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Cable Richmond Ballet Arts and Cultural Foundation Carpenter Foundation Foundation Choreographers’ Fund Funding Consortium VCU3304-3_BrandHeartAd_10x11.indd 1 8/3/16 1:47 PM B-12 - Final Trim - 11.00D x 10.00W Tab-A-Zine - 12-00B C M Y K 3 Richmond Ballet Season Ad for Style Weekly “It’s Showtime” publication Full-page ad: 10 x 11 Due: 8/4/16 Culture Works artoberVA.com artoberVA.com E. E.Rhodes Rhodes and and Leona Leona B. B. CarpenterCarpenter Foundation Foundation Dear Friends and Patrons of the Arts, Welcome to the 2016-17 performing arts season RVA! And what an exciting season it promises to be! From Richmond Symphony’s opening Altria Masterworks concert featuring the world-renowned Itzhak Pearlman, to Virginia Repertory Theatre’s timely revival of the Broadway hit 1776, and on to Seven Deadly Sins paired with Pagliacci by Virginia Opera. Not far behind will be holiday favorite, Richmond Ballet’s The Nutcracker, and a special treat as part of the Broadway in Richmond touring season, Manheim Steamroller. And there’s so much more to enjoy in the venues of Richmond CenterStage. You used to know us as the downtown performing arts center, but we have grown to be more than just a place. Richmond CenterStage is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide diverse local and world-class performing arts, Chez for lunch, brunch & dinner! transformative arts education experiences for students of all ages, and inspirational venues. We provide much more than just performances and events. We provide experiences in the arts. Our venues—Altria Theater and Dominion Arts Center—serve as home to nearly a dozen resident companies. You know Richmond Symphony, Richmond Ballet and Virginia Opera, but we also count Elegba Folklore Society, Latin Ballet of Virginia, Modlin Center for the Performing Arts, Quill Theatre, The Richmond dance Forum, School of the Performing Arts for the Richmond Community (SPARC), Virginia Repertory Theatre, and City Dance of Richmond Parks and Recreation among 6 our resident companies who present the very best in Lunch Tues-Fri 11:30-2:30 local and world-class performing arts. Brunch Sunday 10:30-2 We invite you to be a part of this incredible season of theater, music, and dance. Visit the venues of Dinner Tues-Thurs 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-9:30 Richmond CenterStage—two great locations, one Bar ‘til close Tues-Sat great experience. It’s Showtime, Richmond—we hope music to see you soon! 2 East Grace Street | Richmond, VA 23219 10 (804) 648-3225 | chezfoushee.com | free parking Janet Starke Executive Director words 14 For more information about how you can support Richmond CenterStage, please visit our website at richmondcenterstage.com. Richmond CenterStage is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mis- theatre sion is to provide diverse local and world-class performing arts, transformative arts education experiences for students of all ages, and inspirational venues – all to strengthen the cultural 18 and economic vitality of Greater Richmond. It’s Showtime Richmond! 5 B-12 - Final Trim - 11.00D x 10.00W Tab-A-Zine - 12-00B C M Y K 5 Richmond Ballet company dancer Elena Bello becomes part of a mural by Richmond- based artist, Ham. Photography and Photo Illustration by Alice Blue. Design by Karnes Coffey Design dance SEPT. 16 SEPT. 21 OCT. 20 OCT. 28 In Studio: Rehearsal Viewing & Martha Graham Dance Company A Simple Space Nora Chipaumire Reception UR MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ArTS UR MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ArTS VCUDANCE RICHMOND BALLET Celebrating women choreographers and the many Australian acrobatics ensemble of seven, Gravity Additional performance on Oct. 29. Location: Richmond Ballet’s Studio Theatre different aspects of being a woman. and Other Myths, performs amazing feats to original Location: Dogtown Dance Theatre Additional performance on Sept. 22. music. Additional performance on Oct. 21. SEPT. 16 Location: Modlin Center’s Alice Jepson Theatre Location: Modlin Center’s Alice Jepson Theatre OCT. 30 Illumination Dance and Laterna OCT. 23 Dia de los Muertos Festival presents “Oceanic” SEPT. 25 LATIN BALLET OF VirgiNIA Featuring Laterna