Performances

September 12 – 13, 2014 Winspear Opera House

Alchemia is based on building, and effectively proving, theories around alchemy as an art form, and then demonstrating them through interpretive dance. Alchemy, by definition, can be anything. MOMIX is alchemy.” Moses Pendleton

Invention and Innovation barely begin to define the creativity that is MOMIX. More than any other company, MOMIX reinvents themselves with every new work. Alchemia, MOMIX’s newest work, is no exception and again redefines modern dance. “Dance-illusionist,” MOMIX conjures a magical and surrealistic world using light, shadow, props and the human body.

Spectacular, breath-taking and awe-inspiring – MOMIX’s Alchemia promises to be another unforgettable TITAS experience.

Youssou N’Dour and The Super Etoile is Africa’s most popular live band. N’Dour is a singer endowed with remarkable range and poise. The New York Times described his voice as an “arresting tenor, a supple weapon deployed with prophetic authority.” N’Dour absorbs the entire Senegalese musical spectrum in his work. Named “African Artist of the Century” by the England’s Folk Roots, N’Dour and his band, The Super Etoile, has made his musical style “Mbalax” famous throughout the world. The Village Voice’s Robert Christgau, dean of American rock critics, has boldly called N’Dour “the world’s greatest pop vocalist” and finds him “the one African moving inexorably toward the world-pop fusion everyone else theorizes about.” Peter Gabriel has proclaimed N’Dour simply as “one of the best alive.” It goes without saying Youssou N’Dour is a great addition to the international artists TITAS Presents brings to Dallas.

“The final duet…was remarkable, mirroring almost every possible emotion the two characters might have felt, from love, of course, to anger to maternal dependency to death…”

“Donald Byrd’s Love…is magnificent… an ever-shifting tableau of connections, dissolutions, stirrings, recognitions, yearnings and submissions…The result is a work of stunning beauty.”

One of the dance world’s most important contemporary choreographers, TITAS Presents is thrilled to bring Donald Byrd’s new company into our new season. Beautiful dancers, well trained, and intricate, subtle choreography makes Spectrum Dance a stunning addition to the season.

“Brian Brooks Moving Company is a perpetual motion machine…Yes to virtuosity with edge.”

“Brooks loves to shatter conventional notions of the human capacity for strength and endurance.”

“He shows us that what is simple can be miraculous…I think that is choreographic genius.”

Recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, Brian Brooks has become a force to be reckoned with on the international dance landscape. Innovative, risky and wildly imaginative, Brian Brooks Moving Company is a breath of fresh air in the dance world. Whether in New York’s famed Joyce Theater or the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Brian Brooks has established himself as one of the most interesting dance makers in New York. TITAS Presents is thrilled to present their Texas debut in our season.

Profound, soulful and absolutely moving, Ron Brown’s choreography is to be experienced not watched. His stories and movement express traditional themes of community, ritual and collective experience. In Brown’s words, he wants his work to represent “all the information that has gone into us – the stories, the history. It is really the human experience.” Ron Brown’s brilliant choreography, Grace, was recently seen in Dallas with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. Ronald K Brown/Evidence returns to Dallas with an evening of dance celebrating the music of Stevie Wonder.

“Maya Beiser has striking, powerful presence… she is an exceptional cellist… A virtuoso. Her deeptoned, concentrated playing can always be counted on to enhance the mystical effect of whatever she performs.”

“Sensual…with rock-star magnetism… It was an important night!”

“She is hip, adventuresome and, yes, talented….Her playing is astonishing —amazingly rich, evocative and remarkably beautiful.”

“With virtuoso chops, rock-star charisma and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness, Maya Beiser is the post-modern diva of the cello.”

Maya Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire and relentless quest to redefine her instrument’s boundaries. Maya has created new repertoire for the cello, commissioning many works written for her by and collaborating with composers such as Tan Dun, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Steve Reich, David Lang, Louis Andriessen, and Mark O’Connor. Maya makes her Dallas Debut with TITAS Presents, and is sure to become an instant favorite with the TITAS Presents audience.

In Dallas, Maya will feature her new evening, All Vows. Inspired by the Jewish tradition of atoning for one’s sins by asking God for forgiveness, her new program, All Vows, goes to that juncture where spiritual and traditional culture meet contemporary, urban and popular culture. With Maya on cello, accompanied by bass and drums, the first half is a reflection of what excites her musically from the rock and indie pop world. Works include new commissions as well as arrangements of songs by Nirvana and Led Zeppelin among others which will be released next year on an album called Uncovered. In contrast, the second half is a meditation on the more spiritual world that fortifies her. These works will feature original films by acclaimed artist Bill Morrison who uses archival footage, chemical process and animation to create stunning visual tapestries.

