DANCE FILM SERIES: Celebrating Balanchine

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DANCE FILM SERIES: Celebrating Balanchine

Dance lovers from all over Detroit come together for dance films, snacks, drinks and discussion Tuesday evenings.

By Detroit Opera

When and where

Date and time

Tuesday, April 11 · 7 - 9pm EDT

Location

Detroit Opera House 1526 Broadway Street Detroit, MI 48226

About this event

  • 2 hours
  • Mobile eTicket

Dance lovers from all over Detroit come together for dance films, snacks, drinks and discussion on Tuesday evenings at 7PM. All dance films take place at the Detroit Opera House in the Ford Center for Arts and Learning.

A $10 donation is requested and payable at the door to offset the cost of refreshments and beverages.

State Ballet of Georgia will be performing at the Detroit Opera House April 29-30 with a mostly Balanchine program. Under Nina Ananiashvili’s leadership, more than 60 ballets and miniatures have been staged at the Georgian Opera and Ballet Theater in Tbilisi.

Films discussed as part of "State Ballet of Georgia"

Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Choreographer: George Balanchine

Music: Igor Stravinsky

Performing Company: New York City Ballet

Theme and Variations

Choreographer: George Balanchine

Music: Peter Ilitch Tschaikovsky

Performing Company: New York City Ballet

Vienna Waltzes

Choreographer: George Balanchine

Music: Johann Strauss, Franz Lehar, Richard Strauss

Performing Company: New York City Ballet

About the organizer

Organized by
Detroit Opera

Detroit Opera, one of the nation's most vibrant nonprofit arts organizations, is committed to presenting opera and dance of the highest artistic caliber. Founded in 1971 by Dr. David DiChiera, the company's mission is to serve as a major cultural resource to the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit. The organization is led by President and CEO Wayne S. Brown, Board Chairman Ethan Davidson, Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke, Music Director Roberto Kalb, and Artistic Advisor to Dance Jon Teeuwissen.