4th Biennial New American Talent/Dance
February 17th through 19th
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
The national
choreographic competition brings the country's most
compelling young
American dance-makers together to showcase
their latest world
premieres in a competitive arena.
April Fools
March 30th through April 1st
Rollins Studio Theatre
Artistic Director Acia
Gray created the new vaudeville-style work -
with special guest
Datri Bean and The Butter Bean Band - in the
midst of Tapestry'
Dance Company’s Asian expansion.
The Art of Baroque Dance
February 11th and 12th
Northwest Hills Methodist Church
La Follia Austin hosts
international Baroque dancing stars Paige
Whitley-Bauguess and
Thomas Baird will perform authentic Baroque
dances in period costumes,
backed by the La Follia Baroque Ensemble.
Butoh: danse macabre
February 16th
Salvage Vanguard Theatre
Spank Dance Company
performers present a free monthly
performance of Butoh, a
contemporary, avant-garde form
“dance of
transformation” that originated in Japan.
Dance Offbeat
February 16th
Salvage Vanguard Theatre
Every third Thursday
evening - Salvage Vanguard Theatre
will offer a full night
of dance performances, featuring some
of Central Texas’
top professional dance troupes.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
February 7th
The Long Center
The all-male American
ballet company - absent from Austin for several
seasons - returns for
one night at The Long Center, skewering every
convention in the great
traditions of romantic and classical ballet.
The Souls of Our Feet - A Celebration of
American Tap Dance
February 14th
Evans Auditorium
Tapestry Dance Company
pays tribute to the best of rhythm tap
masterpieces, led by
the live jazz music of the Souls of Our Feet
Jazz Trio and featuring
international solo artist Arthur Duncan.
Tapestry on the Fringe
January 30th
The VORTEX Theatre
Tapestry Dance Company
member Matt Shields returns with
another evening of tap
dance, live music and poetry featuring
musicians, artists and
Matt’s students from the Tapestry Academy.
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