“World class: exacting choreography. Elegance, power, beauty with the thrill of danger, a special way of dancing…”

“Heim puts his feel for props, his knack for kinetic drama and his taste for danger in the service of a metaphor, and the result is dazzling.”

“Fearless performers…brilliant at making precisely coordinated feats look improvisational, even reckless.”

Absolutely architecture in motion, Diavolo, known for large interactive sets and stunning acrobatics, returns to Dallas with the final work, Fluid Infinities, of a trilogy of works. Over the years, TITAS Presents has presented all the works of this trilogy. Known for large interactive sets and stunning acrobatics, Diavolo is always a TITAS Presents favorite. Daring and ground-breaking, Diavolo goes where no other company dares. This highly anticipated return engagement is sure to sell out.

“They attack the audience and stage like gangbusters.”

“It does not take long to see why [Parsons Dance] is one of the hottest tickets in contemporary American dance.”

Exuberant, Virtuosic, Sexy barely begin to describe the Parsons Dance Experience. An exciting American modern dance company, their bold, athletic, exuberant personality and joyous movement style has solidified them as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Always a TITAS Presents favorite, their stunning works, like Parsons’ iconic Caught, exemplifies this company’s innovation and huge audience appeal. We welcome them back to Dallas!

Note: Please note that a strobe light will be used during this performance.

Parsons Dance is an internationally renowned contemporary dance company based in New York City. Under the artistic direction of David Parsons, the company presents uplifting, family-friendly contemporary dance to audiences around the world.

Parsons Dance is a company of 8 full-time dancers and maintains a repertory of more than 70 works by David Parsons, as well as commissions by emerging choreographers and collaborations with some of the greatest artists of our time, including Steely Dan, Dave Matthews, Michael Gordon, Milton Nascimento, William Ivey Long, Annie Leibovitz, Donna Karan and Alex Katz, among many others.

“Thierry Malandain, choreographer of Ballet Biarritz, is a paradoxical artist. Scholar creator who knows music and ballet history by heart, he composes a wordless dance. He’s the spring from where the movement runs out.”

Malandain Ballet Biarritz is one of the most important companies on the French choreographic landscape and has forged a solid reputation around the world. A visionary if there ever was once, Malandain has taken hold of this ballet monument, Cinderella, score by Prokofiev, to provide us with a very fresh personal vision of the story ballet. Flowing, brilliant, ethereal, sometimes gossamery, often inventive and always spiritual choreography, the remarkable dancers of Ballet Biarritz brilliantly Malandain’s magical and inventive vision of this ballet classic. TITAS Presents is thrilled to present this full length ballet in the beautiful Dallas City Performance Hall.

Alastair Macaulay, of The New York Times stated that Ballet West, First Soloist, Rex Tilton “may well be one of the most versatile young male dancers in America.”

From Balanchine to Bournonville and Petipa to Tharp, Ballet West boasts a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists and an American style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive and unexpected as the Rocky Mountain region it represents. Ballet West has toured the world several times over presenting the very best in American classical ballet. A company of gifted dancers, the company gained instant fame as the focus of the reality TV series Breaking Pointe. Ballet West’s dancers have become household names across the country. TITAS Presents is thrilled to debut this remarkable company of stunning dancers in our 2014/2015 Season.

For Orchestra and Cree Box Circle seating or gala tickets, please call TITAS Presents directly at 214-978-2855.

“…mesmerized the sold-out house with Superb Performances”
Marilee Vergati, Dallas Dance Examiner

“Ballet was stripped down to its rawest form…contemporary and progressive movements.”
Danielle Georgiou, Art & Seek

“A mix of classical and modern dance…awe inspring, powerful and dazzling.”
The Dallas Morning News

Remarkable and breath-taking, Command Performance is the definitive Dance Event of the Year. From classic pas de deux to amazing contemporary works, TITAS Presents’ annual gala is simply not to be missed. Dancers include Yuan Yuan Tan (San Francisco Ballet), Clifford Williams, MOMIX, and special guest Lil Buck, remaining cast yet to be announced.

Command Performance has also become a platform for newly commissioned works by some of the dance world’s brightest stars such as Dwight Rhoden, Mia Michaels, Jessica Lang and Twyla Tharp.

Year after year, Command Performance brings thrilled audiences to their feet with one of the most dynamic and unforgettable evenings of truly “world-class” dance