The Southern California Dance Connection
Fall Issue, No. 10
September 15, 2008

Dear SCDC subscribers,
Thank you to Roxane Fenton for providing information for the calendar and thanks again to Julie McLeod and the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance for the performance listings in Santa Barbara.
Though SCDC is at the present time largely informational in its content, it is my goal to include more and more dance articles and reviews for the future. If you would like to submit an article or a review to SCDC, please let me know: (info@lorinjohnson.com).
Enjoy!
Lorin Johnson, Editor SCDC

Advisory Board
Glenn Edgerton: Director: Associate Director, Hubbard Street Dance Centre
Charles A. Maple: Director, Maple Conservatory of Dance
Julie McLeod: Executive Director, Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Colleen O'Callaghan: Artistic Director, Ventura County Ballet Company; Co-Director, American Ballet Intensives
Peter Pucci, NYC, NY: Choreographer/ Movement Director; Artistic Director/ Peter Pucci Plus Dancers
Denise Warner Limoli: Professor of Dance, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Sara Wookey: Choreographer and Artistic Director, Wookey Works.

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Call for Submissions
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Performance Calendar
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December

ANNOUNCEMENTS

bodyTRAFFIC is a new Los Angeles based repertory dance company described by the LA Times as "fresh and skillful."  Co-Drectors Lillian Barbeito (Juilliard graduate) and Tina Finkelman Berkett (founding member of Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hells Kitchen Dance) are excited to announce a new piece by renowned Israeli choreographers Club Guy & Roni.
Preview-September 19th: World Festival of Sacred Music at the Aratani/ Japan America Theatre
Preview-September 20th: Laguna Dance Festival 
Premiere-January 27th & 28th: Sinai Temple, accompanied by The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

MASTER CLASSES, DANCE CLASSES, AND FESTIVALS

IN-STUDIO: RKDC DANCE OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:00 PM -4:30 PM 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - Modern dance technique with Regina Klenjoski 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Performances , sample classes and raffle Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Studio One, 3330 Civic Center Drive Torrance, CA  90503 More info/directions visit www.rkdc.org or call 310.292.7024
Regina Klenjoski Dance Company, a leading force for dance education and performance in the South Bay, continues to perpetuate the art of dance by opening their studio doors for a day of free classes, performances, raffles and family fun. This exciting, once-a-year-event is a fantastic opportunity for the public to meet the Artistic Director, dancers and teachers of RKDC in an intimate and up-close setting, and to experience RKDC’s unique brand of dance first hand at their home studios in Torrance.
Please contact Jenna Harbison at jenna@rkdc.org or 978-551-3740

Photo Credits: Streetscapes: Paul Antico Photo of Regina Klenjoski.  Photo by Rose Eichenbaum

FOCUSfish classes in Aerial Fitness + TRICKS on static trapeze and silks at multiple locations for ALL AGES!  Look at the Schedule & Locations page of www.focusfish.com for details.  Current locations:  
North Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire for Toddlers, and Eagle Rock.
Contact Flounder, Kristy Beauvais at info@focusfish.com with any questions.

Announcing the Continuation of
A Professional Modern Dance Class in Long Beach Wednesday’s 7-8:30pm Started by Rebekah Davidson Now to be taken over by the infamous Stevan Novakovich!
@ Elevation Studios
1900 E 27th St unit 101
Signal Hill, Ca 90755
562.424.2711 (P)
www.elevationstudios.org
$16/single class
$12/students, DRC Members, & Professionals

Victor and Tatiana Elite Ballet will continue their unique Ballet Program at Saddleback dance center.
24194 Alicia Pkwy Ste E, Mission Viejo CA 92691  
E-mail: vkasatsky@cox.net
 Tel:  (949) 735-4617
 Fax: (949) 215-3503
 www.vandtdance.com 
                                                                                                                                                   

Ongoing SATURDAY Classes Open to the Public, Stella Nova Dance Company:
Dance Place San Diego
Only $12
Modern Tricks and Inversions - Saturdays 9-10:30am
This class with master the art of being upside down. This is a modern dance class with a twist of gymnastics.
Modern Ballet - Saturdays 10:30-12noon
A style of ballet with a wider variety of movements. Great for any level of dance wanting to brush up on technique, strengthening and dynamics.
Studio #201 @ Dance Place San Diego
2650 Truxtun Road
San Diego, CA 92106

AUDITIONS & EMPLOYMENT

Louise Reichlin and Dancers
We are still looking for 2 additional dancers that are available for our daytime rehearsals (Tues/Thurs/Sun mornings 10-1) and who will alternate in our school performances and teaching. Also to be in new works this season. If you are an experienced Contemporary dancer with a modern, ballet and jazz background, strong stage presence, expressive, with musicality and technique, and are available these times for rehearsals and alternate school performances please contact us for an audition. Paid performances, rehearsal honorarium,  teaching opportunities. There will also be a new work. The company, a performing unit of Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers, was founded by Reichlin in 1979. For information and appointment call 213-385-1171 and  E-mail pics and resumes. See web-site and videos for styles.

