It’s time to purchase your subscriptions to UA Presents!
UA Presents is a a division of the University of Arizona, bringing the performing arts to Tucson on the university campus at Centennial Hall. The new performance season starts in late September, with 45 amazing performances and events. Buy tickets to 4 performances for 10% off, or to 8 performance for 20% off the regular ticket price.
As a dancer, I’m biased toward dance performances. Here’s what caught my eye:
Martha Graham. That’s really enough said, right there. The Martha Graham Dance company is coming to Tucson. I got to that page in the schedule announcement and I think I stopped breathing for several seconds. True, I’m more of a ballerina than a modern dancer, but Martha Graham… her work transcends.
The St. Petersburg Ballet showcases ”Giselle,” one of the most traditional and romantic full-length ballets. Undying love, death, betrayal: it’s all in Giselle.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago promises a reprisal of the original choreography that brought the company into the public eye, on a 30th anniversary tour.
Parsons Dance is a modern dance company of only 10 full time dancers, but they’re so athletic and full of energy and joy, you can’t resist them.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all-male troupe who puts a comedic twist on the traditions and culture of formal ballet. These men are incredibly technically adept, I’m torn between laughing at the antics and being amazed by their skill.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, reproducing the original set design, historic costumes, and choreography from the Savoy stage production of 1884, performed by the Carl Rosa Company of Britain, with a live orchestra. I’ve heard some of the music from The Mikado, but have never seen a full Gilbert and Sullivan production. I’m terribly excited, not only to see a full length opera, but to see it recreated as the original.
It should be a fabulous season, so go out there and buy the good seats early!
