La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet – 6 PM
“An absolute treat for balletomanes.” Variety

Documentary master Frederick Wiseman turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, The Paris Opera Ballet, as they rehearse and perform seven ballets including Le Songe de Medée by Angelin Preljocaj, Orphée and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz. (2009, 158 min.)

Strictly Bolshoi – 9 PM
“Even if you aren’t a dance fan you will appreciate the drama and laughs…” The Times, London

This Emmy Award-winning film follows sought-after ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon as he becomes the first Englishman to be invited to create a new work for Moscow’s prestigious Bolshoi Ballet. Featuring some of the world’s finest classical ballet dancers in rare rehearsal footage of Wheeldon’s creation, the compelling docu-drama captures the pressures and demands in creating a ballet worthy of the dancers and the Bolshoi’s strict traditions. (Michael Nunn & William Trevitt, 2007, 77 min.)

La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 6:00 pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
General public $10.00, UCSB Students $8.00
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From the streets of Brazil – a country where beats are celebrated and dance is a generation’s second language – Artistic Director Bruno Beltrão and the powerhouse Grupo de Rua bring the lightning-fast head-spins and stands, hand-jumps, turns and tumbles honed in the back streets of Rio de Janeiro to Campbell Hall for a totally new and fresh look at street dance. The brilliant all male company will perform Beltrão’s newest work, H3 that dispenses with heavy beats and macho posturing to create a minimalist, almost meditative interpretation of hip-hop in which the movement itself becomes its own pulsating rhythm.

Grupo de Rua
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 8:00pm
UCSB, Campbell Hall, 574 Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara
General public $40.00, UCSB Students $19.00
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Newly formed but already receiving international acclaim, Morphoses was founded by one of the ballet world’s most exciting talents and former resident choreographer with New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, and former Executive Director of The George Balanchine Foundation, Lourdes Lopez, with the fundamental goal of revitalizing contemporary, classical ballet by marrying dance, music, visual arts, and design. The award-winning troupe – which debuted in the U.S. in 2007 at the Vail International Dance Festival and at New York City Center – includes some of the foremost members of New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet of Britain.

Morphoses / Wheeldon Company
Friday, January 29, 2010, 8:00 pm
The Granada
General public $38.00 – $48.00, UCSB Students $28.00
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La Petite Chouette presents: Gitana
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 7:00-9:00pm
Santa Barbara High School Theatre
700 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara
$10

The UCSB Department of Theater and Dance presents the heartfelt drama, “Rabbit Hole”, November 13-21, 2009. This sad, funny and uplifting play follows a couple reeling from a profound loss, seeking the tools to heal their relationship and reconcile with the past. “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay- Abaire is directed by UCSB faculty member Irwin Appel. *Not suitable for young children.*

Rabbit Hole
Premiere Friday November 13, 8-10pm
Ongoing November 13 – 21, 2009
* Sunday, November 15, 2009 Showtime 2-5pm*
UCSB – HSSB Performing Arts Theatre 1139
Admission: $13-17, no late seating
www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Fishbon Frankenstein is Fishbon madness at it’s best. Presented in a blocked off area of Helena Avenue in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, it features FRANKENSTINA, a traditional Fishbon Cabaret with live band and members of the Fishbon performance cell. Before and after the show, Santa Barbara’s most excellent DJs will be spinning dance tracks for your enjoyment. Watch this page for ticket information. Fishbon events sell out, so buy your ticket now.

This is a 21 and over event.
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