Chloe Shader, Jessica Markiewicz, Melissa Lineburg, Amanda Willingham. Photo by Jen Lowe.
Forget flowers. Chocolate can wait until Christmas. For this Mother’s Day, treat your mom to the ballet, and we promise she will enjoy a live performance. No better place to watch a delightful live ballet program is the Chrysalis at Merriweather Park on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, at 2 p.m. “Ballet Boutique: A Mother’s Day Dance Celebration” features the Misako Ballet Company, directed by Misako Aoki who knows how to put on a beautiful ballet program.
Spring is the time of year to showcase young dancers who have been rehearsing ballets ever since the virtual “Nutcracker” season ended. Sunday’s program offers a glimpse at pure, classical training under the tutelage of Japanese-born, European-trained Misako Aoki who once danced with Rudolf Nureyev.
Indicative of shared weird times, Eugene’s National Dance Week will bring performances downtown, a rare instance after more than a year of silence. The long pause does not mean that dancers have been idle, though.
“I was thinking I probably would get a lot of ‘nos’ because it s been COVID and no one s been creating new work,” Eugene Culture Services downtown programs coordinator Jana Meszaros said. “What I found is that nobody stopped in the dance community. Everyone s been finding ways to continue to share their craft.”
Eugene Cultural Services will celebrate its third annual National Dance Week from Friday, April 16 through Sunday, April 25. As Oregon’s only city-wide National Dance Week celebration, vibrant events will activate spaces in and around downtown for cultural enthusiasts of all ages with free participatory tutorials, innovative performances and virtual content.
Feb 9, 2021 SARANAC LAKE BluSeed Studios seeks entries for an open call art exhibit titled “La Dansa,” which will be on display in the gallery space from March 12 to April 25. “La Dansa” is a celebration of dance and movement. This show is open to all ages. BluSeed will accept 50 two-dimensional works and 15 sculptures on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be an accompanying celebration during National Dance Week, April 16 to 25, which will include free dance classes and performances around the Saranac Lake area. (More information to be announced.) Artwork can be hand-delivered or shipped to BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar St.,from Friday to Sunday, March 5 to 7, between noon and 6 p.m. Participation fees are $15 for an artist ages 18 and up, $10 per artist age 11 to 17 and $5 for those age 10 and under.