FOCUSfish is currently looking for trainees in Circus Sports & Aerial Programming, Toddler Creative Movement Specialists, Yoga for Kids instructors and coaches for physical education in the schools.  If you are qualified and interested in part-time work at $30 an hour, please contact Kristy Beauvais at info@focusfish.com.  Also checkout www.focusfish.com
for detailed information on all that we do at FOCUSfish!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

New Dance at Saint Joseph Ballet
March 10-14, 2009
Call for Submissions – Deadline September 30th
Saint Joseph Ballet will host four modern dance companies at its 2nd annual New Dance production in March 2009.  The purpose of this event is to support and produce new work by local artists in Southern California, and to provide master classes and art-making experiences for Saint Joseph Ballet’s 400 students.  Choreographers are not expected to create work to be performed by Saint Joseph Ballet students.
A New Dance at Saint Joseph Ballet application form – available at www.SaintJosephBallet.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES
DANCE CAMERA WEST JUNE 2009 FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES
Early Deadline: December 16, 2008 ($50 fee; $40 for members)
Late Deadline: January 15, 2009 ($60 fee; $50 for members)
Dance films made for the screen, any dance style or genre.  Categories: screendance, short films, feature, documentary, installation, and interactive dance media. The 2009 festival will feature Latin American artists in a panel & special screening event.
Info: www.dancecamerawest.org/submit.htm, Questions: festival@dancecamerawest.org

PERFORMANCE CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2008

SEPTEMBER

Anatomy Riot #26
Monday, September 8th 8:00pm
curated by Meg Wolfe
The OPEN Space
209 S. Garey Street, 2nd floor
LA, CA 90012
With low-tech, do-it-yourself spirit in an easygoing setting, Anatomy Riot is an ongoing, almost-monthly dance/performance series.  Now in its third year of presenting work by the burgeoning Los Angeles dance community, Anatomy Riot encourages creative exploration and provides a platform for a diversity of up-and-coming and seasoned artists to share what's new and what's in the works. 
$10 suggested donation at the door, no reservations.
info/updates:  http://www.myspace.com/anatomyriot

The 9th Annual Los Angeles Dance Invitational
WHEN: Saturday, September 13, 2008 8:00 PM
WHERE: Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 West Washington Blvd. Los
Angeles, California 90016
TICKETS: All tickets: $25 Groups (15+): 25% discount in advance only
PURCHASE: 1-800-595-4TIX. Tickets also available at the door. For more ticket information call 1-323-964-9768 or visit www.ladanceinvitational.org
INFO: The 9th Annual LADI - Executive Producer Howard Ibach along with Co-producers Jamie Nichols and Richard Kuller and lighting designer Eileen Cooley will present works by choreographers: Genevieve Carson, Marie de la Palme & Motion Tribe, Kim Eung Hwa & Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Group, Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Dance Company, Linda Lack, Christopher Liu & RhetOracle Dance Company, Kim Maselli & Pacific Festival Ballet and Jose
Reynoso with JiaWu. The evening promises to be not only a great night of mostly all Los Angeles premieres but also an exciting event with the presence of the esteemed Edward Villella receiving the LADI Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement and Terri Best receiving Stanley Holden Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Photo of Edward Villella in Prodigal Son, by Bill Epridge

The Colburn School hosts the West Coast launch of The Dancer Within -
WHEN: Sat, Sept 13
WHERE: Colburn School
INFO:  Intimate Conversations With Great Dancers, the new book from award-winning photographer and author, Rose Eichenbaum. Join us for an extraordinary afternoon hosted by Mitzi Gaynor. Performances and candid conversations with special guests: Joe Tremaine, Barrie Chase, Russ Tamblyn, Paula Kelly, Lori Belilove, and Leonard Crofoot. Performance/Discussion: 3:00pm. 4:00pm Book signing/Reception. Zipper Hall.
PRICE:  Free admission. Reservations required: rsvp@colburnschool.edu, 213-621-1021.
Books available for sale. The Colburn School, 200 South Grand, Los Angeles 90012. Park at California Plaza, Walt Disney Concert Hall.  

Diavolo
Sept 12-13, 7:30pm
Lewis Family Playhouse
12505 Cultural Center Dr. , Rancho Cucamonga , 91739
Their innovative approach to dance examines the funny and frightening ways individuals interact with their environment. Everyday items like doors, chairs and stairways provide the backdrop for dramatic movement. Dancers, gymnasts, actors and athletes perform with oversized, surrealistic sets, structures and machinery. Diavolo will dazzle your senses and provoke your mind!
www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com (909) 477-2752
General: $41.50 Senior: $39.50 Youth: $33.50

Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ LA Choreographers & Dancers at the TriArt Festival
WHEN: Sunday Sept 14th 3 pm : "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" and 5:30 pm "The Reality Series"
WHERE: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St. San Pedro CA 90731
INFO:  Excerpts - "The Patchwork Girl of Oz". Follow the continuing story of the world of OZ in
this narrated dance/theatre work.
And
"The Reality Series", an interactive dance/multimedia work based on parts of our lives
that we often don't pay too much attention to. Audience members volunteer and propel the
work as it unfolds. Special pre-performance activities, too!
PRICE: Free! Info: 213-385-1171 and http://www.LAChoreographersAndDancers.org  

