Événement

Classical with a Japanese Twist

This concert will feature "Japanese Rhymes and Songs" and "The Four Seasons" choreographed and directed by Artistic Director, Misako Aoki-Oda. The program will include variations from Carmen, Le Corsaire, Paquita and the ballet Pas de Quatre. Additionally we will present "How We Play" choreographed by Howard County's Eva Anderson who directed the longest running dance company in our county's history, the Eva Anderson Dancers. The Washington Toho Koto Society will provide a musical interlude.

This concert will include guest performances by hip hop dancers Danielle Sten and Lance Guillermo of "On the DL" who will perform "The Encounter". We also welcome the Nona Lee Dance Theater, a newly formed troupe directed by Angel Chinn, who will perform "Pluto".
"Classical with a Japanese Twist" features company dancers Carey Ballinger, Genevieve Ellis-Williams, Melissa Lineburg, Jessica Markiewicz, Emily Runkle, Amy Scaringe and Amanda Wade.

Please join us for this concert on Sunday, February 12th at 2:00 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theater at Wilde Lake High School, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia, MD 21044. Ticket prices are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and students; and $6 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased through this site or at the door.

This is a family friendly concert but it is not specifically geared towards very young children (3 and under). If you are looking for an event created with young children in mind, please try our Free Studio Concerts or Library programs since these events have shorter running times and include audience participation.

Misako Ballet Company is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities.

Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.