Upcoming Performances
December
Washington
- 2-3 Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Legacy Tour, Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, 800/444-1324
- 2-3 Towson Univ. Dance Dept., Dances in Progress, 7:30pm +2pm Sat., TU Center for The Arts, Dance Studio Theatre, $5-$15, 410/704-ARTS
- 2-4 Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company, 8pm Fri/Sat, 3pm Sun., GWU Lisner, $18-$30, 202/234-7174
- 3-4 Dance Exchange, Hammock, 8pm Sat, 4pm Sun., DC Dance Place, $8-$22, 202/377-1720
- 3-4 Peridance Contemporary Dance Co., El Amor Brujo, 2pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun, Georgetown University - Gonda Theater, $5-$25
- 3-11 Washington Revels, Andalusian Treasures: A Tale of Old Spain, GWU Lisner Auditorium, $14-$45
- 6-Jan. 7 Jersey Boys, National Theatre, 202/628-6161
- 7-9 The Washington Ballet, Nutcracker, 7pm + mat, Warner Theater, $31-$90, 202/783-4000
- 8-11 Momentum Dance Theater, Jazz Nutcracker, 10:15am Thurs/Fri, 3pm Sat/Sun., Stuart Hobson Middle School, 202/785-0035
- 8-11 American Ballet Theatre, The Nutcracker, Kennedy Center Opera House, $45 & up, 800/444-1324
- 9-10 Gansu Dance Theater, Silk Road, 8pm, Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, $10, 800/444-1324
- 9-11 Eureka Dance Festival, 8pm Fri/Sat, 4pm Sun., DC Dance Place, $8-$22, 202/377-1720
- 10-11 Imperfect Dancers Company of Italy, 8pm Sat., 2pm Sun, Lansburgh Theatre, $12-$18, 202/399-7993
- 13-Jan 15 Billy Elliott, the musical, Kennedy Center Opera House, 800/444-1324
- 17-18 Coyaba Dance Theater, Kwaanza Celebration, 8pm Sat., 2pm & 7pm Sun., DC Dance Place, $8-$22, 202/377-1720
Suburban
- 2-3 Maryland Dance Ensemble, Gather/Dance, 8pm +2pm Sat., Clarice Smith Kay Theatre, College Park, $9-$20, 301/405-ARTS
- 2-3 AACC Dance Company, Imprints, 8pm, Pascal Center for Performing Arts Kauffman Theatre, Arnold, $7-$10, 410/777- 2457
- 3-4 Harford Ballet, The Nutcracker, Patterson Mill High School
- 8 Holiday Cirque de la Symphonie, 8pm, Strathmore Hall, Rockville, $28-$88, 410/783-8000
- 8 Theatre IV of Richmond, A Christmas Carol, 10:15am & 12noon, Publick Playhouse in Cheverly, MD. Tix: $5. Info: 301/277-1710.
- 9 Univ. of MD Gamelan Saraswati and Koto Ensemble, 8pm, Clarice Smith Kay Theater, College Park, Free, 301/405-ARTS
- 10-11 MD Youth Ballet, Mini-Nut, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring, $10-$15, 301/608-2232
- 11 PIECES and County Dance Conservatory, An Evening of Dance, 4pm, Southern High School, $10-$15, 410-353-8301
- 10,11,17,18 Ballet Theatre of Maryland, The Nutcracker, 7pm Sat., 1pm & 4:30pm Sun., MD Hall for the Arts, Annapolis, $15-$25, 410/224-5644
- 16-18,22-26 MD Youth Ballet, The Nutcracker, 7pm Dec. 16 & 22, 1pm & 5pm Dec. 17, 18, 26, $20-$30, 240/567-5301
- 17 Kaution Dance Kru, Furia Flamenca, AftaShock, Splittin' Image, Late Night, 10pm, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainer, $25-$30, 301/699-1819
- 17-18 Momentum Dance Theatre, Jazz-Hip Hop Nutcracker, 8pm Sat., 3pm Sun., Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, 301/277-1710
- 18 Arachne Aerial Arts, Aerial Works in Progress, 4pm, Joe’s Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainer, 301/699-1819
- 18 Arachne Aerial Arts, Aerial Works in Progress (Part 2), 4pm, Joes Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainier, $25-$30, 301/699-1819
- 20 African dancers, drummers, and storytellers, Kwanzaa program, 10:15am, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, $5, 301/277-1710
Baltimore Area
- 2-3 Rock of Ages, 8pm Fri, 2pm & 8pm Sat., Lyric Opera House,
- 2-3 Towson University Dance Dept., Dances In Progress, 8pm Fri/Sat., 2pm Sun., Center for The Arts Dance Studio Theatre, $10-$20, 410/704-ARTS
- 3 Maria Broom StoryDancer & Jali D the Drum Talker, pre- Kwanza celebration, 3pm, Creative Alliance at the Patterson, free,
- 3-4 Harford Ballet, The Nutcracker - Patterson Mill High School, BelAir
- 5 Goucher African Drum and Dance Ensemble, 8pm, Hyman Forum, 410/337-6390
- 7, 9-11 Holiday Cirque de la Symphonie, 2pm & 8pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, $17.50-$80, 410/783-8000
- 7-Jan 8 Disney’s The Lion King, 7:30pm + matinees, Hippodrome Theatre, 301/547-SEAT