Salam Yatra
Sep 16, 8pm
Nate Holden Theater, 4718 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Salam Yatra A Journey of peace through the music and dance of the Middle East and India. Inspired by the principles of divine love and unity of being, Islamic mysticism and Hinduism are both intended to invoke a direct experience of the divine.
$20 students, $25 general, $40 Tickets & info: http://www.itsmyseat.com/wfsm

ABT II
Fri, Sep 19, 8:00pm
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $20, $27, $38.50 http://www.cerritoscenter.com/tickets/production.aspx?productionSeasonId=2249
ABT II is composed of a dozen young dancers ages 16 to 20 who are handpicked from around the world by the prestigious American Ballet Theatre for their talent and potential. Firmly rooted in Classical Ballet, ABT II also often performs contemporary choreography.

Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity)
Fri, Sep 19, 8pm
Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Venture outdoors to the grounds of the Japan America Theater to celebrate the harvest moon with a purifying performance. Conceived by artist and zen archer Hirokazu Kosaka, Mare Serenitatis, features choreographer and Japanese Butoh dancer Oguri, Japanese classical court music Gagaku and dance Bugaku, and Zen Archers.
$25 General admission; $20 Students, Seniors and JACCC members Tickets & info: (213) 680-3700
http://www.jaccc.org

Backhausdance
Fri, Sep 19, 8:30pm
Ford Amphitheater
Praised for their “sense of shared purpose and soaring physicality" (San Diego Union-Tribune), Backhaus dancers ponder the new year (Sitting in January), reach out to each other (Shift) and gambol in nature in their brand new work, Grass.
Full price $25 Buy 3 or more events and pay only $20 Students and children $5 Open seating http://www.fordamphitheater.org/en/events/080919_2030.asp
www.backhausdance.org

Festival Ballet Theatre
Sat, Sep 20 at 8pm, Sun Sep 21 at 2pm
Irvine Barclay Theatre, on campus at UCI
Festival Ballet Theatre’s 20th anniversary season kicks off with a showcase of company premieres. A varied repertoire of contemporary ballets by the nation’s most sought-after choreographers includes the world premiere of Brian Reeder’s percussive neo-classical ode to the joy of movement, Paisiello Variations, as well as newly commissioned works by Melissa Barak and Lillian Barbeito.
Tickets: $38.00, $33.00 Tickets: $38 adult, $33 senior/child/student http://www.thebarclay.org/custom/events/event10.asp?eventID=1079

Voices of the Way
Sat, Sep 20, 8pm
Sacred Heart Chapel at Loyola Marymount University, One LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
“Voices of the Way” is an evening of multimedia performance works that honor three of the earth's great sacred traditions. Taoist, Buddhist, and Christian texts become the basis of collaboration among three artists of distinctly varied training and cultural backgrounds.
http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0920Voicesoftheway.html
General Admission $15; Students & Seniors $10 Tickets & info: (310) 338-7588

YAELISA & Caminos Flamencos
Sat, Sep 20, 8pm
Preview Park, next to the Great Park balloon [off of Sandy Canyon at the I-5].
Classic Spanish flamenco music and dance This concert is FREE. Stage is located in the Preview Park, next to the Great Park balloon [off of Sandy Canyon at the I-5]. Get directions. Emmy Award-winning dancer and choreographer Yaelisa, the company’s artistic director, is among the top flamenco artists in the nation.
http://www.thebarclay.org/custom/events/event10.asp?eventID=111

Laguna Dance Festival, directed by Jodie Gates
Saturday September 20
4:00 p.m. Performance (tickets are free for this performance)
Main Beach, Laguna
Bring family and friends to the beach for a free sample of all the 2008 Laguna Dance Festival has to offer. Enjoy the fresh and skillful bodyTRAFFIC, OC Swing Dance, University of California, Irvine and California State University, Long Beach students (choreographed by Lorin Johnson). Styles range from strictly classical to gutsy modern and whimsical comedy. Premier dancers from American Ballet Theatre, Parsons Dance Company, San Francisco Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, the Los Angeles Ballet, and Les Ballets Grandiva will provide some thrilling performances.
Thursday September 25, 7:30 p.m. American Ballet Theatre II and Hubbard Street 2
Friday September 26, 7:30 p.m. Trey McIntyre Project
Saturday September 27, 6:00pm Gala Evening: Celebrate the Stars of Dance!
Sunday September 28, 3:00 p.m. More Stars of Dance
Artists' Theatre
625 Park Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA
info@lagunadancefestival.com
949.715.5578
http://www.lagunadancefestival

