Fall Arts Preview: Dance
Carolina Ballet
Locations vary. $41.38-$83.81; 919-719-0900; www.carolinaballet.com
Following shows, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday matinees 2 p.m.
▪ “The Planets” (premiere) with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (premiere), Sept. 24-27, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh.
▪ “Symphonie Fantastique” (premiere) with “A Dancerly Response,” Oct. 8-25, A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre, Raleigh.
▪ ”Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” and “Petruschka,” Nov. 19-22, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh.
▪ “The Nutcracker”:
Dec. 5, 2, 8 p.m., Dec. 6, 2 p.m. Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill. $10-$49.
Dec. 12-13, 2 p.m.. Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Durham Performing Arts Center. $45.31-$117.44.
Dec. 18-27, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. Showtimes vary. $48.85-$144.65
Carolina Dance Foundation
A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh. 919-848-1830; carolinadancefoundation.org
▪ “The North Star”: What happens when the North Star decides to leave her proper place in the sky and go on an adventure? Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Nov. 15 3 p.m. $15, $20, $30, plus fees.
Carolina Performing Arts
Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill
▪ “Umusuna, Memories Before History”: Japanese choreographer/director Ushio Amagatsu and his company Sankai Juku perform contemporary butoh, the minimalistic, expressionistic dance form that arose in post-war 1960s Japan in reaction to the atom bomb. Nov. 6, 8 p.m. $19-$49.
▪ “The Nutcracker” performed by the Carolina Ballet, Dec. 5, 2, 8 p.m., Dec. 6, 2 p.m. $10-$49.
Cary Ballet
Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave.
919-481-6509; www.caryballet.com
▪ “A Very Cary Christmas”: Presented by the Cary Ballet Commpany and the 3D Project, the program features “The Nutcracker Ballet” and the 3D Project performs holiday pieces. Dec. 18-20, times vary. $16. A one-hour version of the same program for young children will be offered Dec. 20, 10 a.m. $8 2 and up.
City Ballet
Stewart Theatre, N.C. State University.
Tickets start at $10.919-844-9799; http://city-ballet.com/event/nutcracker/
▪ “The Nutcracker” Dec. 11-12, 7 p.m., Dec. 12, 11 a.m., 3 p.m.
Dholi Taaro Bhangra: A Dance Celebration
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary.
$8, $5; 919-462-2025; www.boothamphitheatre.com
▪ Indian dance and music, Sept. 25, 7-10 p.m.
DIDA (Durham Independent Dance Artists)
Performances by a variety of Durham dancers and companies. Locations vary. didaseason.com
“Stations” by The Department of Improvised Dance, Oct. 9-10, 7 and 9 p.m., Durable Durham Warehouse, 809 Ramseur St.
“Eurydice Descended” by knightworks (Jessi and Christina Knight), Nov. 20-21, locations and time TBA.
“La Mula,” By Anj Müller, Dec. 17-18, The Carrack Modern Art,
“What Doesn’t Work,” by Tommy Noonan and Murielle Elizeon, Dec. 19, 8 p.m., Dec. 20, 3 p.m.
Duke Performances
Reynolds Industries Theater. $10-$38.
919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu
▪ “Memoria Antigua,” contemporary flamenco performed by Patricia Ibanez and Abel Harana. Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
▪ Rennie Harris Puremovement, hip-hop choreographer and company. Oct. 23-24, 8 p.m.
Gaspard & Dancers
Reynolds Industries Theater, Duke University
$29, $22, $12.; 919-684-4444; tickets.duke.edu; www.gaspardanddancers.org/
▪ With music by guest performers Mallarme Chamber Players, Sept. 18-19, 8 p.m.
Infinity Ballet Theatre
Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N. Salem St., Apex, unless otherwise noted. $6. Etix.com
▪ “Story Book Dances” Nov. 7, 2 , 4 p.m.
▪ “Nutcracker Dances” Nov. 21, 3, 4:30 p.m., Infinity Ballet Conservatory, 3462 Apex Peakway, Apex. Donations.
▪ “Nutcracker Dances” Dec. 5, 3 p.m., Dec. 6 2, 4 p.m.
Meredith College Performing Arts
Jones Auditorium, Meredith campus, Raleigh.
Shows at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Tickets $10, $5. 919-760-2840; www.meredith.edu
▪ Dance Faculty Concert, Sept. 18.
▪ North Carolina Dance Festival, Sept. 19.
▪ All Dance Festival, Sept 20.
▪ Meredith Dance Theatre, Nov 20.
▪ Meredith Dance Theatre & Meredith Jazz and Tap Company, Nov 21-22 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
N.C. State Live
Stewart Theatre, 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh.
$36-$40; 919-515-1100 or http://live.arts.ncsu.edu
▪ Bandaloop: An aerial troupe called “pioneers of vertical dance,” Sept. 17-18, 8 p.m.
Process Series, UNC-Chapel Hill
8 p.m. Sept. 25-26, Gerrard Hall
Free; donations welcome
▪ “Lamentation Variation Project”: Choreography and performance by UNC students, curated by Heather Tatreau
Raleigh Dance Theatre
A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre,
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh.
$15, $18; www.raleighdance.org or raleighdance@att.net or 919-834-1058
▪ “Storybook Tales” featuring Rainbow Fish based on the children’s book by Marcus Pfister and the fairytale Snow White, Nov. 7, 1 and 5 p.m., Nov. 8, 3 p.m.
This story was originally published August 29, 2015 at 10:11 AM with the headline "Fall Arts Preview: Dance."