TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND Announces 2022-2023 Season Featuring 10 Companies

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, in association with the AT&T Performing Arts Center, has announced its 2022:23 season featuring 10 companies, four countries and five debuts.

SURPRISING | CAPTAVATING| GRATEFUL - This season at

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND we are creating a new experience to the world of dance. We celebrate 40 years of Excellence, Dedication, and Transformation as TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, bringing innovative projects, cultural collaborations and a renewed commitment to artistic excellence. Cooperation and collaboration are the future, and we are enthusiastic about the developing collaborative Dallas cultural landscape. It's an exciting time to be active in the arts in Dallas.

This season TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND is presenting a lineup of dynamic and diverse talents from the U.S., Canada, Persia, India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. Dance is such a special art form. Charles Santos, executive director/artistic director of TITAS says, "TITAS is and foremost committed to artistic excellence, and we are thrilled, after two years of a lockdown, to be back to 10 internationally touring, stellar dance companies. 2022:23 will be a fantastic season." For four decades, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND has presented the most innovative and remarkable dance artists touring the world today. First-time audience members say "I had no idea dance was so cool, something our longtime subscribers and we have always known." Says Charles Santos.

Tickets for TITAS/DANCE UBOUND regular season performances begin at $12. Performance tickets to TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND's Command Performance (performance only) also begin at $12.

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND subscribers receive discounted pricing depending on the number of shows they purchase and season subscriptions are on sale now. TITAS subscribers subscribe to the entire season, but they do have the option to exclude any TITAS/UNFILTERED productions.

Individual tickets are available after initial subscription sales close at the end of the summer. Subscription and single tickets are all available via the AT&T Performing Arts Center's box office phone at 214-880-0202 or online at www.attpac.org/titas. The Box Office is open 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and before performances - closed Saturdays and Sundays.

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND 2022:23 SEASON

GIBNEY DANCE (USA) (Texas Debut)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

September 30/October 01, 2022 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

Exciting, diverse choreography and stellar dancers, Gibney Dance is not to be missed! Gina Gibney is a powerhouse in the New York dance scene, and has a fabulous dance center critical to the dance world. Gibney Company is a commission based, repertory company which received a $2 million gift to support the transformation of the touring company.

Gibney Dance has emerged in the touring world with an extraordinary company of dancers with a stunning roster of world-famous choreographers making new works for the company. In such a time of re-emergence and reinvention, Gibney Dance has burst onto the scene as an artistic force to be reckoned with. TITAS/Dance Unbound is thrilled to present Gibney Dance in their Texas Debut, don't miss, Gibney Dance, Friday and Saturday, September 30/October 1, 2022 at the Moody Performance Hall.

NRITYAGRAM ENSEMBLE in collaboration with THE CHITRASENA DANCE COMPANY (India/Sri Lanka)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

October 28/29, 2022 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

NRITYAGRAM ENSEMBLE in collaboration with THE CHITRASENA DANCE COMPANY (India/Sri Lanka) is a stunning partnership that celebrates centuries of rich Indian and Sri Lankan cultures. These artists are dedicated to the practice and nurturing of 2,000-year rich art forms. Though steeped in, and dedicated to ancient practices, these artists are committed to carrying Indian and Sri Lankan dance into the twenty-first century. Āhuti is stunningly rich and powerful blending of Odissi and Kandyan dance forms. Performed with live music, Āhuti, meaning Offering, promises to be an evening that transports the audience into the rich, colorful and exotic South Asian cultures.

Don't miss, NRITYAGRAM ENSEMBLE in collaboration with THE CHITRASENA DANCE COMPANY, Friday and Saturday, October 28/29, 2022 at the Moody Performance Hall.

BODYTRAFFIC (USA)

8 p.m. Friday

November 11, 2022 (1 show)

Winspear Opera House

Like a breadth of "creative fresh air," BODYTRAFFIC returns to Dallas with a compelling style that reflects the "invention, attitude, and urban edge" (The Boston Globe) of its Los Angeles home. An evening of compelling works that embody the company's energy, sophistication, and sheer joy for dance. This program features a new work by the collaborative team of Baye & Asa, fusing intricate patterns of rhythm and form along with Alejandro Cerrudo's PACOPEPEPLUTO, featuring three dancers who move to the classic voice of Dean Martin with utter abandon. These works, and so much more, makes this a truly exciting, spell-binding evening of dance.

ONE NIGHT ONLY, A MUST SEE!!! TITAS is thrilled to welcome back BODYTRAFFIC to Dallas, Friday, November 11, 2022 at the Winspear Opera House.

Hamid Rahmanian'S SONG OF THE NORTH (USA/Persia) (Texas Debut)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

January 13/14, 2023 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

A magical evening of large-scale shadow puppetry that transports the audience into ancient worlds full of color, history and stunning imagery. An inspirational epic, from ancient Persia, comes to life in this stunning multi-disciplinary performance created through shadow puppetry, projected animation, music, movement, and theater. 483 handmade puppets are used to tell the story of Manijeh, a courageous heroine who uses her strengths and determination to rescue her beloved and help prevent a war. Adapted from the Book of Kings (Shahnameh), a historical and cultural touchstone that is a national treasure in Iran, Song of the North challenges the art of storytelling. A one-of-a-kind multimedia experience that celebrates culture, collaboration, experimentation, and unity.