The Rhythm of Axe
Sat, Sep 20, 8:30pm
Sun, Sep 21, 1:00am
Blankenship Ballet of Venice, 132 Brooks Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
The Rhythm of Axé Celebrating the Music, Dance of West Africa, Brazil, Cuba with Shaman’s Dream World Groove Ensemble & Master Guest Performers. From lilting bossa nova to explosive batucada, “The Rhythm of Axé ” celebrates the infectious rhythms, movement, and art of Brazil and Cuba, in both their ancestral African roots forms and contemporary fusion expressions.
$25 in advance / $35 at the door Tickets & info: http://www.michelineberry.com
(310) 281-7738 http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0920Axe.html

Emerging Voices
Sun, Sep 21, 6pm
James Armstrong Theater, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
Emerging Voices, Dance of Devotion from India and Hawaii: Two of LA’s most creative dance ensembles will share the stage in an exciting convergence of ancient and enduring traditions from India and Hawai’i.
$25 reserved; $15 student Tickets & info: (310) 780-7171 http://www.shaktidancecompany.com http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0921Emerging.html

Adorations
Sun, Sep 21, 8pm
The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, 90029
ADORATIONS, Dance of Divine Love in India and Spain: “Erotic Love as Devotion,” is an evocative piece with live music accompaniment performed in the Northeast Indian Manipuri style and based on the Gita Govinda-a 12th-century Sanskrit text depicting the love story of Lord Krishna and Radha.
$30.00; $25.00 for DRC members. Tickets & info: (323) 663-1525 http://www.fountaintheatre.com http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0921Adorations.html

Seeker of Truth
Thu, Sep 25, 8pm
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049
Seeker of Truth An evening of Sufi music from Turkey and Pakistan with The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Najwa Gibran and Whirling Dervish Aziz with special guest Qawwali master vocalist Sukhawat Ali Khan Go Metro $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students http://www.skirball.org http:// www.yuvalronmusic.com http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0925Seeker.html

Intersections of Sound and Space
Fri, Sep 26, 6:45pm
Fowler Museum at UCLA, North Campus, UCLA (Park in campus Lot 4), Los Angeles, CA 90095
Intersections of Sound and Space String Theory at the Fowler Museum Free; open seating; no reservations required. Using a signature long-string harp, String Theory will transform the outdoor courtyard amphitheater of the Fowler Museum into a giant, playable musical instrument. An astonishing blend of music, dance, and site-specific sculptural installation enlivened by myriad cultural influences, their highly original hybrid performance will mirror the important trove of world arts housed within the museum.
http://www.fowler.ucla.edu or 310/825-4361 http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0926Stringtheory.html

Anatta
Fri, Sep 26, Sat, Sep 27, 8:30pm
Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
$20 general, $15 student/senior Tickets & info: (310) 315-1459 http://www.michaelsakamoto.com
“Anatta” is a program of collaborative works that takes its title from a term in Buddhist thought concerning the illusory nature of the self. Amy Knoles is a composer and a fearless explorer of all means and manner of percussive sound, from the homeliest to the most technologically experimental. Bob Bellerue describes himself as “a noise artist involved in a wide range of live creative weirdness, focused primarily on live experimental electronic noise art.” Michael Sakamoto (“shades of Pina Bausch, crossed with Woody Allen”—Los Angeles Times) is a choreographer and performer of uncanny nuance and intensity, laced with a surprising dollop of absurdist humor.
http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0926-27Anatta.html

Honoring the Sea
Sun, Sep 28, 3pm
Santa Monica Beach at the end of Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica
Three hundred artists will present sacred traditions from seven lineages of world cultures. The opening procession will resound with the festive sounds of the brass Banda Juvenil Solaga from Oaxaca and the Pasadena Scottish Pipes and Drums ensemble. One hundred dancers led by Keali’i Ceballos and Sissy Kaio will chant and dance on the sands in reverence of Kanaloa, the Hawaiian deity of the ocean.
Info: 310-825-0507 http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org http://www.festivalofsacredmusic.org/0928Closing.html

SANTA BARBARA

OCTOBER

Fall 4 Dance 1
Thu, Oct 2, Fri Oct 3, 7:30pm
OCPCA - Seagerstrom Hall
The Center’s Fall for Dance audiences will enjoy amazing performances – all for just $10. Two unique programs showcase five diverse companies in an unbelievable range of dance styles. On sale September 7.
BEIJINGDANCE / LDTX, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Madhavi Mudgal Odissi, Compañía Nacional de Danza Artistic Director: Nacho Duato, The National Ballet of Canada: Soldiers' Mass Choreography: Jirí Kilián
http://www.ocpac.org/home/Content/ContentDisplay.aspx?NavID=574

Fall 4 Dance 2
Sat, Oct 4, 7:30pm Sun, Oct 5, 3:00pm
OCPCA - Seagerstrom Hall
The Center’s Fall for Dance audiences will enjoy amazing performances – all for just $10. Two unique programs showcase five diverse companies in an unbelievable range of dance styles. On sale September 7. Shen Wei Dance Arts, Keigwin + Company, Evidence, A Dance Company Artistic Director: Ronald K. Brown, Backhausdance, Pacifico Dance Company, ¡Ajumala Calentano!
http://www.ocpac.org/home/Content/ContentDisplay.aspx?NavID=574

Simply Ballroom
Fri, Oct 3, Sat, Oct 4 8pm Sun, Oct 5 3pm
Cerritos Center
http://www.cerritoscenter.com/tickets/production.aspx?productionSeasonId=2225
Tickets: $42.50, $32.50, $25 - Friday evening Tickets: $53, $42, $30 - Saturday evening Simply Ballroom Starring Debbie Reynolds October 03 - October 05 Simply Ballroom is an exuberant spectacle of song, dance, glitzy costumes, colorful choreography, and showmanship. Dancers twirl, glide, and dazzle with the fancy steps of the Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, and more. Singing and dancing icon Debbie Reynolds stars.

