DALLAS OBSERVER • KALEIDOSCOPE 13 Spring into the Arts From Back to the Future: The Musical to Rachmaninoff, Dallas’ musical stages have something for everyone this spring: The best upcoming operas, concerts and musicals. BY JULIANNA CHEN D allas is home to world-class performing arts talent, where locals (and visitors) seeking cultural events can find everything from ballet to Broadway musicals on a stage around the city. Between dedicated institutions such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and an array of independent playhouses with original productions, the vast number of options for an evening out can feel overwhelming, so we’ve created a guide to the best upcom- ing events across dance, opera, theater and classical music events in Dallas coming this spring. Dance Texas Ballet Theatre, International Woman Feb. 28–March 2 Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. The four segments of this performance encompass themes rang- ing from modern-day connections in a fast-paced world, to a com- memoration of 9/11. Experience choreography talents old and new from the legendary Martha Graham’s “Maple Leaf Rag” to Australian choreographer Natalie Weir’s “Jabula,” with a combination of choral, percussion and traditional African music. Tickets start at $20. Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dancing Beyond Borders 7:30 p.m. March 8 Charles W. Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson Come ready to enjoy a night of contemporary works including Ty- rone C. Walker’s “Prototype,” Floyd McLean, Jr.’s “High Society” and more performed by DBDT: Encore! Founded in 2000, DBDT: Encore! is the professional training company for Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Tickets are not yet available for purchase, and streaming options are available for those who’d prefer to watch from home. Ballet North Texas, Don Quixote April 11–13 Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Based on Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel, this romantic ballet takes the audience through the Spanish countryside alongside the chivalrous Don Quixote. Under artistic director Nicolina Lawson, this staging features all-new costumes and sets designed by Dallas artists. Additionally, a special sensory-friendly performance will take place April 12. Purchase tickets (starting at $20) through AT&T Performing Arts Center. TITAS/Dance Unbound, Whim W’him 8 p.m. April 11 Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. In keeping with its mission to commission extraordinary perfor- mances from around the world, TITAS welcomes award-winning Se- attle-based dance company Whim W’him to Dallas. Established in 2009, Whim W’him is led by founder and artistic director Olivier Wev- ers, former Pacific Northwest ballet principal dancer and choreogra- pher. Tickets start at $45 at attpac.org. Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Rising Excellence 7:30 p.m. April 25–26 Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Celebrate the end of DBDT’s 25th anniversary season with this showcase from DBDT: Encore! the next generation of dance talent in Dallas. The company will return home to the Arts District’s Moody Hall for this final performance. Tickets start at $25, through AT&T Performing Arts Center. Texas Ballet Theatre, Giselle May 16–18 Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. TBT artistic director Tim O’Keefe presents his interpretation of the tragic-yet-romantic tale of Giselle, who dies of heartbreak and enters into a sisterhood of unmarried ghosts of women betrayed by their lovers. Though these ghosts get their revenge by dancing men to their deaths, Giselle saves her beloved Albrecht from their grasp. Pur- chase tickets through Texas Ballet Theatre. Opera Puccini’s La bohème Feb. 28, March 2, March 5, March 8–9 Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. La bohème returns to the Dallas Opera with Uzbekistan-born tenor Bekhzod Davronov in his Dallas debut as Rodolfo alongside American lyric soprano Sylvia D’Eramo as Mimì. Watch their relation- ship and bohemian lifestyle unfold in Paris’ Latin Quarter and end in tragedy. Tickets start at $19 at dallasopera.org. Boho-chic: La bohème The DSO is bringing Motown to our town. Dallas Symphony Orchestra/Sylvia Elzafon Dallas Opera/Karen Almond
