Join Us for Pre-Dance Talks!
March 14-16, 2025
Detroit Opera offers complimentary opera and dance talks one hour prior to each performance. Noted experts provide background and important information on what you will see on stage, enhancing your performance experience! Opera Talks and Dance Talks provide an insightful and entertaining preview of the works performed on stage.
Unless otherwise directed, Talks take place on the main floor of the auditorium, between aisles two and six. Click here to listen to previous Pre-Opera and Dance Talks!
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Pre-Dance Talks:
Opening Night Friday March 14, 2025 – Pre-Dance Talk @ 6:30pm
Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator for Detroit Opera, welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater guests Miranda Quinn and Isaiah Day.
Saturday March 15, 2025 – Pre-Dance Talk @ 1:30pm
Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator for Detroit Opera, welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater guests Yannick Lebrun and Chalvar Monteiro.
Saturday March 15, 2025 – Pre-Dance Talk @ 6:30pm
Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator for Detroit Opera, welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater guests Christopher R. Wilson and Kali Oliver.
Sunday March 16, 2025 – Pre-Dance Talk @ 1:30pm
Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator for Detroit Opera, welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater guests Michael Jackson Jr. and Xavier Mack.
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