PERFORMANCES-DANCE-FEBRUARY 2014

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Ballet in Concert: Swan Lake, through February 1, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinee, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $15 adults, $8 children, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE ENSEMBLE, Interior Dancescapes, a captivating evening of modern dance featuring premieres by internationally acclaimed choreographers Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Sara Donohue, Damon Rago and Aaron Wood, through February 1, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, $10, 801-863-7529, www.uvu.edu/arts.

RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY, Flabbergast, by Tandy Beal, the work takes what is before us and turns it inside out and upside down, revealing unexpected delight and mystery, Beal has worked with Moscow Circus, Oakland Ballet, Bobby McFerrin and SoVoSo, through February 1, 7 p.m., also a 2 p.m. matinee, Capitol Theatre, $35, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.ririewoodbury.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Winterfest,” presents The Intenational Folk Dance Ensemble, in The Gathering, bringing together Irish hard shoe, American clogging, Ukrainian Hopak, Indian dances and other dances from around the world, February 1, 2 p.m., LDS Conference Center Theatre, $10 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Department of Ballet, Showcase Two, February 6, 5:30 p.m., February 7, 7:30 p.m., February 8, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Winterfest,” presents The Ballroom Dance Company, the largest collegiate ballroom in the world, February 7, 7:30 p.m., LDS Conference Center Theatre, $10 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BALLET WEST, “The Sleeping Beauty,” conceived and produced by Adam Sklute, music by Tchaikovsky, the classic tale of the triumph of good over evil, February 7-9, 12-6, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., performances, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, $29-$79 general, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org.

KINGSBURY HALL PRESENTS, Gallim Dance, Andrea Miller, founder, February 11-12, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance, University of Utah, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre, “Dance in Concert,” February 13-15, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee also on February 15, Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com. 

ODYSSEY DANCE THEATRE, Shut Up & Dance Series, “Dance Fever,” a fun and exuberant work that takes the audience back to the era of disco balls and white suits, February 13, 7:30 p.m., February 15, 2 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, $20-$40 general, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

ODYSSEY DANCE THEATRE, Shut Up & Dance Series, “Romeo & Juliet,” a hip-hop version of the Shakespearean tale of star-crossed lovers, February 14-15, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, $20-$40 general, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Choreography Design Project, Utah Regional Ballet, Jacqueline Colledge, director, the programs features works by six student finalists chosen by a panel of dance professionals, February 20-22, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, $12 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Winterfest,” presents Contemporary Dance Theatre, dances that range in style from concert contemporary to hip-hop, February 21, 7:30 p.m., LDS Conference Center Theatre, $10 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Living Legends, dances celebrate the Latin American, Native American and Polynesian cultures, February 21-22 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, $11 BYU alumni/seniors, $8 students and BYU employees, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE, “Charette,” RDT’s annual choreographer competition, refreshments, raucous bribing and witty choreography, February 22, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $35-$75 general, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Performing Dance Company, Spring Season, the Modern Dance Department’s professional company, February 27-28, March 1, 6-8, 7:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. performances, Marriott Center for Dance, $12 general, $8 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Faculty Dance Works, February 28-March 1, 7:30 p.m., Dance Studio Theatre,  Richards Building, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

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