Juice Hip-Hop Dance Festival
Sat, Oct 4, 6pm
Ford Amphitheatre 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E Hollywood, CA 90068
Tickets: Adults $25 Students/Children $5
Doors open 6pm Performance starts at 8pm
http://www.fordamphitheater.org/en/events/081004_2000.asp http://www.anticsperformance.com/JHHDF.html
J.U.i.C.E. Hip Hop Dance Festival Sat., October 4 at 8:00 p.m. J.U.i.C.E. unites the rhythmic virtuosity and extreme physicality of street dance to “expand [hip hop’s] creative horizons” (Lewis Segal, L.A. Times). Featuring Antics Performance, The Get Down Dolls, Lux Aeterna, Outer Circle and guests. Full price $25 Buy 3 or more events and pay only $20 Students and Children $5 Open seating

Dance Repertory Theatre
presented by Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Irvine Barclay Theatre, on campus UCI
Jose Limon's Concerto Grosso with music by Vivaldi, will be the featured historic work presented by the Cal-State Fullerton Dance Repertory Theatre Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Other contemporary dances to be performed include Fratres by Russian-born choreographer Viktor Kabaniaev, My Brother by former Erick Hawkins dancer Louis Kavouras, IV by BARE Dance Company artistic director Mike Esperanza, and Journey From Kaze by dance professor Robin Johnson.

The Tweaksters
October 4, 2pm
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons: PAC on the campus of College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road , Santa Clarita , 91355
(661) 362-5304
15 / $10 / $8 Almost Free Family Series: $40.50 / $27 / $21.60
The Tweaksters are two talented performing artists whose quirky take on the world blends balletic feats, precision juggling, acrobatics and creative choreography with odd objects. Their zany sense of humor is designed to tweak and delight audiences of all ages. It’s fresh, funny, original, and all without words.

The Kirov Ballet
Don Quixote, Oct 7-9, 7:30pm
Giselle, Oct 10 7:30pm, Oct 11 2:00 and 7:30pm, Oct 12 2:00pm
OCPAC
http://www.ocpac.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=746&NavID=86 $115 - $25
On sale starting: Sunday, August 17, 2008 "Where it dances, whatever it dances, greatness reigns." Los Angeles Times The very name, Kirov, brings to mind some of the greatest stars in the history of ballet. This is a revered tradition it continues to this day as an major force in the ballet world. The legendary company returns with two beloved productions - Giselle and Don Quixote - to open our dance series in classic style. Program: Don Quixote October 7-9 at 7:30pm Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902) after Marius Petipa Music: Ludwig Minkus

Nickerson-Rossi Dance in concert with guest choreographers Lori Bryhni & Kim T. Davis, & Rogelio Lopez-Garcia
Friday & Saturday October 10th & 11th at 8pm
Diavolo Dance Theater, 616 Moulton Street, Los Angeles, 90031
An evening of contemporary modern dance from Northern and Southern California. 

Anatomy Riot #27
Monday, October 13th
guest curator:  Samantha Giron
The OPEN Space
209 S. Garey Street, 2nd floor
LA, CA 90012
With low-tech, do-it-yourself spirit in an easygoing setting, Anatomy Riot is an ongoing, almost-monthly dance/performance series.  Now in its third year of presenting work by the burgeoning Los Angeles dance community, Anatomy Riot encourages creative exploration and provides a platform for a diversity of up-and-coming and seasoned artists to share what's new and what's in the works. 
$10 suggested donation at the door, no reservations.
info/updates:  http://www.myspace.com/anatomyriot

Not About Iraq
Victoria Marks
Thu, Oct 16 and Fri, Oct 17, 8pm
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater - CSULB
Tickets: $25 Regular $20 Students, Seniors or CSULB I.D.
http://www.carpenterarts.org/0809marks.html
Can dance be a force for social change? A visceral, exhilarating dance to engage our hearts and minds, Not About Iraq looks at citizenship as it explores how dance speaks about our experience.

Stella Nova Dance Company presents: "Shine"
October 17-18th, 8pm
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre - La Jolla
www.stellanovadance.org
Stella Nova Dance Company is San Diego's Newest Youth Modern Dance Company.

