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04/29/2017 8:00PM (Past)

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts

Music Hall celebrates the ingenuity of choreography with its 4th annual Choreography Expo, featuring the study of creative back and forth between Detroit and Montreal. Special thanks to Maggie Allesee for making this performance possible

Apartment 402

04/21/2017 8:00PM (Past)

04/22/2017 2:00PM (Past)

04/22/2017 8:00PM (Past)

Oakland University Studio Theater

Take Root, the professional contemporary modern dance company co-founded and directed by OU dance faculty Thayer Jonutz and Ali Woerner, performs their annual concert at Oakland University. The group is known for their intricate partnering, thought provoking details, and unrestricted vision. The 2 p.m. performance on April 22 will begin with a special presentation by the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease class.

Alvin Ailey

04/21/2017 7:30PM (Past)

04/22/2017 2:30PM (Past)

04/22/2017 7:30PM (Past)

04/23/2017 2:30PM (Past)

Michigan Opera Theatre

Cultural ambassadors to the world! Beloved by Detroit audiences, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings four performances of its masterful artistry and expansive repertory, including their signature work Revelations, to the Detroit Opera House. Be inspired and experience some of the best-loved work by the man who forever changed the face of modern dance.

Leadership Oakland Arts Day

04/12/2017 12:00PM (Past)

Birmingham/Bloomfield Arts Center

Lecture/Performance by Take Root

Power and Passion

04/08/2017 8:00PM (Past)

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Dramatic. Gorgeous. Awe-Inspiring. Eisenhower Dance presents a stunning collection of repertory by nationally-recognized choreographers. The program includes striking works by Edgar Zendejas, Laurie Eisenhower and Stephanie Pizzo and showcases the talents of the versatile Eisenhower dancers. You won’t want to miss this electrifying evening of dance!

Dance On Detroit Episode 4 "The Inspiration"

03/21/2017 7:30PM (Past)

Detroit Public Television (WTVS Channel 56)

Maggie Allesee, Drew Fezzey, and Wayne State alumnus Nicholas Caramagno, have teamed up to create the fourth episode in the Dance On Detroit series! “The Inspiration” explores the dancemaker’s process. Artistic directors and choreographers share their personal inspirations and techniques allowing viewers to be part of the dance. Discover where they find their spark and what drives the movement.

Cinderella Story

03/18/2017 7:30PM (Past)

03/19/2017 2:30PM (Past)

Michigan Opera Theatre

All new production! A Cinderella Story is everything that traditional ballet is not! The entire production features a retro 1950s look, from music, to the costumes, to the choreography. The two dozen dancers go through moves from ballroom to showbiz, and from jazz to African. Well known choreographer Val Caniparoli has created a production that evokes the elegance and exuberance of a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film! Royal Winnipeg Ballet holds the double distinction of being Canada’s premiere ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. Versatility, technical excellence and a captivating style are trademark qualities that have garnered them both critical and audience acclaim since their founding in 1939.

Connecting Through Movement

03/13/2017 12:00PM (Past)

Oakland University Honors College

Lecture/Demonstration by Take Root

Common Ground

03/04/2017 7:30PM (Past)

Michigan Opera Theatre

Eisenhower Dance, State Street Ballet, and ezdanza bring classical and contemporary styles together to create Common Ground, a stunningly original piece. Visionary choreographer Edgar Zendejas was inspired by Max Richter’s re-composition of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and built Common Ground around it. Three diverse companies—State Street Ballet, Detroit’s Eisenhower Dance, and Montreal’s ezdanza—bring classical and contemporary styles together to create something stunningly original. Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent describes it as “choreography that rejects the assumption that dancers on pointe can’t mix with other kinds of movers.” “In Common Ground, we explore the change of seasons within each one of us.” -Choreographer Edgar Zendejas

88th Annual Spring Dance Concert

03/03/2017 10:00AM (Past)

03/03/2017 7:00PM (Past)

03/04/2017 7:00PM (Past)

Bonstelle Theatre

Wayne State University Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance