Atlanta ShowGuide Dance 2014

Dance 2014

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine

Artistry of Master Photographer Scott Nilsson Creative Process: Georgia Ballet’s Alexandre Proia is Not Interested in Holding Back Broadway Legend Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life Atlanta Ballet’s Edgy Presentations Hamlet and Modern Choreographic Voices

Pilobolus at the Ferst Center Diverse, Challenging and Fun Dancers Making a Difference

What I Love About the Shakespeare Tavern A Leader in Innovative Dance Programming By Terrie Ajile Axam

_________________________ ShowGuide Spotlights

Photographer Richard Calmes Exhibited at The National Museum of Dance

Performance Guide March – April 2014

By Holley Calmes

ShowGuide Venues

Showguide Profile: Legendary Atlanta Photographer / Dancer / Artist Keiko Guest On the Cover: Aladdin; North East Atlanta Ballet; Photo by Scott Nilsson

ATLANTA BALLET presents

A SECUS

by Ohad Naharin

SEVEN SONATAS

by Alexei Ratmansky

WORLD PREMIERE

by Tara Lee

2013 Program Named “Best Show of the Year by an Atlanta-based Company” –ArtsATL

March 21 - 23, 2014

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S T E P H E N M I L LS ’

... A N E V E N I N G TO D I E F O R

April 11 - 13, 2014 Music by Philip Glass Live with Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

Call 800.982.2787 Visit www.atlantaballet.com

John Welker. Photo by Charlie McCullers.

Purchase your tickets at Ticketmaster.com

River Sprite, Kristy Nilsson, Photo by Scott Nilsson

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Artistry of Master Photographer Scott Nilsson

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Creative Process: Georgia Ballet’s Alexandre Proia is Not Interested in Holding Back

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Broadway Legend Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life

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Atlanta Ballet’s Edgy Presentations Hamlet and Modern Choreographic Voices

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Pilobolus at the Ferst Center Diverse, Challenging and Fun

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Dancers Making a Difference Photographer Richard Calmes Exhibited at The National Museum of Dance

By Holley Calmes

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Showguide Profile: Legendary Atlanta Photographer / Dancer / Artist Keiko Guest

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What I Love About the Shakespeare Tavern A Leader in Innovative Dance Programming

By Terrie Ajile Axam

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ShowGuide Spotlights

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ShowGuide Venues

Performance Guide March – April 2014

Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

Mara Mandradjieff, Georgia Ballet, by Scott Nilsson

Artistry of Master Photographer Scott Nilsson

Capturing the Fleeting Beauty of Dance ance Photography” seems an oxymoron: capturing movement in a stationary, two-dimensional medium is problematic, to say the least — a challenge Atlanta dance photographer Scott Nilsson finds particularly exciting. Carolyn Guild, internationally-awarded fine art photographer: “Scott’s images are simply magnificent. And that word does not do them justice... taken with full control of the equipment and felt from the soul... Scott’s eye for the moment is only a portion of the story.”

As a former dancer, Scott has the knowledge and timing to catch the apex of jumps and dancers’ moments of perfection. As a former lighting designer, he controls his studio lights — scampering to arrange ‘snoots,’ ‘grids’ and ‘barn doors’ to highlight — or shadow — specific areas. Scott coaches the dancers to their most dramatic lines as high-powered fans billow their hair and costumes; his assistants wait to throw the dancers’ skirts and capes until the moment he cues — and then he triggers the shutter.

“I seek the moment of maximum commitment — the greatest allongée, épaulement, ballon, and complete emotional engagement.

The greatest excitement is the moment before ‘too much’ — Regine Metayer of Ballethnic Dance Company 4 Photo by Scott Nilsson

Atlanta Dance Theatre, Swan Lake, Photo by Scott Nilsson

Scott Nilsson with Amanda Farris of Georgia Ballet

before... collapse!”

Though thoughtfully directed, Scott’s images have an impetuous “dance like no one is watching” feel — and professional choreographers, directors and dancers seek out his dynamic work. In the past year, he was invited to shoot in Houston, South Carolina and Mississippi, and photographed artists from outof-town companies, universities and Cirque du Soleil. Locally he photographed the professional dancers of Georgia Ballet and Ballethnic, and numerous excellent, pre-professional companies.

Scott also loves collaborating with Atlanta mission-based organizations and dancers from Full Radius, Praise in Motion and Advocate Arts — whose dancers raise awareness of human potential, cancer research, human trafficking and world hunger.

Scott’s images of dancers in momentary flight have been featured in studios, and on posters, billboards, building facades and marquees. New York City Ballet representative, Jerri Kumery, commented that the dance world is “...so blessed for people like Scott that can capture the fleeting beauty” of dance.

See more of Scott Nilsson’s photography at www.facebook.com/ScottNilssonPhotographer

Max Heimowitz, John Manzari, Maurice Hines, Leo Manzari and Sam Heimowitz, with members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, in Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater November 15-December 29, 2013.

Photo by Teresa Wood.

ConCeived and written by Maurice Hines | direCted by Jeff calHoun

Broadway legend and tap extraordinaire Maurice Hines teams up with the unforgettable Manzari Brothers to share his life story and glamorous career through tap.

Maurice Hines is “tHe life of tHe party.”

“you’re in tHe Midst of a true star.”

—Washington Post

—BroadWay World

“irresistible.”