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Toneelhuis
Fri, Oct 17 and Sat, Oct 18, 8pm
UCLA - Royce Hall
Price: $48, 34, 28
http://www.uclalive.org/event.asp?Event_ID=549
Moroccan-Flemish choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is renowned for creating dazzling and emotionally wrought storybooks in motion, rich in evocative symbolism and vivid archetypal characters. A mix of Pina Bausch and Hieronymus Bosch, Sidi Larbi’s nuanced and richly layered new work (produced in association with Antwerp’s Toneelhuis theater collective), blurs the line between dance, theater, music and art, drawing inspiration from numerous mythological, religious and iconographical sources including the tarot, martial arts and The Wizard of Oz.

Miami City Ballet
Fri, Oct 24 and Sat, Oct 25 at 7:30pm Sun, Oct 26 at 2pm
Dorthy Chandler - Music Center
http://www.musiccenter.org/events/dance_0809_miami.html
$27-$120
MIAMI CITY BALLET performs the West Coast premiere of NIGHTSPOT, a Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello collaboration. Known for her innovation and creativity, Twyla Tharp has created some of the most memorable dances in modern repertory. Elvis Costello, whose adventurous musical talents makes him one of the most revered artists of our time, provides an original musical composition intertwined with various motifs and quotations from existing songs. NIGHTSPOT features costumes designed by famed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Also on this program are Christopher Wheeldon's Liturgy and George Balanchine's Tarantella and Symphony in Three Movements.

Helios, Backhausdance
Sat, Oct 25, 8:00pm
Cerritos Center
Tickets: $20 $27 $38.50
http://www.cerritoscenter.com/tickets/production.aspx?productionSeasonId=2253
Helios Dance Theater with Backhausdance October 25 Laura Gorenstein Miller's Helios Dance Theater performs an extraordinary new work, The Lotus Eaters, presenting a powerful, kinetic interpretation of Homer's classic, The Odyssey. The troupe of 10 exquisite dancers from around the world brings life to this new creation, featuring music composed by famed singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips and veteran Helios composer Rob Cairns; scenery by Alison van Pelt; and original costumes by Rami Kashou from Bravo TV's Project Runway. Backhausdance, winner of the prestigious Lester Horton Award, borrows from various dance styles, boasting a breathtaking repertoire rich with dynamic fluidity, lush imagery, and soaring physicality.

Rhapsody In Taps’ 27th Los Angeles Season
October 25, 8:00 PM
Aratani Japan America Theatre: Little Tokyo
244 South San Pedro St. , Los Angeles, 90012
All seats reserved: Aratani Japan America Theatre Box Office (213) 680-3700 /$40 Hoofer’s Circle; $32 Orchestra; $24 Balcony Hoofers’ Circle Tickets, Information & Group Rates: (310) 858-1676
This fall season, 2008, the Rhapsody In Taps will present Mambo Musings (world premiere), Tribute to Foster Johnson, BEAT! Percussion Discussion, solos by RIT’s “fast feet” tap phenomenon Bob Carroll, Deciduous Dances, a duet performed by Linda Sohl-Ellison and master percussionist, Monti Ellison plus Laughing With Tears, Rhapsody In Taps’ critically acclaimed tap dance and klezmer music collaboration featuring original music by Russian born clarinet virtuoso Leo Chelyapov and performed live by Chelyapov and RIT musicians.

Meredith Monk
Oct 29-Nov 1, 8:30pm, Nov 2, 3pm
REDCAT Theater
Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton: Songs of Ascension
Los Angeles premiere
http://redcat.org/season/0809/the/ascention.php
"[Meredith Monk is] a high priestess of enchantment… She invites you to bypass the part of your brain that craves logic and understanding and to respond intuitively to the wondrous qualities of her sounds and images." Soaring to a grand scale of artistic gesture and ambition, this major new multimedia work reunites two of the most influential artists in the United States today. Monk’s signature form of incantatory music-theater finds an uncanny match in Hamilton’s sensuous visual artistry as the full-evening piece channels an exploration of the spiritual, vocal, and physical notions of ascension across geography and time.

STOMP
Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 at 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Tickets: $52-$41
805-449-ARTS (2787)
Fred Kavli Theatre (Theatre), Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages.  The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows.  The eight-member troupe uses unconventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo™ lighters and hubcaps to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.

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NOVEMBER

Diavolo
November 1, 8:00 PM
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons : PAC on the campus of College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road , Santa Clarita , 91355
$55 / $40 / $25 In Motion Series: $99 / $72 / $45
Dancers, gymnasts and actors interact with outrageous and surrealistic props and sets to create an almost cinematic experience that is: Diavolo. Diavolo has been redefining the concept of dance since it was founded in 1992 in Los Angeles by Artistic Director Jacque Heim, and it continues to propel the evolution of dance and entertainment by continually pushing the boundaries of both the performer and the stage.

Jordi Cortés and Damián Muñoz: Ölelés
Nov 6-8, 8:30pm
REDCAT Theater
U.S. premiere Tickets: Price Categories = General, Students and Alumni with Affinity Card, CalArts Students, Faculty, and Staff Thu 11.6.08 8:30 pm $20 $16 $10 Fri 11.7.08 8:30 pm $20 $16 $10 Sat 11.8.08 8:30 pm $25 $20 $12
At once gripping, physically intense and genuinely lyrical, this award-winning extended duet for two men marks the first collaboration between acclaimed Catalan choreographers and performers Jordi Cortés and Damián Muñoz -- two of Spain’s most innovative young dance artists. Based on writer Sándor Márai’s 1942 masterpiece Embers, the high-velocity, nearly violent piece dramatizes the bitter reunion of two long-estranged friends, who look back to the fateful betrayal that shattered their bond 40 years earlier.

