9th Annual Yes, Virginia – Dance
A Contemporary Dance Invitational
Saturday, September 15, 2007, 8pm
Grace Street Theatre
934 West Grace Street
Richmond, Virginia
Call 804-828-2020 for reservations
$10 Reserved Seating/$8 Student Rate

Post Performance Discussion with the Choreographers

Participating Professional Companies:
K Dance, Richmond
Amaranth Contemporary Dance, Richmond
Bowen McCauley Dance, Arlington
Karen Reedy Dance, Alexandria
Sandra Lacy, Baltimore
Jane Franklin Dance, Alexandria
Carli Mareneck, West Virginia
Incidents Physical Theatre, New York City

Amaranth @ Art6
July 12, 2007
Art6 Gallery
6 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia
6PM - 9PM
An evening of dance, live music, and photography to benefit Amaranth Contemporary Dance.

View and purchase the breathtaking photography of Doug Roark from Amaranth’s Movember, 2006 premiere of Experiment in White.

Suggested Donation $20
For more information: info@amarantharts.com.

CHARISMA will be presenting RISE ABOVE on Sunday, July 29 at 3:00pm at Henrico Center for the Arts.
Tickets are $10. Call Director Daina Fawn Cockrell for more information: 804-366-0503 or email charismadancer@hotmail.com.

Dancers from the New York City Ballet, Richmond Ballet, National Ballet, and Williamsburg Ballet Theater will perform in a benefit on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 1:00 pm at the Kimball Theatre on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, VA.

NYC Ballet dancers Adam Hendrickson, Abi Stafford, and others will join with dancers from the Richmond Ballet, National Ballet and the Williamsburg Ballet Theatre to perform in honor of the victims of the massacre at Virginia Tech. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Virginia Tech Foundation, designated for a university-wide scholarship program in honor of the students and professors who were killed.

The Institute for Dance, a local non-profit school, has trained dancers in classical ballet, tap, jazz and other forms of dance since 1978. “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to show our solidarity with the grieving families and friends,” says Kristine Antis, Artistic Director of the school’s ballet company, Williamsburg Ballet Theatre. “Dancers dedicate their lives to expressing emotion through movement. We are honored to perform with the NYC Ballet, National Ballet, and Richmond Ballet members in an artistic show of support for Virginia Tech.”

The dancers are joined in their effort by other local organizations. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has donated the use of the Kimball Theater for the performance. Williams Landscaping is covering the cost of the programs. Flower Cupboard will provide flowers for the event. Commonwealth Architects is producing a commemorative poster.

Tickets for the event are $35.00 and are on sale at the Kimball Theater box office. For more information on the benefit performance, contact The Institute for Dance at (757) 229-1717.

Amaranth Contemporary Dance presents the Series of Solos project at the Firehouse Theater in Richmond, June 8-9, and the Planting the Seed project at Dogwood Dell on June 28.

Choreography by Artistic Director Scott Putman, Artistic Associate Jill Brammer Ware, and company members Damion Bond, Susie Izzie, Brinson Leigh Kresge, Allie O’Hare, Lauren Morris and Jamie Reynolds will be featured.

For more information, email info@amarantharts.com.

The School of Richmond Ballet presents their stars of tomorrow! This end of the year performance showcases the amazing young talent of the school’s upper level students and the Richmond Ballet Trainees. The program offers an evening of entertainment for all ages.

Friday, June 1, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre
407 East Canal Street
804.344.0906
Tickets $10, available at the Richmond Ballet Box Office.

Featuring dances choreographed by Trainee alumna Ariadne Conner, Richmond Ballet Company Apprentice Thomas Mattingly, School of Richmond Ballet faculty member Julie Job & School of Richmond Ballet Director Judy Jacob. The Trainee men will also perform William Soleau’s dynamic stool dance from “Nuevo Tango.”

The Field/Richmond presents Spring Fieldwork ‘07 Final Showing, Saturday May 26th at 8 p.m. at art6 gallery, 6 East Broad Street in Richmond. Tickets $5 at the door. Reception to follow.

Performances/works by Donna Joyce, Kelley Lane, Julie Mayo, Dave Miller, Jamie Reynolds, Cara Smith, Ashley Valo, Charis Venditti, and Megan Zander.

For more info www.dimsumdance.org/thefield or 804-873-1018.

Studio 3: May 1-6, 2007
Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre
407 East Canal Street, Richmond

Studio 3 features the work of legendary choreographer George Balanchine and his whimsical and very American take on notable tunes by George Gershwin, including “I Got Rhythm”, “Embraceable You” and “Strike Up the Band” in Who Cares?. Then enjoy an exciting Richmond Ballet premiere, Women and The Sea: A Tribute to Will Barnet, from Jessica Lang. Ms. Lang, known to Richmond Ballet audiences for A Maiden’s Hymn and To Familiar Spaces in Dream, returns to unveil this new creation. For tickets, call 804-262-8003 or visit www.richmondballet.com.