—Washingtonian

April 2–May 4 Tickets @ 404.733.5000

alliancetheatre.org/tappin | Groups 404.733.4690 Series on the Alliance Stage

Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

“The Four Seasons” The Georgia Ballet, Choreographer & Artistic Director, Alexandre Proia; Alexandre Proia coaching Amanda Farris and Brandon Funk; Photo by Scott Nilsson

Creative Process:

“The Four Seasons” The Georgia Ballet, Choreographer & Artistic Director, Alexandre Proia; Dancers of The Georgia Ballet; (L-to-R) Amanda Farris, Brandon Funk, Abby McDowell, Harry Mark Burns Jr, Alexa Goldberg, Sean Steigerwald and Rebekah Diaddigo on floor; Photo by Scott Nilsson

Georgia Ballet’s

Alexandre Proia is Not Interested in Holding Back

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more “genres, techniques and imagination” into his dancers. “We want to invite our audiences into an atmosphere,” he says. “We do not want to dance just to dance.”

Involving other community arts groups and performers to be a part of productions is another idea. “The arts need to work together a little bit more,” he says.

Yet the basic foundation is the school, as the source of future dancers, and here Proia has also made his mark. Fiona Fairrie now heads this branch of Georgia Ballet, and her background is also illustrious. She graduated from the Royal Ballet, danced with the Stuttgart Ballet, and has taught at such places as American Ballet Theatre and Houston Ballet.

The school is establishing workshops, and the success of a Summer Intensive June 2-28 is one of Proia’s most passionate goals. The Intensive will feature such guest teachers as Sabirjan Yapparov, Hilary Cartwright and Ivonne Lemus.

“The Georgia Ballet is a jewel for Cobb County,” Proia says. “The county should be proud to have this company along with the Braves. We have to be ‘brave’ and keep the momentum and courage to continue growing.”

pril of 2014 marks the first anniversary of Alexandre Proia’s mission as the new Artistic Director of The Georgia Ballet. He has an illustrious background, graduating from the Paris Opera and dancing with New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and the Martha Graham Company among many other credits. Now he faces a challenge by recreating a 54 year old Atlanta dance institution.

His temperament and energy are evident as he describes his goals. “You can’t cut marble by blowing on it,” he says. “You have to use a hatchet.” With bountiful enthusiasm, Proia is pursuing his goals with an enervated company and reorganized school.

The April 4-6 production of his “The Four Seasons,” performed at the Marietta Performing Arts Center, will be a taste of “where he’s going.”

The music by Max Richter is a revision of the popular Vivaldi score, and the subject is somewhat personal. “This April I will have been here four full seasons,” he says. The ballet is set at a dinner party, and involves personal relationships and emotions.

“I am stretching and challenging my dancers,” Proia states. “I want this company to ‘speak.’” Based in classical ballet, Proia is infusing 6

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Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life

Hines Showcases Tap-Dancing Duo, The Manzari Brothers, Plus Local Tap Dancing Talent

Maurice Hines in Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater November 15-December 29, 2013. Photo by Teresa Wood.

DIRECTED BY JEFF CALHOUN

Tap Dance Legend,

one young local tap dancer to join him and the Manzari Brothers in the Alliance’s production.

“This show has evolved into not only a celebration of my brother and what a fabulous tap dancer he was, but it’s also a celebration of my mother and father, especially my mother.

This play is really a love letter to her as the driving force in keeping all of us on the right track in our careers and teaching us to go through life with class,” said Hines. “This show also gives me the opportunity to thank the fantastically effortless performers who influenced me, from Judy Garland to Lena Horne to Frank Sinatra.”

“Whenever I am on stage I always follow the advice my mother Alma told Greg and I,” added Hines. “‘No matter what you do on stage and in life, always do it with class!’”

MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE runs April 2 – May 4. Tickets are available by calling 404.733.5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org/tappin

lifelong performer, and Tony Award nominee Maurice Hines (Sophisticated Ladies and Eubie!) captivates audiences with stories, songs and smooth choreography in MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE. Under the direction of Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies and Grey Gardens), Hines, who started performing at five years old, brings the history of American tap to life and pays tribute to his brother Gregory, family, and the singers who inspired him, from Frank Sinatra to Lena Horne. MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE is a co-production with Arena Stage and Cleveland Play House.

As an introduction to the future of tap, Hines showcases the talents of tap-dancing brothers John and Leo Manzari. The Menzari Brothers performed with Hines in the show’s recent run at Arena Stage and previously in the 2010 production of Sophisticated Ladies, when he discovered them at ages 17 & 15. Hines also traveled to Atlanta earlier this year to cast 8

SHUFFLE, SHAKE AND SHATTER BY

SANFORD BIGGERS

With live music by the band Moon Medicine, multimedia and performance artist Sanford Biggers presents a montage of his three-part film suite Shuffle, Shake and Shatter as part of the Africa Atlanta 2014 celebration.

Friday, March 28 Ferst Center at Georgia Tech Atl AntA Pre mie re

Call today for tickets!

404-894-9600

www.ferstcenter.org

ON SALE NOW! JUNE 3-8 FoxTheatre.org/Evita

Atlanta Ballet Continues Dynamic 2013-14 Season with Edgy Presentations of Hamlet and Modern Choreographic Voices Maillot Romeo & Juliet Photo by C. McCullers, Atl Ballet

Tara Lee’s Pavo - New Choreographic Voices.

May 2012. Photo by Charlie McCullers.

Atlanta Ballet

Ohad Naharin, Photo by Bruce Long

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f Atlanta Ballet’s February premiere of choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo et Juliette is any indication of what audiences can expect for the rest of the Company’s 13-14 season, a stunning second half is in store.

The Company will build on its momentum with March’s mixed-repertory Modern Choreographic Voices (MCV), an evolution of the New Choreographic Voices (NCV) program, which promises a look at the bold, new directions in the world of contemporary dance with works by some of the industry’s most sought-after choreographers.

One in particular is choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, who’ll offer his “remarkable” and “spellbinding” Seven Sonatas. Ratmansky currently serves as artist in residence at American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in New York and has been regarded as the “most looked-to choreographer in Western ballet” by The New York Times. Sonatas — a classical piece for six dancers set to seven “Keyboard Sonatas” by composer Domenico Scarlatti — has received stellar reviews since ABT premiered the work in 2009. Atlanta Ballet has the distinction of being the first outside of ABT to perform it —

major tribute to the skill, artistry and growing national reputation of the Company.

Joining Ratmansky’s work on the ticket is a premiere by Atlanta Ballet dancer and breakout choreographer Tara Lee. The Atlanta debut of Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin’s Secus will round out the March program.

Secus is the Company’s second work in a threeyear partnership with Naharin that began with last season’s Minus 16.

Following Modern Choreographic Voices, Atlanta Ballet will stage a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, created by Austin Ballet’s artistic director Stephen Mills. The haunting tale of intrigue, revenge and power is back in Atlanta after the southeastern premiere 11 years ago. Mills’ Hamlet blends traditional ballet with contemporary staging — imagine Armani suits and velvet dresses with a striking metal panel backdrop — to create a startlingly original story ballet that has mesmerized audiences and critics around the world. In a 2003 review, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described it as “Stark. Modern. Unforgiving.

Relentless.”

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The Four Seasons world premiere

Choreography by Alexandre Proia Music recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi “The Four Seasons”

April 4-6

Marietta Performing Arts Center

Photo: © Scott Nilsson Photographer

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Pilobolus at the ferst center Diverse, Challenging and fun

Photos by John Kane

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Pilobolus’ collaborative creative and educational work takes place through the Pilobolus Lab, in which the company both convenes diverse artists in the development of new work and teaches its creative method to individuals and institutions. To date, the Pilobolus Lab has produced collaborations with Penn & Teller, the MIT Distributed Robotics Laboratory, Art Spiegelman, Maurice Sendak, OK Go, Radiolab and many others. The Lab’s educational programming, which applies Pilobolus’ unique collaborative process to help all kinds of groups work better and achieve common goals, includes workshops, master classes, residencies and children’s programming.

Featured performances include the 2007 Academy Awards, Sesame Street, Oprah and 60 Minutes. Pilobolus holds the 2011 Guinness World Record for fitting the most people in a Mini Cooper (26). Recently they were honored as the first collective to receive the Dance Magazine Award, which recognizes artists who have made lasting contributions to the field. Pilobolus performs for one night only in Atlanta, on Saturday, April 5. For information please see ferstcenter.org.

ance company Pilobolus — named after a barnyard fungus that propels its spores with extraordinary speed, accuracy and strength — has performed in the Ferst Center Presents series 11 times — more than any other group or individual since the Center opened in 1992. The reason for this popularity: physically and intellectually, the company engages and inspires its Atlanta audience, just as it does audiences around the world through performance, education and consultation.

Founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971, the company is now led by Artistic Directors Robby Barnett and Michael Tracy, two of the original seven founders. Pilobolus continually forms diverse collaborations that break down barriers between disciplines and challenge the way we think about dance. The original company, Pilobolus Dance Theater, has been touring its 115 pieces of repertory to more than 64 countries over the last 42 years. Shadowland, the company’s evening-length show currently touring Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has been seen by more than a half-million people in the three years since it was created.

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FERST CENTER at GA TECH showcases

Keiko Guest

presenting

The “Bronze�

Collection 5 years in the making

Never Before Seen Exhibit: March and April

Come celebrate this Internationally recognized veteran dance photographer of 39 years in her second major gallery opening...

Save the date: Friday, April 4, 2014 7:00 - 11:00 pm 349 Ferst Drive, Georgia Tech 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.org

Photos by Scott Nilsson

Dancers Making a Difference

By Beth H. Parker

children, parents, volunteers, and workers. These dancers also pass out small gifts to the children such as tutus, fairy wings, animal ears, masks, and stickers. Mandradjieff says, “That’s the best part really. You look out in the audience, which is actually the lobby of a hospital, and all of the children are wearing tutus and animal masks. It makes everybody smile, and that’s the goal.”

Lume Foundation strives to generate a welcoming environment within a stressful setting.

Mandradjieff notes, “We aim to engage the audience — to create an event and space that allows these individuals to feel at ease, to feel happy.” Yet, it is not only the audience members that leave with a lasting impression; the dancers as well are sincerely moved by the experience.

Mandradjieff states, “There are so many talented dancers looking for outreach projects. These artists want to give back to the community, and Lume is here to facilitate that opportunity.”

Lume Foundation hopes to reach more healthcare facilities, including geriatric care centers and counseling centers, in the upcoming year. To learn more about Lume and ways you can support its mission, please visit www.lumefoundation.com

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ume Foundation illuminates the lives of others through dance. This Atlantabased nonprofit organization volunteers performances, dance classes, personal visits, and gifts to individuals at various healthcare facilities. Founder and Executive Director Mara Mandradjieff explains the inspiration behind her work, “I had been dancing professionally for a few years, but had this desire to do something more. I began volunteering for a DanceAbility class, where I taught ballet to special needs children. It was an incredibly fulfilling experience and exposed the real joy that dance can create. I wanted to find more avenues where dance could promote this type of positivity. That’s when I organized a volunteer performance for Children’s and later turned the concept into an official nonprofit, Lume.”

Over the past year, Lume has worked with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston and Scottish Rite, to inspire and comfort children and their families during challenging times. Lume hires professional dancers from different genres to perform and socialize with the mixed audience of 14

ACT3 PRODUCTIONS

Calling All Kids!

Act3 Productions Presents Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS MArch 21-23

Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra performs

Season Seven Finale, “Classic Hollywood!”

It’s a delightful evening of classical music in Hollywood movies as well as classic Hollywood music. From the composers of Puccini, Rossini, and Strauss to the music of Star Wars and Gone with the Wind..

May 10, 2014 • 8:00pM

Performances are Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 22 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m.

THeaTer aT JoHnS Creek HigH SCHool 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek GA

Adult tickets are $15-$20, and student and senior tickets are $10-$15

www.johnscreeksymphony.org phone: 678-748-5802

$30/adults, $24 Seniors (55+), $15/Students Group Rates Available. All credit cards accepted.

Visit

www.act3productions.org

to discoVer what all the excitement is about!

Thank You SponSorS

Photographer Richard Calmes

Exhibited at The national Museum of Dance Photo by Richard Calmes

By Holley Calmes

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he work of photographer Richard Calmes of Atlanta, GA, is being given a nationwide audience. The National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York, has selected Dance Magic: the Photography of Richard Calmes to be their featured photographic exhibition on view from April 2014 to April, 2015. The exhibition was selected under the Museum’s Art in the Foyer program which annually welcomes dance-inspired fine art.

Dance Magic, the Exhibition will include 25 of Calmes’ beautiful dance images.

“It is very exciting to be selected for this exhibition,” says Calmes.

“Many wonderful photographers have been exhibited in this program, and I am honored to be in their company.”

Previous photographers chosen have been Lois Greenfield, Paul Kolnick and Jordan Matter.

Calmes is an internationally known dance photographer. He has published two books of dance photography, Dance Magic and Water Dance, has had 20 national and international magazine covers, and enjoyed exhibitions in Great Britain and the United States. Calmes’ work strives to capture, reveal, and celebrate

the individual dancers’ beauty, passion and personal expression of the art form.

More than international acclaim, Calmes finds reaching out to the local dance community an important part of his work. “There are wonderful dancers right here in our own back yard,” he says. “You don’t always need to travel to find great subjects and great beauty.” He has donated his talents to many area companies, most notably Dance Canvas, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Georgia Ballet, Appalachian Ballet, and Roswell Dance Theatre.

The National Museum of Dance & Hall of Fame was established in 1986 as the only museum in the nation, and one of the few in the world, that is dedicated entirely to the art of dance. The Museum’s archives house a growing collection of photographs, videos, costumes, documents, biographies and artifacts that honor all forms of dance throughout history.

A reception for the exhibition will be held at the NDM on May 30, 2014. This event is free and open to the public. The National Museum of Dance is located at 99 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs, NY. For more information about the Museum and its programs, visit www. dancemuseum.org or call 518-584-2225. Enjoy Mr. Calmes’ web site at www.richardcalmes.com.

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LEE HARPER STUDIOS Home of

Lee Harper & Dancers and

Lee Harper & Dancers II,

a children’s dance company – Grades 4 - 12

Creative Movement · Modern · Ballet · Pointe · Tap

404-364-9555 Get information about Ms. Harper’s book, Lee Harper & Dancers...

Since 1980, on her updated website, leeharperanddancers.com

Lee Harper named a 2002 Lexus Leader of the Arts.

35 Years of Teaching and Performing in Atlanta

Showguide Profile:

Legendary Atlanta Photographer / Dancer / Artist Keiko Guest

The Bronze Collection; Photo by Keiko Guest

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She is currently a member of the Atlanta Silver Classix Crew....an over 50 hip hop dance team, performing for the Atlanta Hawks and the GA TECH basketball games.

During her 40 years of dance Keiko has danced more recently with Lee Harper and Dancers performing for the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Her mentor is the legendary Ruth Mitchell with whom she danced for 16 years and prior to that she danced for the Louisville Ballet in her 20’s.

Through her teaching and photography, Keiko has watched many dancers turn into gorgeous professionals with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet, Royal Birmingham Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet, just to name a few.

Her photographs have been featured in Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher Now Creative Loafing, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution and countless other publications.

Currently, Keiko trains in aerial arts with the Dair Project and her passions include fashion, cooking, and riding.

hen the Ferst Center contacted Keiko Guest to invite her to a two month showing of her work, little did they know they would be getting the culmination of nearly 5 years of work in progress.

In her 4th decade as a dance photographer, Keiko Guest will be showcasing her second major gallery exhibit: The BRONZE Collection.

It is a stunning body of images captured of dancers whose bodies are bronzed with a look of weathered patina on cold metal. A closer look reveals not only life, emotion and expression through their skillful body language, but undeniable movement in their stillness.

The exhibit runs from the first week of March through the end of April.

On April 4th 2014, please join Keiko at her opening gala to celebrate these amazing athletes.

A little about the artist: At 64, Keiko is the reigning Ms. Georgia Senior America, whose performance in Atlantic City NJ has garnered her invitations to perform her aerial dance for the 2014 Ms. Oklahoma Senior America and the opening ceremonies for the National Senior Games in 2015.

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Interested in backyard chickens?

Chicks in the City Symposium march 1, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Decatur Recreation Center Urban Coop Tour March 29-30 Noon – 5 p.m.

Learn More and Buy Tickets at

www.wyldecenter.org

“An adaptation of Pearl Cleage’s Play Flyin’ West” Choreographed

by Waverly T. Lucas, II Staged at the Rialto Center for the Arts

Photo by Kris Roberts

Don’t miss:

Thursday, March 20 • 7:30 (Community Night) Friday, March 21 • 8:00 (Opening Night) Saturday, March 22 • 8:00 | Sunday, March 23 • 3:00 Tickets: Children, Senior & Group Rate: (10 or more) $29.00 General Public: $39.00 VIP: $52.00 (opening Night Only) | BOGO $39 (Thurs, Fri & Sat) To purchase tickets: call 404-413-9tix or visit

www.rialtocenter.org/www.ballethnic.org

Rialto Center for the Performing Arts | 80 Forsyth St. NW

Experience the Arts!

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What I love about the Shakespeare Tavern

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a restaurant to the theater. Park once and you’re good to go. I love that several times a year you can come down to The Tavern and watch a High School student really own playing a major Shakespeare character in our Shakespeare Intensive for Teens Summer Program, or a seven year old play Henry V in our Shakespeare Superheroes Program. For me, watching kids get Shakespeare and have fun with it is the absolute best perk of my job. Mainly I love our audience.

The people who come see what we do, and the people who volunteer for us, span all ages and backgrounds, but they all have an unabashed enthusiasm for what we do. We have a lot in common.

jokingly asked my Company Manager what I should write about in this article. “Talk about how cool it is here,” he replied. That is a very easy thing to do! I’ve been working for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company for almost twenty years. From the first moment I walked into The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, I never wanted to leave. I love it here. Naturally there are internal things I love: my co-workers, my incredibly trusting boss and the fact that I get to walk around in my socks at work. However, the audience gets to experience the parts I love best. First of all, I love the plays and the actors who work tirelessly and passionately to make Shakespeare (and the classics) accessible, real and fun. I enjoy our uniqueness. We are the only Shakespeare Company in America to have completed the entire Shakespeare Canon and are well on our way to doing it again. I love that once a week, someone can get a $20 ticket and sit on the front row (Thursdays). I am quite proud of the fact that we offer ticket discounts to not only students, but Educators and anyone in the Military. I like that there are Half Priced Pint Nights (Fridays). I love that you can enjoy a delicious dinner in the same spot that you watch the show, no rushing around to get from 20

A Leader in Innovative Dance Programming “Dance for me is more than an artistic form primarily for entertainment.

It is foremost a meaningful tool of communication. My goal to be a professional artist while giving to the community is a serious challenge.”

- Terrie Ajile Axam

educational process, the goal of her work is to present a strong technical and creative process to produce great dancers and leaders.

Ms. Axam’s performance background has included the Apollo Theater, Aresenio Hall Show, CNN special, HBO special, and more. Highlights include her performing for Nelson Mandela in South Africa and being named a fun, fearless female by Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Presently, Ms. Axam is an artist in residence at Adamsville Recreational Center where Dancical Productions, Inc., is housed. This non-profit dance production company provides a platform for artistic and college preparatory programming. They have produced outstanding graduates who have excelled in the dance world. This umbrella organization promotes professional artist sharing their skills in the community and includes, Oginga Love, Dawn Axam, Al Morrison, Kikora Franklin, and more.

One of the many accomplishments for Ms. Axam is the creation of the Mojah technique, a Modern African Dance form now being taught at Penn State University and its home base in Atlanta. As Founder and Artistic Director of Atlanta’s Total Dance/Dancical Productions, Inc., Ms. Axam has led the way in innovative programming since the 1980’s preserving African American culture through dance locally, nationally, and internationally.

ance for me is more than an artistic form primarily for entertainment.

It is foremost a meaningful tool of communication. My goal to be a professional artist while giving to the community is a serious challenge.” These are the words of Terrie Ajile Axam. Ms. Axam a native Atlantan, is a professional dancer who began dancing at age four attending the Smith School of Dance, Spellman College and The Atlanta Ballet School.

She continued her dance studies in New York, receiving an Alvin Ailey Scholarship, New Jersey, St. Louis under Katherine Dunham, and Kingston Jamaica at Edna Manley College where she also taught as a guest instructor.

Ms. Axam’s dance training also included her educational experience while attending Barnard College of Columbia University, Princeton University where she received her BA degree, Rutgers University earning a Master’s Degree and New York University in pursuit of her PhD in dance. Through a strong dance arts 22

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Atlanta Showguide

Act3 Productions Presents Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS March 21-23

world — while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic. EVITA tells Eva’s passionate and unforgettable true story, and features some of theater’s most beautiful songs, including “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” and “High Flying, Adored.”

Don’t miss the stunning new production of EVITA, directed by MICHAEL GRANDAGE and choreographed by ROB ASHFORD, that Channel 4 New York calls “THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN! At the Fabulous Fox Theater!

ACT3

SANDY SPRINGS -- Kids of all ages will enjoy seeing the beloved PRODUCTIONS characters from Disney’s Jungle Book film come to life at the Act3 Playhouse, when Act3 Productions presents Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS March 21-23. Toes will be tapping as Mowgli and his friends Baloo, King Louie, Bagheera and others set off on a musical adventure in the jungle.

The high energy production includes hit songs from the movie including “The Bare Necessities,” and “I Wanna Be Like You.” Performances are Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 22 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $15-$20, and student and senior tickets are $10-$15, and may be purchased at www. act3productions.org.

Atlanta Ballet Presents Modern Choreographic Voices

March 21-23, 2014 – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Atlanta Ballet’s edgy mixed-rep program Modern Choreographic Voices presents the works of some of the most sought-after choreographers and promises a look at the bold, new directions in the world of contemporary dance. Atlanta Ballet company dancer Tara Lee returns with a world premiere after awing audiences with 2012’s Pavo.

Ohad Naharin, choreographer of 12-13 Season’s “Minus 16,” will return with the Atlanta Ballet premiere of Secus, employing his signature “Gaga” improvisational style. From Alexei Ratmansky, the current artist in residence at American Ballet Theatre and former artistic director of the legendary Bolshoi Ballet, Atlanta Ballet presents the hypnotic Seven Sonatas.

Ticket Information: Tickets start as low as $20 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets, visit www.atlantaballet.com or call 404-8923303. For groups of ten or more, call Atlanta Ballet Group Sales at 404-873-5811, ext. 207.

MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE

April 2 – May 4, 2014 Performer and Tony nominee Maurice Hines narrates his glamorous career through tap as he inspires love and appreciation of this amazing art form. With song and dance, Hines pays tribute to his brother, Gregory Hines, his family, and the singers who have inspired him, from Frank Sinatra to Lena Horne. A charming storyteller, Hines will turn the Alliance Stage into a place of intimate story-telling and dancing that will make you realize you are in the presence of a legend. A once-in-a-lifetime stage experience you will remember for years. For tickets, visit www. alliancetheatre.org/tappin or call 404.733.5000.

TIM RICE and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s Tony

Award®-winning musical returns at last!

Eva Perón used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the

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accompany a film montage by Biggers titled Shuffle, Shake and Shatter on March 28.

Ferst Center favorite Earl Klugh finishes his first year of a three-year collaboration with Georgia Tech, presenting “A Night of Guitars” with special guests Chuck Loeb and Norman Brown on April 12. For a complete list of arts presentations please see www.ferstcenter.org.

Georgia Ballet brings The Four Seasons to the Stage

Savor The Georgia Ballet’s breathtaking interpretation of The Four Seasons. This world premiere production features Alexandre Proia’s original choreography, Vivaldi’s famous music recomposed by internationally renowned composer Max Richter, and integrates theatrical video and sets. The Georgia Ballet’s dancers will take the audience on an emotional journey depicting relationships influenced by the changing of the seasons: spring arrives with a whirlwind of new love and reconciliation; summer’s heat reveals a sensuality and passion; autumn’s emotions mimic the falling leaves — turbulent, unwinding, and eroding; winter is dignified and desolate, but also brings hope and acceptance.

Get Your Golden Ticket and Join Fabrefaction’s World of Pure Imagination!

This spring FTC will launch their revolutionary new conservatory model with Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka the Musical! Starring a cast of Atlanta’s top professional and student actors including Craig Waldrip (2013 Suzi Bass Award: Best Leading Actor in a Musical) as Willy Wonka, this scrumdidilyumptious show, featuring all your favorite songs from the classic movie, is sure to delight everyone’s sweet tooth!

Willy Wonka opens on April 25 (preview April 24th) and runs Thursdays-Sundays until May 11 with a special industry show on Monday April 28th. For tickets and more info visit www. fabrefaction.org

The Silver Screen Comes to Johns Creek

Join the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra on May 10, 2014 for a delightful evening as we perform classical music in Hollywood movies as well as classic Hollywood music. Anything from Rossini, Puccini, and Strauss to the musical scores of Porgy & Bess, Star Wars, and Gone with the Wind. Instantly recognizable music from some of Hollywood’s most beloved movies of the siilver screen!

The JCSO is a professional symphonic orchestra, based in Johns Creek but drawing our audience from all over north Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and

Great Music of All Kinds at the Ferst

A host of talented musicians help usher in Spring at the Ferst Center for the Arts in March and April.

The Ferst Center Presents series welcomes back the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group that reclaims the African-American string band tradition, bringing youthful energy to old time music. Cuban jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, a protégé of famed producer Quincy Jones, makes his Ferst premiere on March 7. Multi media artist Sanford Biggers and the band Moon Medicine 24

Forsyth counties. Now in our seventh season, we perform four concerts per year with our mission of bringing to our audience the world’s greatest music performed at the highest artistic level.

Much Ado About Nothing. Petruchio and Kate struggle to find out how the concept of obedient love can work for them in The Taming of the Shrew.

Finally, Lady and Lord Macbeth share their love for greed and power with, let’s be honest, unsuccessful results. Find out where you land on the Love Spectrum.

“BRONZE” by Keiko Guest

The Ferst Center at GA TECH is showcasing a “one artist” fine art photography exhibition, featuring breathtaking dancers of local, national and international acclaim. Years in the making, the installation runs the months of March and April to coincide with the Ferst Center dance series. The gala is Friday, April 4, 2014 from 7-11:00 pm and open to the public.

The affair shows promise of a grand time. Dress to your hearts content.

UGA’s CORE Concert Dance Company Contemporary & Aerial Dance Company presents DAPP Stellar and the Dream Chasers! 2014.

A collaboraton with Departments of Dance, Physics and Astonomy and Theatre and Film Studies Dramatic Media Area. Ten scientists describe cutting-edge research, visual landscapes, aerial and dance. Artistic direction

by Bala Sarasvati in collaboration with William Dennis, Mike Hussey, and Richard Meltzer.

Wed.- Sat. Feb. 26 to March 1 at 8 PM, held at the UGA Department of Dance New Dance Theatre, Athens, GA. Purchase tickets at: pac. uga.edu. $10 Students/Sr. Citz. & $16 General Admission. URL: coreconcertdance.com and You Tube: Baladance Channel.

MAD Festival Turns 20. March 14-15

The 20th annual Modern Atlanta Dance (MAD) Festival takes the stage at the Balzer Theatre at Herren’s for two nights of exceptional dance. Designed by Douglas Scott and Full Radius Dance to showcase diversity and excellence, the MAD Festival strives to present the best of Georgia’s modern/contemporary dance, allowing audiences to experience a variety of choreographers, techniques and artistic visions in a single evening. Taking the stage will be companies Full Radius Dance, SWADance Collective, Atlanta Dance Connection and Project 7 Contemporary Dance and independent choreographers Christen S. Weimer, Emily Cargill, and Anicka Austin. For information/ tickets: www.fullradiusdance.org.

Ballethnic Dance Company Presents Flyin’ West The Ballet

Set in the 1890s, Flyin’ West illuminates the lives of six newly freed slaves (four women and two men) as they give their personal accounts of life after transitioning from slavery to freedom. They settled in Nicodemus, Kansas, the very first town settled by African-Americans. In an effort to gain the keenest insight Choreographer Waverly Lucas traveled to Nicodemus and interviewed four generations of the original ancestors.

Thus, Ballethnic’s Flyin’ West features Lucas’ signature choreographic blend ranging from Ballet to African. It is a multimedia production, featuring the works of William Grant Still, “the Dean” of African American composers and live music.