NEW WEST SYMPHONY 2008/2009 Masterpiece Series presents MUSICAL PORTRAIT
Boris Brott, conductor
Lorin Johnson, choreographer
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Fred Kavli Theatre
Beethoven     The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43
Please visit New West Symphony for more information
Tickets: Subscription-$541-$109
Tickets are available as part of a season subscription package by calling the New West Symphony at 1- 800- NEW WEST.

Anatomy Riot #28
Monday, November 10th
guest curator: d. Sabela grimes
The OPEN Space
209 S. Garey Street, 2nd floor
LA, CA 90012
With low-tech, do-it-yourself spirit in an easygoing setting, Anatomy Riot is an ongoing, almost-monthly dance/performance series.  Now in its third year of presenting work by the burgeoning Los Angeles dance community, Anatomy Riot encourages creative exploration and provides a platform for a diversity of up-and-coming and seasoned artists to share what's new and what's in the works. 
$10 suggested donation at the door, no reservations.
info/updates:  http://www.myspace.com/anatomyriot

San Francisco Ballet
Nov 11-14, 7:30pm Nov 15, 2pm and 7:30pm, Nov 16, 2pm
OCPC A - Seagerstrom
$110 - $20 On sale starting: Sunday, September 21, 2008 http://www.ocpac.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=743&NavID=91
“An unforgettable dance experience” San Francisco Examiner As part of its 75 anniversary season, San Francisco Ballet makes a much-anticipated return to the Center. The superb dancers of America’s oldest professional ballet company will perform ballets by George Balanchine and Helgi Tomasson, as well as new works from its 2008 Repertory Season.

CSULB Faculty/Guest Concert
Nov 12-14, 8pm Nov 15, 2pm and 8pm
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater, on campus CSULB
(562-985-7000) CSULB Arts Ticket Office
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Tickets: $20 general, $15 students
This Fall, the Department of Dance is proud to present a diverse slate of faculty choreographed works and the work of guest artists Mike Esperanza and Regina Klenjoski.

West Side Story
Friday, November 14th, 2008 - Saturday, November 22nd
Irvine Barclay Theatre, on campus UCI
http://www.thebarclay.org/custom/events/event10.asp?eventID=1116
Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Arthur Laurents Directed by Eli Simon Musical director: Daniel Gary Busby Conductor: Stephen Tucker Choreographed by: Tracey Bonner, based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins Join us for a 51st anniversary celebration of America’s greatest modern era musical!

Tango Adamor
Sun, Nov 23, 7pm
Alex Theater, 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91203
Tickets: Orchestra - $100, $75, $50, $40, $35 Terrace - $50, $400 Balcony - $35, $30 http://www.alextheatre.org/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=110&year=2008&month=11 http://www.tangoadamor.com/
Dance Into Unity presents a spectacular Argentine Tango production of original music and passionate tango with acclaimed Broadway Stars: Miriam Larici, Sebastian Huici, Natalia Hills, Jorge Torres, Jairelbhi & Jorge Furling, Guillermo de Fazio, Enrique de Fazio, Silvia Grynta, and Guillermo Salvat.

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DECEMBER

David Gordon
Dec 3-6, 8:30pm Dec 7, 3pm
REDCAT Theater
Tickets: approximately $10-25
"Cool, witty, wry... Trying Times succeeds in being on the cusps between dance and pedestrian movement, between rehearsal and performance, between tentative experiment and fluent work of art." The New York Times Los Angeles dance and theater audiences have the extraordinary opportunity to discover an American masterpiece as David Gordon’s Trying Times returns to stages for the first time since 1982, when it was originally commissioned by New York’s Dance Theater Workshop.

Compania Flamenco Jose Porcel
Dec 11-13, 7:30pm Dec 14, 2pm
OCPCA - Seagerstrom Hall
$70 - $20
http://www.ocpac.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=744&NavID=86
“exceptionally well-trained dancers” Washington Post The most joyous of dance forms comes to vibrant life with the phenomenal Ballet Flamenco Jose Porcel. Porcel has built upon his experience as the premier dancer with Ballet Nacional de España to create a troupe of Spain’s most acclaimed flamenco dancers, musicians and vocalists. Together, they are known for explosive performances that radiate vitality, passion, intensity and precision.

Kirov Ballet
The Nutcracker
Dec 17-20
Dorthy Chandler
Tickets: $27-$120
http://www.musiccenter.org/events/dance_0809_kirov.html
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Special Engagement The KIROV BALLET, one of the world's most renowned ballet companies performs the beloved, family holiday classic The Nutcracker, accompanied by live orchestra. This fairy tale ballet, choreographed in 1934 by Vasily Vainonen, is filled with wonderment and child-like delight and will be dazzled audiences for 6 performances only.

