Trying to balance guests, out of town visits, to-do lists and your sanity? Don’t let the holiday season get you out of step. The Glass City is full of performances, exhibits and more to fill up your dance card.
View the works inspired by dance during The Toledo Museum of Art’s two visual art exhibitions before they take a bow in early January.
Explore the art history of movement, emotion and expression displayed during In Motion: Dance and Performance in Art before the Works on Paper Gallery exhibit closes on Monday, January 3.
If you have not yet seen the exhibit, catch the lauded and loved Degas and the Dance exhibition before it closes Sunday, January 10. This major exhibition has drawn large crowds to view Edgar Degas’ musings on the ballerina, with works on paper and sculptures on display. Degas and the Dance also celebrates The Toledo Ballet’s 75th anniversary of The Nutcracker by offering a glimpse at the company’s rich legacy through costumes, photographs, props and other memorabilia from the production.
Upcoming: The Detroit Institute of Art will open an exhibition surveying representations of dance and culture in American life in culture with Dance: American Art, 1830-1960 on Sunday, March 20, 2016.
Bring your sketchbook, a pencil and draw a local dancer during the TMA’s Drawing the the Galleries, from 7-9pm on Thursday, December 17 and from 1-3pm on December 26, 27, 29-31.
The Toledo Ballet will also host Open Rehearsals on the specially-built stage in the Degas and the Dance exhibit to offer a behind-the-scenes peek from 6:45-8:30pm on Friday, December 18 and Friday, January 1.
See multicultural styles of dance from Saturday, December 26 through Sunday, January 3 at the TMA during their annual winter celebration, The Great Art Escape, which honors dance as this year’s theme.
All performances are free and are at the 2pm in the Peristyle, unless noted differently.
Saturday, 12.26: Ardan Academy of Irish Dance
Sunday, 12.27: El Corazon de Mexico Ballet Folkloric
Thursday, 12.31: Aegela Centers for Middle Eastern Dance
Friday, 1.1: Aha! Indian Dance
6:30-8:30pm Friday, 1.1: Waltzing with music by The Antivillains (Great Gallery)
Saturday, 1.2: Toledo Jazz Orchestra with Swing Dancers
Sunday, 1.3: Toledo Ballet presents a new production, Awkward Girl: A Journey through Degas
Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.corg
The Moscow Festival Ballet will stop in town on Thursday, January 7 for a 7:30pm performance of Swan Lake at The Valentine Theatre. The classic ballet will be performed in full 4 Acts.
$38-$58. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St. 419-242-2787. valentinetheatre.com
