Dance productions, ballet, modern and contemporary in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hil and Cary.
The 85th season will be in and around downtown Durham June 14 to July 21. Details to be announced this spring.
▪ Rainbow Dance Company Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. March 2 and 2 p.m. March 3. Cary Academy, 1500 N. Harrison Ave., Cary.
▪ “Boléro,” March 8-25, Fletcher Opera Theater
▪ “Serenade,” April 26-29, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
▪ “Sleeping Beauty,” May 17-20, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
▪ Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan presents “Formosa,” 7:30 p.m. March 6.
▪ Nederlands Dans Theater, 7:30 p.m. March 28 and 29.
▪ Dance Theatre of Harlem, 8 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets start at $37.48.
▪ Spring Works. 7 p.m. March 16; 2 and 7 p.m. March 17. $12.50 to $20
▪ Spring Recital, May 11-12, Wakefield High School, 2200 Wakefield Pines Dr, Raleigh.
▪ Dance Heginbotham & Maira Kalman presents “The Principles of Uncertainty.” 8 p.m. March 23 and 24. Tickets are $32 and $38 with discounts for students and 30 and younger.
▪ An Evening of Dance with Cara Hagan and Paideia. March 2 and 3. Venue TBD.
▪ Ginger Wagg: Frivolous Artist. March 25-26,29-31. The Fruit, 305 S. Dillart St., Durham.
▪ Ramya Kapadia: Vande Mataram. April. Venue TBD.
▪ “Real.live.people: Again, but this time with feeling.” June 7-10.
▪ “Maks, Val & Peta Live On Tour: Confidential,” 7:30 p.m. March 22. Tickets start at $45.
▪ Cirque D’Or: Acrobatics, contortionists, aerial artists. 3 and 8 p.m. March 3. Fletcher Opera Theater. $35 and up.
▪ La Fille Mal Gardée, a ballet appropriate for the family, is presented May 12 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Cary Academy, 1500 N. Harrison Ave., Cary. Tickets go on sale April 2 at tututix.com/ibacary.
▪ “Geektastic!” The professional bellydance troupe with a focus on performing geek-themed acts presents performances that pay homage to Lord of the Rings, Zelda, Star Wars and more. 7 p.m. May 5. PSI Theatre, 120 Morris St., Durham. $16 in advance and $20 at the door. geekbellydancers.com/geektasticstore/
▪ DanceWorks, shows April 27 and 29. Times vary.
▪ Panoramic Dance Project Concert, Stewart Theatre. March 22-23,8 p.m. $12
▪ NCSU Dance Company Concert, Stewart Theatre. April 12-13,8 p.m. $14
▪ The Living Word Project: /peh-LO-tah/: Writer/performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph weaves together spoken word, contemporary movement and hip-hop. He pairs soccer with performance. 8 p.m. March 28. Stewart Theatre. $26-$31
▪ Spring repertoire, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. April 20. Call or email for tickets.
▪ Durham Renaissance II at Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, June 10 at 4:15 p.m. $18.919-560-3030 or empowerdancestudio.com/recital
▪ A world premiere collaboration between ShaLeigh Dance Works and Elizabeth Corbett, PSI Theatre, 120 Morris St., Durham. June 15-16. Tickets available May 1.919-560-ARTS or artful.ly/shaleigh-dance-works .
▪ OM grown dancers, a contemporary dance company, has its Season 2 world premiere of “ALKHAWF: The Fear” Feb. 23-25 at The Fruit, 305 S. Dillart St., Durham. $22, or $15 for students. Tickets through eventbrite.