Love is Alive at The Shakespeare Tavern

Love is a many splendored thing and The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse is exploring various aspects of it this Winter. In Romeo and Juliet, a pair of teenagers shows us the power of love (or is it lust?) at first sight.

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Jazz Roots: Georgia On My Mind - Celebrating Ray Charles 2/26/2014 Price: $29 to $99 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

THEATRE Great Expectations 2/25/2014 - 3/2/2014 Price: $25 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW TIX#: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

KIDS SHOWS Weather Rocks!

2/4/2014 - 3/23/2014 Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW TIX#: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

Race 2/25/2014 - 3/23/2014 Price: $15 to $50 True Colors Theatre Company, Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd. SW TIX#: 404-532-1901 www.truecolorstheatre.org

Shrek the Musical 2/22/2014 - 3/16/2014 Price: $20 to $35 Alliance Theatre, Alliance Theatre’s Main Stage, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

DANCE Dance Chance Atlanta 1/4/2014 - 4/5/2014 Gen Adm Price: $5 WonderRoot, Atlanta Ballet’s Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre, 1695 Marietta Blvd. NW TIX#: 404-254-5955 www.onderroot.org

Dinosaur Train Live 2/22/2014 Price: $18 to $28 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

Festivals

DAAP Stellar and the Dream Chasers!

02/26/2014 - 03/01/2014 Prices (range): $10-$16 CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company, UGA Department of Dance New Dance Theatre, Soule and Green Street, Athens, GA TIX #: 706-542-8579 TICKET PURCHASE:pac.uga.edu www.coreconcertdance.com

Tech/Arts Festival 02/13/2014 - 03/01/2014 Various Georgia Tech Venues TXI#: 404-894-9600 www.arts.gatech.edu

March

CONCERTS

Theater

All Vaughan Williams 2/20/2014 - 2/22/2014 Price: $24 to $75 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

The Tall Girls 3/7/2014 - 3/30/2014 Gen Adm Price: $33 to $38 Alliance Theatre, Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

Emory Wind Ensemble 2/22/2014 Gen Adm Price: Free!

Christopher Young, organ 2/23/2014 Gen Adm Price: Free!

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX#: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

The Taming of the Shrew 3/14/2014 - 3/30/2014 Prices (range): $30 - $60 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, Al. TIX #: 800.841.4273 www.asf.net Bill Maher 3/15/2014 Price: $42.50 to $96.50 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

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Maple and Vine 3/19/2014 - 4/20/2014 Gen Adm Price: $15 to $40 Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 TIX#: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com Romeo and Juliet In repertory through 03/30 The Taming of the Shrew In repertory through 03/29 Much Ado About Nothing In repertory through 03/28 Prices for all shows (range): $15-$40 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St NE TIX #: 404-874-5299 www.ShakespeareTavern.com

Dance The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival 3/14-15/2014 Prices : $20.00 Full Radius Dance, Balzer Theater at Herren’s , 84 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta TIX #: 404-724-9663 or www.fullradiusdance.org Modern Choreographic Voices 3/21/2014 - 3/23/2014 Price: $20 to $120 Atlanta Ballet, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 404-892-3303 www.atlantaballet.com Flyin’ West The Ballet 3/20/2014 - 3/23/2014 Prices: $29-$39, $52 (opening night only) Ballethnic Dance Company, Inc, Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta TIX #: 404.413.9TIX (9849), www.ballethnic.org Tanz Farm Series 3 3/27/2014 - 3/30/2014 Gen Adm Price: $15 to $25 gloATL, Goat Farm Arts Center, 1200 Foster St. TIX#: 773-991-1432 www.gloatl.com Aladdin and City Lights 3/28 @ 7:30 & 29 @ 2:00 & 7:30 Prices; $29* to $19*, * plus tax/fees Atlanta Dance Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA TIX #: 404-438-3028, www.adtshows.com

Gwinnett Ballet theatre presents Cinderella 03/29/2014 - 03/30/2014 Prices (range): $20-11 Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth TIX #: 1-888-9AXS-TIX www.gwinnettballet.org

Music Theatre Once 3/4/2014 - 3/9/2014 Price: $30 to $75 Broadway in Atlanta, The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 1-855-285-8499 www.broadwayinatlanta.com Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 3/7/2014 - 3/9/2014 Gen Adm Price: $30 to $40 Capitol City Opera Company, Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE TIX#: 678-301-8013 www.ccityopera.org Faust 3/8/2014 - 3/16/2014 Price: $26 to $140 The Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

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Scooby-Doo LIVE! Musical Mysteries 3/29/2014 Price: $18 to $75 The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 1-855-285-8499 www.foxtheatre.org

The Bronze Collection March & April , 2/ 4/ 2014 opening Prices : $495 & $795 exhibition; $550 & $875 after exhibition Keiko Guest Photography, Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive 404-894-9600, www.ferstcenter.org

Concerts World Premiere String Quartet by Richard Prior 3/1/2014 Gen Adm Price: Free!

Inon Barnatan, piano and Alisa Weilerstein, cello 3/28/2014 Price: $40 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX#: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Kids Shows Songs to Grow On 3/10/2014 - 3/28/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 Alliance Theatre, The Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

Carolina Chocolate Drops 3/1/2014 Price: $22 to $30 Alfredo Rodriguez Trio 3/7/2014 Price: $34 to $49 Shuffle, Shake and Shatter by Sanford Biggers 3/28/2014 Price: $15 Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX#: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS 3/21/2014 - 3/23/2014 Prices: Adults: $15-$20, Students & Seniors $10-$15 Act3 Productions, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs TIX #: 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS 03/21/2014 - 03/23/2014 Adults: $15-$20, Students and Seniors $10-$15 Act3 Productions, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs TIX #: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org

The Music of Ireland: A Saint Patrick’s Day Concert 3/14/2014 Price: $15 to $20 The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd. Roswell TIX#: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com

Songs to Grow On 3/29/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 Alliance Theatre, Goat Farm Arts Center, 1200 Foster St. TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org

Crosby, Stills & Nash 3/22/2014 Price: $52 to $92 The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 1-855-285-8499 www.foxtheatre.org

Fine Art + Fashion, a benefit event for the National Black Arts Festival 03/20/2014 Tickets are $500; sponsorships begin at $1500 Neiman Marcus, Lenox Mall www.nbaf.org

The Ten Tenors 3/24/2014 Price: $38 to $68 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

April

Crescendo Concert 3/23/2014 Price: $10A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch 3/28/2014 - 3/29/2014 Price: $22 to $60 Sounds of the Symphony!