- 8 Baltimore Ballet, Discover Ballet!, 6pm, Baltimore Museum of Art, 410/667-7974
- 8-10 UMBC Fall Dance Showcase, Fine Arts Studio 317, $7-$12, 410/455-6240
- 10 BRAVO! Youth Dance Showcase, 2:30pm, Coppin State Univ, $5
- 10 L'Etoile/The Russian Ballet Academy of MD, The Nutcracker, 2pm & 6pm, Century High School, Sykesvile, $15-$25, 443/393-1197
- 10-11 Baltimore Ballet, The Nutcracker, 6:30pm Sat, 4pm Sun, Goucher College, $15-$30, 410/667-7974
- 11 Dancemoves Studio of Dance, Tea with Clara, 3pm, Essex Comm. College, $15; ($19 performance + tea), 410/335-4409 or 410/515-4284
- 17-18 Moscow Ballet, Great Russian Nutcracker, 2pm & 7:30pm Sat, 1pm Sun., Lyric Opera House, ticketmaster
- 19 L'Etoile/The Russian Ballet Academy of Maryland, Nutcracker, 2pm & 6pm, Century High School, Ellicott City, 443/851-1650
- 22-23 Trixie
and Monkey, 7th
Annual
Holiday
Specta-u-thon, 8pm
Thurs, 7 & 10pm Fri., Creative Alliance at the Patterson,
$17-$22,
Eastern Shore
- 3 Washington College Dance Co., A Renaissance Christmas, 7pm, Hynson Lounge, $25, 410/778-7237
- 10 Dancing on the Shore, 5th Annual Holiday Showcase, Elks Lodge in Easton, $25, 410/482-6169
- 10-11 Maryland School of Ballet & Modern Dance, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Cecil College Milburn Stone Theatre, Northeast, $18, 410/287-1037
Delaware
- 6-11 Cirque Dreams, Holidaze, 7pm, DuPont Theater, Wilmington, $40-$70, 800/338-0881
- 9 The Ballet Theatre of Dover, The Nutcracker, 9:30am & 12pm, Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover, 302/678-5152
- 10-11 The Ballet Theatre of Dover, The Nutcracker, 2pm & 7pm Sat., 2pm Sun., Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover, $15-$20, 302/678-5152
- 17-18 Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance, Nutcracker, DuPont Theater, Wilmington, $15-$37, 800/338-0881
January
Washington
- 1-15 Billy Elliot the Musical, Kennedy Center Opera House, $48- $98, 800/444-1324
- 14 Git-Hoan (People of the Salmon), NMAI Potomac Atrium, Free, 800/242-NMAI
- 14 Ballet 360° - What Ballet Does Best II: Exotic Dreams, 3pm, Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery, $15, 800/444-1324
- 15 St. Labre Indian School Singers & Dancers, powwow dances, 12 noon, Potomac Atrium of the NMAI, free, 800/ 242-NMAI
- 15 KanKouran West African Dance Co., 4pm, DC Dance Place, $8-$22, 202/269-1600
- 17-Fb.12 La Cage Aux Folles, mat & eve, Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, $45 & up, 800/444-1324
- 17-22 Mariinsky Ballet, The Russian Seasons, Kennedy Center Opera House, $29 & up, 800/444-1324
- 24-27 Fela!, 8pm + 3pm Sat/Sun, Warner Theater, $47-$122, 202/783-4000
- 26-28 Mark Morris Dance Group, 7:30pm, Kennedy Center Opera House, $19-$72, 800/444-1324
- 31-Feb 5 American Ballet Theatre, La Bayadere & mixed repertory, Kennedy Center Opera House, $25-$99, 800/444-1324
- Suburban
- 6 Moscow Festival Ballet of Russia, Cinderella, 8pm, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, $15-$20, 391/277-1710
- 28 Choreographers’ Concert, 3pm & 8pm, Clarice Smith Dance Theater, College Park, Free, 301/405-ARTS
- 31 Kankouran West African Dancers, 10:15am & 12noon, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, $6, 301/277-1710
Baltimore
- 1-8 Disney’s The Lion King, 7:30pm + matinees, Hippodrome Theatre, 301/547-SEAT
- 6 Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase, 7pm, Goucher College, 410/337-6390 (snow date 1/9)
- 31-Fb 12 Wishful Drinking, 8pm, France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Free, 410/837-7400
Delaware
- 31-Feb 5 Blast, 7:30pm, DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, 302/656-4401
February
Washington
- 7-12 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Kennedy Center Opera House, 800/444-1324
Suburban
- 3-4 Rasta Thomas, the Bad Boys of Dance, Rock the Ballet, 8pm, Montgomery College Parilla Performing Arts Center, Rockville, $28-$30, 240-567-5301
- 3-4 Margaret Jenkins, Light Moves, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kay Theater, $9-$35, 301/405-ARTS
- 8 MD ARTS DAY, Annapolis
- 11 Mason-Rhynes Productions, Late Night at Joe's Movement Emporium, 10pm, Mt. Rainier, $25-$30.
