Dance
Grand Patron Sponsor The Ferguson Foundation
Gulfshore Ballet's
Spring Showcase
at Schein Performance Hall
Sunday, May 20, 4 PM
Southwest Florida's classical ballet school, Gulfshore Ballet, will perform their Spring Showcase with performances by Jose Gamero, principal dancer with the Des Moines Ballet, as well as 55 local ballet students. They will present excerpts from masterpieces like Sleeping Beauty and Paquita as well as "A Tribute to Balanchine" and other new works. For tickets contact BIG ARTS Center at (239) 395-0900.
$5
Child 17 and Under Free with Paying Adult
Past Events:
Thodos Dance Chicago
Friday, February 3, 7:30 PM
Thodos Dance Chicago will perform their Fosse Trilogy at BIG ARTS, as well as other pieces from their repertoire. Fosse Trilogy is an adaptation of works originally created by Bob Fosse in the early 1960s for television (a Bob Hope Special; The Ed Sullivan Show). Tony Award-winning choreographer and Fosse muse, Ann Reinking, staged this piece, with its romantic, Latin-based music, for live performances and created the transition choreography. TDC has performed in more than 50 venues in the U.S. and participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the International Istanbul Dance Festival, the Ankara Music and Dance Festival, and the Busan International Dance Festival in Korea.
General seating: $42, Loge: $47, Child 17 & Under: $15
Gulfshore Ballet's
The Nutcracker Suites
Saturday, December 10, 4 PM and 7 PM
Southwest Florida's classical ballet school, Gulfshore Ballet, presents two performances of selections from The Nutcracker.
$20
Child 17 & Under $10
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Saturday, January 7, 7:30 PM
With their award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music, the Golden Dragon Acrobats present shows of breath-taking skill and spell-binding beauty. In November 2005, the Golden Dragons made their Broadway debut to a sold-out audience, and their show garnered adoration from audiences of all ages, nominations for two New York Drama Desk Awards, and universal critical acclaim.
General seating: $42, Loge: $47, Student: $15
Taylor 2
Saturday, January 21, 7:30 PM
Fifty years after the legendary Paul Taylor began redefining dance, his dancers continue to perform his works around the world. The Taylor 2 company was specially created for smaller community audiences like BIG ARTS. In selecting the repertoire for Taylor 2, Taylor chooses arrangements that span the broad spectrum of his ever-growing collection of dances, which are known for athleticism, humor, and range of emotions. Many of the pieces have been reworked from the original, celebrated version to enable Taylor 2 to perform them on tour. Gia Kourlas wrote in The New York Times, "Taylor 2 is a kind of miracle ... all of the dancers are considerable talents [who] unite fearlessness with skill."
General seating: $42, Loge: $47, Child 17 & Under: $15
Ballet in Cinema
Le Corsaire
Presented LIVE from The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Sunday, March 11, 11 AM
Presented in three acts, Le Corsaire is a ballet which was first presented in 1856. The audience is introduced to Medora, a young Greek girl, and Conrad, a dashing pirate, as they journey through a tapestry of captive maidens, rich sultans, swashbuckling abductions, and dramatic rescues - culminating in a shipwreck that's one of the most breathtaking spectacles in all of ballet. This lavish revival, streamed live via satellite from Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet is believed to be the most expensive production of a ballet ever mounted, estimated at $1.5 million.
3 hrs 35 mins, including two intermissions
Admission $20