3/30/2014 Price: $15 to $20 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org

Theatre Dividing the Estate 4/2/2014 - 4/20/2014 Price: $20 to $50 Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St. NW TIX#: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org

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Macbeth 4/3/2014 - 5/4/2014 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

Emory Dance Company Spring Concert 4/24/2014 - 4/26/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX#: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Camelot 4/10/2014 - 4/27/2014 Price: $15 to $39 Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St. Roswell TIX#: 770-641-1260 www.get.org

Trey McIntyre Project 4/26/2014 Price: $39.72 to $65.64 Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX#:404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

9 to 5 4/10/2014 - 4/27/2014 Adults $23-$28, Students/Seniors $15-$20 Act3 Productions, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs TIX#: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org Timon of Athens 4/25/2014 - 5/24/2014 Prices (range): $30 - $60 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, Al. TIX #: 800.841.4273 www.asf.net

Dance Free/Fall: Explorations of Inner and Outer Space 4/3/2014 - 4/13/2014 Gen Adm Price: $20 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Circle TIX#: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Music Theatre Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life 4/2/2014 - 5/4/2014 Price: $30 to $75 Alliance Theatre, Alliance Theatre’s Main Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org Annie 4/4/2014 - 4/20/2014 Price: $25 to $50 Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb County Civic Center Complex, 548 South Marietta Pkwy. Marietta TIX#: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com The Lion King 4/10/2014 - 4/27/2014 Prices: $25 to $170 Broadway in Atlanta, The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 1-855-285-8499 www.broadwayinatlanta.com

Pilobolus 4/5/2014 Price: $22 to $49 Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX#: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

The Crucible 4/11/2014 - 4/13/2014 Prices: $26.76 to $54.84 Georgia State University, School of Music Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX#: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

“The Four Seasons” 4/03/2014 - 4/06/2014 Prices (range): $20-35 The Georgia Ballet, Marietta Performing Arts Center, 1171 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta TIX #: 770-528-0881 www.georgiaballet.org

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, the Musical 4/25/2014 - 5/11/2014 Prices : $15-30 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 999 Brady Avenue, Atlanta Box Office #: 404-879-9468 TIX#; www.fabrefaction.org

Stephen Mills’ Hamlet 4/11/2014 - 4/13/2014 Price: $20 to $120 Atlanta Ballet, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 404-892-3303 www.atlantaballet.com

The Barber of Seville 4/26/2014 - 5/4/2014 Price: $26 to $140 The Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 404-881-8885 www.atlantaopera.org

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Jesse Cook 4/2/2014 Price: $39 to $60 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

This Mother’s Daughter 5/ 11/ 2014, Prices : $20 - $28 GIWAYEN MATA, INC., Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, SW; Atlanta, GA 30331 TIX #: 404-604-9364, www.giwayenmata.org

Voices and Harps: Moya Brennan, Cormac de Barra 4/4/2014 Gen Adm Price: $20 Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX#: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu Earl Klugh 4/12/2014 Price: $37 to $62 Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX#: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Kid Shows Charlotte’s Web 4/8/2014 - 5/25/2014 Gen Adm Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW TIX#: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

Photography Exhibits Dance Magic, The Photography of Richard Calmes April, 2014 - April 2015. Opening reception May 30th Prices (range): No charge Richard Calmes, National Dance Museum, 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY www.dancemuseum.org

May Theatre The Comedy of Errors 5/8/2014 - 6/1/2014 Price: $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

Music Theatre American Idiot 5/1/2014- 5/4/2014 Prices: $30 to $85 Broadway in Atlanta, The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX#: 1-855-285-8499 www.broadwayinatlanta.com

Concerts Classic Hollywood!

5/10/2014 Prices : $30-$15 Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, Theater at Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek GA 30022 TIX# ; 678-748-5802, www.johnscreeksymphony.org, info@johnscreeksymphony.org Spencer Day 5/10/2014 Gen Adm Price: $25 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St. Roswell TIX#: 770-594-6232 www.roswellgov.com Megan Hilty 5/10/2014 Price: $39 to $75 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX#: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com

June Music Theatre Evita 06/03/2014 - 06/08/2014 Prices: Starting at $30 Fifth Third Bank Broadway In Atlanta, The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street NE TIX #: 1-855-285-8499 www.FoxTheatre.org/Evita

Classes & Workshops Mojah Saturdays 2-3pm ,Prices :$15.00/ $12.00 Professional Atlanta’s Total Dance, Adamsville Natatorium, 3201 M.L.King Jr. Drive TIX#: 404-752-0980, www.dancicalproductions.com

Atlanta Showguide venues and more The Fox Theatre Cobb Energy Centre Actor’s Express 7Stages Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall Robert Ferst Center Rialto Theater Theatrical Outfit Alliance Theater 14th Street Playhouse

Center for Puppetry Arts Horizon Theatre Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern Roswell Cultural Arts Center Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University Serenbe Playhouse Georgia Shakespeare Atlanta Convention &

Visitors Bureau Tula Gallery Whole World Theater High Museum of Art Judy Jacobs Gallery Fabrefaction Theater Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center Southwest Arts Center Explore Gwinnett/ GCVB

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