Connecticut-based (and beyond) dance and theater companies are on the move this summer.
The Evjen Academy of Performing Arts Studio Showcase, offering “a spectrum of dance styles” June 3 and 4 at The Bushnell. bushnell.org.
The Dance Extension’s “Once Upon a Dance,” presenting choreographic interpretations of famous books and fairy tales 2 p.m. June 5 at the Garde Arts Center in New London. 860-444-7373, gardearts.org.
Connecticut Ballet, led by Brett Raphael, will once again bring dance into city parks through its Summer Dance Caravan series. Locations, ticket prices and other details are yet to be announced. Watch for news at connecticutballet.org.
They Can Do That: “A Chorus Line,” that singular sensation from 1975, is a survival tale about those who’ve struggled for the chance to dance in a Broadway show. Songs include “Dance: Ten; Looks: Three,” “At the Ballet,” “I Hope I Get It” and, of course, “What I Did for Love.” Playhouse on Park in West Hartford says that this is the biggest show the company has yet produced. Co-directed by the Playhouse’s co-Artistic Directors Sean Harris and Darlene Zoller (shown here with the theater’s Executive Director Tracy Flater) and choreographed by Zoller, it plays June 15 through July 31. 860-523-5900, playhouseonpark.org.
RUBBERBANDance: Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts presents the RUBBERBANDance Group from Montreal on July 21 at 8 p.m. The troupe, which blends balletic precision with hip-hop rhythms, performs the U.S. premiere of “Vic’s Mix,” a sampling of works created for RUBBERBANDance by co-Artistic Director Victor Quijada. wesleyan.edu/cfa/events.
Abraham.In.Motion: The International Festival of Arts & Ideas last hosted dancer and choreographer Kyle Abraham and his Abraham.In.Motion company in 2012, performing his semi-autobiographical Pittsburgh-based work “The Radio Show.” A year later, Abraham won a McArthur “genius” grant. Abraham continues to create lively, socially conscious dance performances. Abraham.In.Motion brings its “Live Music Program” to A&I June 14 to16. artidea.org.
