PERFORMANCES-DANCE-APRIL 2014

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Modern Dance Senior Show, April 3, 5:30 p.m., April 4-5, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BALLET WEST, “The Little Mermaid,” Ballet West II, story by Hans Christian Anderson, music by Leo Delibes and costumes by David Heuvel, April 4-6, 7 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees April 5-6, $15-$35, Capitol Theater, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE, “land,” works include Rainwood, Ze’eva Cohen, choreographer, Desert Sea, Molissa Fenley, choreographer, Erosion, Zvi Gotheiner, choreographer, and Turf, Shapiro & Smith, choreographers, April 10-12, 7:30 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $30 in advance, $15 seniors/students, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Utah Ballet, April 10, 5:30 p.m., April 11-19, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee also on April 19, Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Orchesis Dance Theatre, April 10-12, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Department of Dance, Capstone Senior Showcase, Kim Strunk, faculty mentor, seniors pool their resources to create a collaborative concert, April 10-12, 7:30p.m., Ragan Theater, $12 general, $8 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Ballroom in Concert, BYU’s annual ballroom concert featuring all five BYU companies, Lee Wakefield, artistic director, April 11-12, 7:30 p.m. also a 2 p.m. matinee on April 12, Marriott Center, for more information and tickets please contact the BYU Arts ticket office or www.byuarts.com.

BALLET WEST, “The Rite of Spring,” plays tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Nicolo Fonte, choreographer, Forgotten Land, set to Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, and George Balanchine’s classic Divertimento No. 15, April 11-12, 16-19, 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on April 19, $24-$74, Capitol Theater, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Two Shields Dance Troupe, Native American stories, songs and dances, April 12, 7 p.m., Viridian Center, 8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Modern Dance Concert II, April 17, 5:30 p.m., April 18-19, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY, “Accelerate,” works by Doug Varone, Ellen Bromberg, Miguel Azcue, and a world premier by Ririe-Woodbury Artistic Director Daniel Charon, April 24-26, 7:30 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $35 general, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Ballroom Dance Company, “Hello Ballroom,” Paul Winkelman, company director, the sights and sounds of Broadway come alive in their spring concert, April 24-26, 7:30p.m., Ragan Theater, $12 general, $8 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

PROVO CIVIC BALLET, “Pinocchio-Awake My Soul,” Jennie Creer-King, artistic director, Lindsay Folkman, choreographer, April 25-26, 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee also on April 26, Performance Hall, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $15 general, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.

BALLET WEST, “The Little Mermaid,” Ballet West II dancers, presented by The Ogden Symphony Ballet Association, story by Hans Christian Anderson, music by Leo Delibes and costumes by David Heuvel, April 26, 7 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $15-$25 general, for more information and tickets, www.symphonyballet.org.

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