- 17 Asian Spring: Year of the Dragon, 7pm, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, $0-$15, 301/600-2828
- 22-23 Eiko & Koma and Kronos Quartet, Fragile, 5pm, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kay Theater, $9-$35, 301/405-ARTS
- 25 Teelin Irish Dance Co., 2pm, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, $12-$30, 301/600-2828
- 29-Mar 4 Curtains, Wed-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm, Montgomery College Parilla Performing Arts Center, Rockville, $8-$10, 240-567-5301
Baltimore
- 1 Baltimore County Public Schools, Student Choreography Showcase, 7pm, Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, 410/887-4014
- 2-4 Fiddler on the Roof, Lyric Opera House/ Modell PAC, 301/547-SEAT
- 8-12 Disney On Ice, 100 Years of Magic, mat & eve, 1st Mariner Arena, ticketmaster
- 9-11 Baltimore Dance Project, 8pm, UMBC, Fine Arts Theater, $8-$10, 410/455-6240
- 24 Come Fly Away, 7:30 Fri, 2pm & 8pm Sat, 1pm Sun, Lyric Opera House, $$111-$145, ticketmaster
Suburban
- 18 Taratibu Youth Association, Youthful Rhythms of the Diasopora, 4pm & 8pm, Joe's Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainer, 301/699-1819
- 24-26 Ballet Theatre of MD, The Scarlet Letter and The Firebird, 7pm Fri/Sat, 2pm Sun, MD Hall, Annapolis, $19-$45, 410-224-5644
Eastern Shore
- 11 Ballet Theatre of MD, Aladdin, 2pm & 7pm, MAR-VA Theater, Pocomoke City, 410/632-3970
March
Washington
- 2-3 Keigwin+Company, Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, 800/444-1324
- 24-31 Shen Yun Performing Arts, 1:30pm, Kennedy Center, 800/444-1324
- 30-Apr 1 Ballet Preljocaj, Snow White, Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, $27-$38, 800/444-1324
Suburban
- 9-11,16-18 The Fantasticks, Cecil College Milburn Stone Theatre, Northeast, $18, 410/287-1037
- 24 Howard County Celebration of the Arts, 6pm, Horowitz Visual & Perf. Arts Center, Columbia, 410/313-2787
- 28 Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble, 8pm, Strathmore Hall, Rockville, $25-$65, 301/581-5100
Baltimore
- 6-18 The Addams Family, 7:30+ matinees, Hippodrome, 301/547-SEAT
- 31 Ballet Theatre of MD, Pas de Deux from Don Quixote and Tango Dramatico, Baltimore Museum of Art, $17-$33, 410/224-5644
- 31-Apr 1 Peabody Dance Choreography Showcase, 7:30 Sat., 3pm Sun., Friedberg Concert Hall at the Peabody Institute, $5-$15, 410/234-4800
Delaware
- 6-11 La Cage Aux Folles, 7:30pm, DuPont Theater, Wilmington, 800/338-0881
- 20-25 Lord of the Dance, 7:30pm, DuPont Theater, Wilmington, DE, 800/338-0881
- 23 Fiddler on the Roof, Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover, 302/678-5152
- 25 Koresh Dance Company, 7:30pm, The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, 800/37-GRAND
April
Washington
- 1 Shen Yun Performing Arts, 1:30pm, Kennedy Center, 800/444-1324
Suburban
- 13-15 Ballet Theatre of MD, Director's Choice, 7pm Fri/Sat, 2pm Sun, MD Hall, Annapolis, $19-$45, 410-224-5644
- 19-22 Maryland Dance Ensemble, Creative Soles Blossoming, Clarice Smith Dance Theater, College Park, $9-$27, 301/405-ARTS
- 28 Mason-Rhynes Productions, Late Night at Joe's Movement Emporium, 10pm, Mt. Rainier, $25-$30
Baltimore
- 3-8 Memphis, the Musical, Hippodrome Theater, $45-$80, 866/577-7469
- 13 Baltimore County Public Schools 15th Annual Countywide Dance Festival, 7pm, New Town High School, $3-$5
Delaware
- 13 My Fair Lady, Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover, DE, 302/678-5152
May
- 31-June 3 South Pacific, Wolf Trap Filene Center, Vienna, VA, 703) 255-1900
June