South Bay Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Saturday December 20th and Sunday December 21st at 2:00 pm
El Camino College Marsee Auditorium, 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard
Featuring more than 80 pre-professional ballet students under the guidance of Diane Lauridsen at Lauridsen Ballet Centre in Torrance, the unparalleled production will entertain audiences by the uplifting surprises, turns, and twists to this time-honored holiday story.  Unique to South Bay’s Nutcracker is the presentation of Clara as a young girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina.  In her dream she grows up and dances with her Nutcracker Prince in a performance at the Kingdom of the Sweets.  It’s this new conception – a ballet about ballet and the passion to dance – that sets South Bay Ballet’s Nutcracker apart from others.
For tickets call at 310-329-5345 or visit www.centerforthearts.org.
Tickets are $28 for adults and, and $18 for children under 12. 
www.southbayballet.org

The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 20 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm; Sunday, December 21at 2:00pm and 7:00pm; and Monday, December 22nd at 7:00pm.
Maple Youth Ballet
Northwood Performing Arts Theater
4415 Portola Parkway, Irvine
Featuring more than 80 classically trained dancers from throughout Southern California, “The Nutcracker” is a contemporary full-length rendition-with-a-twist of E.T.A. Hoffman’s time honored classic. The production showcases Orange County’s emerging young ballet artists ages 8-26, The Maple Youth’s Ballet version of “The Nutcracker” centers around Clara, a young girl who yearns to one day become a professional ballerina.
Adult tickets are $20-$28 and children $10-$18. Special senior discount tickets available.
Maple Youth Ballet box office: (949) 660-9930 ext. 24, or online at http://www.mapleconservatory.com/. Tickets also available 1-hour before showtime at the Northwood Theatre box office.

Snow White The Ballet
Tracy Dee Academy of Dance
Running 2 weekends January 18, 24 & 25
Come join us at The Center Theatre in Whittier (7630 S. Washington Ave. Whittier, CA 90602) .
Call for Tickets (714)693-7131. Witness the friendship, romance, and tragedies that Snow White must go through to find her Happily Ever After.

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DANCE LINKS

Dance Programs

• http://www.americanballetintensives.com
• http://www.ellisonballet.com
• http://www.colburnschool.edu

Dance Organizations

• http://www.sbdancealliance.org
• http://www.drc-la.org/index.html
• http://www.americandanceguild.org
• www.danceinla.org
• www.dancecalifornia.net
• http://home.dancecalifornia.net
• http://www.californiadancenetwork.org/home

Dance Research

• http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html
• http://www.sdhs.org/resources.html
• http://www.artslynx.org/dance
• http://www.cyberdance.org/index.html
• http://www.dancechanneltv.com
• http://www.dancehelp.com

Individual Websites

• http://www.griffbraun.com
• http://www.sarawookey.com
• http://www.webspawner.com/users/balletteacher               
• http://members.aol.com/lwitchel
• http://www.lorinjohnson.com

Company Websites

• www.rkdc.org
• www.sarahvox.org
• http://www.onidance.org
• http://www.festivalballet.org
• www.butterdance.org
• http://lachoreographersanddancers.org
• http://www.danceasever.org/DAEhomepage.htm
• www.brockusprojectdancecompany.org
• http://www.southbayballet.org
• www.hystericadance.com
• www.backhausdance.org
• www.onidance.org
• http://www.LAChoreographersAndDancers.org
• www.rosanegraflamenco.org
• http://www.anaheimballet.org
• http://www.pterodance.org
• http://www.santabarbaradancetheatre.com
• http://www.kristensmiarowski.com

Studio Websites

• www.apastudios.com
• http://www.focusfish.com
• www.duodanceacademy.com
• www.drdancestudio.com
• http://www.southbayballet.org
• www.festivalballet.org
• http://www.edgepac.com
• http://www.balletarte.com
• http://www.mapleconservatory.com

Dance Music

• www.balletclassmusic.com

Dance Jobs and Auditions

• http://www.danceeurope.net/docs/JOB/JOB.SHTML
• http://www.danceusa.org/our_members/auditions.htm#jobs
• http://www.higheredjobs.com
• http://www.cdeadans.org/job.html
• http://www.nyfa.org/opportunities.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=6&sid=17
• http://www.ohiodance.org/ODPositions.html

Dance Reviews

• http://www.danceviewtimes.com

Dance Listings

• http://www.dancer.com/dance-links/presenters.htm
• http://www.dancemagazine.com
• http://voiceofdance.com
• http://www.danceronline.com
• http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/Dance/internet.htm
• http://www.artslynx.org/dance
• http://www.cyberdance.org/index.html
• http://www.usc.edu/dept/dance
• http://www.dancehelp.com
• http://www.scdance.info
• http://www.californiadancenetwork.org/home

LA and Orange County Theatres

• http://www.ocpac.org
• http://www.thebarclay.org
• www.alextheatre.org
• http://www.musiccenter.org/dance.html
• http://www.performingarts.ucla.edu/calendar.asp

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