Dance Company, RVA Dance Col- POE Young People’s Choreography A Celebration of LIFE! El Dia De Los Muertos is a lective and CLAVES Unidos in a ladycentric theatri- LATIN BALLET OF VirgiNIA THE CONCERT BALLET Mexican holiday that brings communities together to cal dance adventure. Inspired by the life and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Premiere of new dance works created by young remember and celebrate loved ones who have passed. Additional performance on Sept. 17. Location: Edgar Allan Poe Museum Virginians being mentored in the Concert Ballet’s Location: Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen new program to promote the development of new Location: Dogtown Dance Theatre dance works. SEPT. 29 NOV. 4 Location: Concert Ballet Studio Space SEPT. 16 Aquarium Spanish Soul Smoke and Mirrors STArr FOSTER DANCE PrOJECT OCT. 23 LATIN BALLET OF VirgiNIA UR MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ArTS Runs through Oct. 2. The popular Flamenco Festival returns with Spanish Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound: Dance The Ricochet Project combines acrobatics, contem- Location: Grace Street Theater Soul, featuring guitarist Leah, Ana Ines King and porary dance, contortion and high-flying feats to Reimagined the Latin Ballet, with guest artists dancer Antonio ALTriA THEATRE Hidalgo Paz and percussionist Kevin Davis. examine the current state of America in the pursuit OCT. 2 of happiness. An electrifying mash-up of dance styles and musical Location: Singleton Center, VCU Additional performance on Sept. 17. Fall Gala genres is brought fully to life on stage by a dynamic company of contemporary dancers. Location: Modlin Center’s Alice Jepson Theatre CONCERT BALLET NOV. 4 “A Little Modern” - selections, all in a clearly modern vein by Virginia Choreographers, from the Concert OCT. 24 Trio SEPT. 20 Ballet’s 40 year Repertory. RICHMOND BALLET WITH RICHMOND POEMAS SYMPHONY Studio One Location: The Woman’s Club Auditorium LATIN BALLET OF VirgiNIA Three strikingly different ballets with the Richmond RICHMOND BALLET A dance theatre production inspired by the life and Symphony. A world premiere by Melissa Barak. The Moor’s OCT. 15 poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, Alfonsina Storni, Pablo Pavane (Limón/Purcell). Runs through Nov. 6. Neruda and Federico Garcia Lorca, celebrating the Runs through Sept. 25. Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus Location: Carpenter Theatre DOGTOWN PrESENTER’S SEriES love for life, passion, and dance. Runs through Oct. 22. Runs through Oct. 28. Location: Dogtown Dance Theatre Location: Swift Creek Mill Theatre 6 It’s Showtime Richmond! BROADWAY Subscriptions And Groups In Richmond Now On Sale! Discover your inner elf. –NY1 TM © WINNER! The Broadway Musical ® Photo: Joan Marcus 2013 TONY AWARD December 9 - 11, 2016 February 7 - 12, 2017 March 10 - 11, 2017 April 25 - 30, 2017 May 30 - June 4, 2017 BroadwayInRichmond.com | 804-592-3401 Weinstein JCC Patrons of the Arts People of all faiths enjoy our wide range of exciting cultural offerings and entertainment! The 2016-17 season features more than 30 events that include film, theatre, music, dance, conversation, and visual arts. Our season kicks off on October 16 with Light Wire Theatre! Visit weinsteinjcc.org or call 545.8608 for tickets and details. It’s Showtime Richmond! 7 B-12 - Final Trim - 11.00D x 10.00W Tab-A-Zine - 12-00B C M Y K 7 NOV. 19 JAN. 19 MAR. 10 APR. 6 Cambodian-American Heritage Bahia of All Colours Swan Lake An Evening of Multi-Cultural Dance Dance Troupe UR MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ArTS RussiAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE LATIN BALLET AND EZibu MuNTU AFriCAN This dance and music tradition, passed down from Brazil’s only professional folk dance company, Bale Company of 50 from Moscow, Russia. DANCE COMPANY one generation to the next, is an indelible part of Folclorico de Bahia, features 38-member troupe of Presented by UR’s Modlin Center for the Arts at the Unique culturally influenced styles and companies Cambodian culture. dancers, musicians and singers performing a reper- Carpenter Theatre will entertain and enlighten you with their excep- tional depth, variety, and diversity.