- 1 Baltimore County Public Schools All-County Honors Dance Ensemble Spring Concert -7pm, Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, $3-$5
July
- 5-8 Paris Opera Ballet, Giselle, Kennedy Center Opera House, $21-$150, 800/444-1324
- 31 Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, 8pm, Wolf Trap Filene Center, Vienna, VA703) 255-1900
- Cirque
du Soleil, Michael
Jackson, The Immortal,
Verizon Center in DC
Theater Web Pages
- Atlas PAC www.atlasarts.org
- Ballet Theatre of MD www.balletmaryland.org
- Clarice Smith Perf. Arts Center www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
- Creative Alliance www.creativealliance.org
- DAR Constitution Hall www.dar.org/conthall
- DanceMagazine www.dancemagazine.com
- D.C. Dance Place www.danceplace.org
- Dupont Theatre/Wilmington, DE www.playhousetheatre.com
- Hippodrome/France-Merrick www.france-merrickpac.com
- Grand Opera /House www.grandopera.org
- Lansburgh Theater www.harmancenter.org
- Lisner Auditorium www.Lisner.org
- Lyric Opera House www.lyricoperahouse.com
- Joy of Motion-Guidone Theater www.joyofmotion.org
- John F. Kennedy Center www.kennedy-center.org
- Maryland Public Television www.mpt.org/artworks
- Maryland State Arts Council www.msac.org
- Maryland State Dept. of Education www.msde.state.md.us
- Mason/Rhynes Productions www.mason-rhynes.org
- National Theater/Washington www.nationaltheatre.org
- Painted Bride Art Center www.paintedbride.org
- Philadanco www.philadanco.org
- Parilla Performing Arts Center www.montgomerycollege.edu/pac
- Strathmore Hall www.strathmore.org
- Telecharge www.telecharge.com
- Ticket Web www.ticketweb.com
- Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com
- Warner Theatre/Washington, DC www.warnertheatre.com
- Weinberg Center/Frederick www.weinbergcenter.org
- Washington Performing Arts Society www.wpas.org
- Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts www.wolftrap.org
Theater Phone Numbers
- Atlas PAC/Lansburgh Theater 202/399-7993
- Baltimore School for the Arts 410/396-1185
- BlackRock Center for the Arts 301/528-2260
- Center Stage 410/332-0033
- Clarice Smith Perfor.Arts Center 301/405-ARTS
- D.C. Dance Place 202/269-1600
- DuPont Theater/Wilmington 800/ 338-0881
- George Mason University 703/993-8888
- George Wash. Univ. Center for Arts 202/994-6178
- Goucher College Dance Dept. 301/337-6391
- Grand Opera House-Wilmington 800/37-GRAND
- Hagerstown Jr. College Theater 301/7990-2500
- Harman Hall 202/547-1122
- Jewish Comm Cntr-Rockville 301/881-0100
- Johns Hopkins University 410/483-1923
- Joy of Motion Dance Center 202/387-0911
- Kennedy Center Opera House 800/444-1324
- Kinetics Dance Theatre 410/480-1686
- Kraushaar Auditorum-Goucher 410/337-6333
- Lansburgh Theater 202/547-1122
- Lincoln Theater 202/328-6000
- Lisner Auditorium 202/994-6800
- Lyric Opera House 410/685-5086
- Montgomery College/Parilla PAC 240/567-5301
- Morris Mechanic Theater 410/762-1200
- Meyerhoff Symphony Hall 410/783-8000
- National Theatre 202/628-6161
- Pascal Cntr for Perf. Arts-AACC 410/541-2756
- P.G. Publick Playhouse 301/277-1710
- Dupont Theatre/Wilmington 800/338-0881
- Telecharge 800/447-7400
- Ticket Center 800/448-9009
- Ticket Master 410/481-SEAT, 800/551-7328
- Theater Project 410/539-3091
- Towson University Stephens Hall 410/830-ARTS
- UMBC Dance Dept. 410/455-3180
- Rouse Theater/Columbia 410/997-8443
- Smith Theater - Howard County CC 410/964-4900
- Smithsonian Performing Arts 202/357-3030
- Strathmore Hall, Rockville 301/581-5100
- University of MD Dance Dept 301/405-3198
- Warner Theatre 202/783-4000
- Washington Performing Arts Society202/785-WPAS
- Wolf Trap Farm Park 703/255-1931