Storytelling at its best, this is a very special TITAS presentation. Wonderful for the entire family, don't miss Hamid Rahmanian's Song of The North, Friday and Saturday, January 13 & 14, 2023, Moody Performance Hall.

TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY (USA) (Dallas Debut)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

March 03/04, 2023 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

Another Dallas Debut! Always more than one expects, Irish Step Dancing is fusion of Ireland's vibrant and longstanding dance-form. Adding elements of American innovation, Trinity Irish Dance Company dazzles audiences around the globe with its hard-driving percussive power, aerial grace and lightning-fast agility. Minutes into watching the awe-inspiring precision of its dancers and musicians, TIDC expands whatever notions you may have about Irish dance...revealing its limitless possibilities. It's everything you expect, but like nothing you'd imagine!

Exciting to watch and wonder at the speed of their footwork, Trinity Irish is Not to Be Missed!

ALAN LAKE FACTORI(E) (Canada) (U.S. Debut)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

March 17/18, 2023 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

[Part of the TITAS/UNFILTERED Series]

Bold, outrageous, and shocking, Le cri des méduses, is a perfect fit for our new TITAS/UNFILTERED series. Alan Lake has created a work poised between fable and allegory. Le cri des méduses, a polymorphic choreographic work- enriched with visual art and video - reinforces Alan Lake's status as a significant Canadian artist. Starting from Théodore Géricault's painting, The Raft of the Medusa, he proposes a vision of a humanity adrift. A physical dance like a pagan ritual, jostled by images of a powerful scenography, Le cri des méduses both promises and delivers a startling artistic shock.

Such a surprising and stunning work, Le cri des méduses, is the definition of what TITAS/UNFILTERED was designed to celebrate!

GREG MAQOMA'S VUYANI DANCE THEATRE (South Africa) (Texas Debut)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

April 07/08, 2023 (2 shows)

Moody Performance Hall

The music of Ravel's Bolero using South African a cappella voices as a musical device to create the incredibly powerful score. A cathartic, yet uplift and remarkable, work, CION: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero is a hauntingly beautiful and moving exploration of grief, struggle and relief. A requiem that awakens the connection to the departed souls. Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Boléro, draws inspiration from creations by two artists: the character Toloki in South African author Zakes Mda's novels Cion and Ways of Dying and music from French composer Maurice Ravel's Boléro.

Spectacular, surprising, moving and powerfully cathartic, Cion; Requiem of Ravel's Boléro is absolutely Not-To-Be-Missed!!!

Alvin Ailey AMERICAN DANCE THEATER (USA)

8 p.m. Friday/Saturday

May 05/06, 2023 (3 shows)

The Music Hall at Fair Park

When Alvin Ailey and a small group of African-American dancers took the stage on March 30, 1958 at New York City's 92nd Street Y, the engagement was for one night only, but it turned out to be the start of a new era in the arts. 60 years later, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues its reign as an American "cultural ambassador to the world"-having performed live for an estimated 25 million people in 48 states, 71 countries, and six continents. The gifted and gorgeous Ailey dancers infuse energy and emotion to classics and new works alike. Guided by the visionary artistic director Robert Battle, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater remains the nation's leading modern dance company.

As always, we welcome Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater back to Dallas!

BALLET BC (Canada)

8 p.m. Friday

June 09, 2023 (1 show, possible second show)

Winspear Opera House

Bold, innovative and uniquely great, Ballet British Columbia is an internationally acclaimed Canadian contemporary dance company. Returning to Dallas as an absolute TITAS Favorite, we are thrilled to have Ballet BC's incredible dancers and repertory back on our stages. It rare to find a company where just everything works; vision, dancers, repertory, Ballet BC is thrilling to experience. The program includes, Crystal Pite's wildly successful The Statement and work by Medhi Walerski and Marco Greco.

Dance simply doesn't get any better than this! Join us on June 9th, 2023, ONE NIGHT ONLY.

COMMAND PERFORMANCE (Special Event)

7 p.m. Saturday

May 06, 2023

Winspear Opera House

"A mix of classical and modern dance... Awe-inspiring, powerful and dazzling." - The Dallas Morning News

Jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring, Command Performance always delivers one of the most exciting performances of the year. Dynamic and unforgettable, this is world-class dance!

Artists from leading companies light up the stage with spectacular and surprising performances. It is the pyrotechnics of dance-the most exciting, innovative and beautiful works being performed today. Command Performance also features TITAS-commissioned works created specifically for this gala performance. Works by some of the world's leading choreographers such as Twyla Tharp,

Dwight Rhoden, Jessica Lang, Mia Michaels, Sonya Tayeh, Bridget L. Moore, and WANG Yuanyuan. Truly, a not-to-be-missed event!

PILOBOLUS IN THE GARDEN (USA) (Special Event)

(Exact Time and Dates TBA)

Nasher Sculpture Center Garden

PILOBOLUS IN THE GARDEN is a TITAS-commissioned outdoor site-specific project created in collaboration with the world-renowned dance company Pilobolus, Nasher Sculpture Center, the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Arts District, and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts faculty and students.

This magical work, celebrates the sculpture garden, and the creative energy of cultural collaboration. PILOBOLUS works with the student dancers to discover their unique artistic voices both individually and collectively. This celebratory work premiered in summer 2021 as one of first projects as we slowly emerged from the COVID lockdown. This highly anticipated recreation is a NOT TO BE MISSED walking performance in the Nasher Garden.

Nine Regular Season Shows, Two Special Events, and a spectacular season of innovative and awe-inspiring performances!

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