Dance Film Series 2023-24
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 payable at the door to offset the cost of refreshments and beverages. For more information, call 313.237.3251.
You may gain access to the Ford Center for Learning by entering the building via the secure small awning door on the Broadway Street side of the building. Please push the buzzer and inform security that you are there for the Dance Films and they will unlock the door. Take the elevator to the 6th floor. Please have your $10 donation ready.
Enjoy dance films, refreshments and discussion!
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Dance Film Series 2023-2024 Season Schedule
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 7:00pm
Paris Opera Ballet & Dance Theatre of Harlem
Etudes
Choreography: Harald Lander
Music: Carl Czerny: orchestrated by Knudage Riisager
Paris Opera Ballet
Creole Giselle: Act I
Original choreography by Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot
Restaged for Dance Theatre of Harlem by Fred Franklin
Music: Adolphe Adam
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 7:00pm
The Royal Ballet
Like Water For Chocolate
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Joby Talbot
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 7:00pm
The Scottish Ballet
The Snow Queen: A Glittering Winter Tale
Choreography: Christopher Hampson
Music: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:00pm
Dancers of Ballet Preljocaj & Ballet de l'Opera National de Bordeaux
Mythologies
Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj
Music: Thomas Bangalter
**please note, this program contains nudity
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 7:00pm
Ural Opera Ballet
Paquita : a new version halfway between classical and modern
Choreography: Sergei Vikharev after Marius Petipta
Music: Ludwig Minkus, recomposed by Yuri Krasavin
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 7:00pm
Filmed Live From London
Songs and Dances from the Musicals: An American in Paris, Anything Goes, 42nd Street
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:00pm
The Royal Ballet
Sylvia
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Léo Delibes