 

 

Be sure to check out the Luna Negra Dance Theater as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary in Chicago, IL, with some of its most popular contemporary works. Luna Negra brings the culture of the Latino communities to life through the power and passion of dance. Oct 10; lunanegra.org/performances

 

 

 

Oct 16

 

 

Princes and Pointe Shoes

 

Put on your glass slippers and call for a carriage to whisk you away to Orlando Ballet’s performance of Cinderella. With its fairy godmother, two step sisters and a prince charming, it’s bound to make all of your dance dreams come true. Oct. 16–18; orlandoballet.org

 

 

 

Oct 16

 

 

Don Q Ignites Denver

 

Colorado Ballet
is turning up the heat in the Rockies with its performance of Don Quixote. The dramatic score and original choreography by Marius Petipa add to the full-length ballet’s sizzle. Oct 16¬–25; coloradoballet.org

 

 

 

Oct 22

 

 

Mix and Match

 

The Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker comes to New York City Center this month, straight from the dance halls of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company’s unique mixture of dance and visual art promises an unforgettable performance you won’t want to miss. Oct 22–25; citycenter.org

 

 

 

Oct 23

 

 

Halloween Hits the Stage

 

 

Forget trick-or-treating. It’s time to slip on your creepiest costume and head to see Odyssey Dance Theatre’s production of Thriller at Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Center for the Arts. With a pas de deux for Frankenstein and his bride, some super-funky hip-hopping mummies and a stage full of tap dancing skeletons, this is one performance that will leave you shaking in your boots and begging for more. Oct 23¬–24, 26–31; tuacahn.org

 

 

Pictured: Luna Negra Dance Theater. Photo by Kristie Kahns.