Ross Stretton bows out - News - quits contract with Royal Ballet - Calendar

Dance Magazine, Dec, 2002 by Allan Ulrich

* Dec 1-3, Festival Ballet Company, Clayton County Schools Performing Arts Center, 2530 Mt Zion Pkwy, 404/366-3494

McDonough

* Dec 14, Festival Ballet Company, Henry County Performing Arts Center, 37 Lemon St, 770/507-2775, 770/507-9182

Illinois

Chicago

* Dec 6-22, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Congress Pkwy, 312/922-4046, 312/902-1500, www.auditoriumtheatre.org

* 18-22, Joel Hall Dancers, Beverly Art Center of Chicago, 2153 W 11th St, 773/293-0900

Libertyville

* Dec 7-15, Dancenter North, Libertyville High School Butler Auditorium, 708 W Park Ave, 847/367-7970

Peoria

* Dec 20-21, Illinois Ballet, Dingledine Music Center, Bradley Univ, Institute & Barker Aves, 309/677-2650

University Park

* Dec 14, Salt Creek Ballet, Center for Performing Arts, Governors State Univ, Governors Hwy & Stuenkel Rd, 708/235-2222

Urbana

* Dec 14-15, Butler Ballet, Krannert Center, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 500 S Goodwin Ave, 800/527-2849, www.krannertcenter.com

Indiana

Fort Wayne

* Dec 6-8, 13-15, Fort Wayne Ballet, Performing Arts Center, 303 E Main St, 260/424-6574, 260/424-2789

Indianapolis

* Dec 6-8, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville Rd, 317/940-6555

* Dec 19-22, Ballet Internationale, Murat Centre, 510 New Jersey St, 317/231-0000

* Dec 20-22, Dance Kaleidoscope, Pike Performing Arts Center

Iowa

Waverly

* Dec 9, Moscow Ballet, Neumann Auditorium, Wartburg College, 222 9th St NW, 319/352-8286

Kansas

Lawrence

Dec 10-11, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, Lied Center, Univ of Kansas, W Campus, 1600 Stewart Dr, 785/8642787, www.ukans.edu/~lied

Kentucky

Lexington

* Dec 13-22, Lexington Ballet, Opera House, 401 Short, 859/233-3925

Louisville

* Dec 18-28, Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Center for the Arts, 501 W Main St, 502/562-0152

Paducah

* Dec 17-18, Moscow Ballet, Four Rivers Center, 417 S 4th St, 270/443-9932

Maine

Augusta

* Dec 17, Moscow Ballet, Augusta Civic Center, Community Dr, 207/626-2400

Maryland

Annapolis

* Dec 7-8, 14-15, Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St, 410/263-5544

Baltimore

* Dec 20-22, Moscow Ballet, Morris A Mechanic Theatre, 25 Hopkins Plaza, 410/752-1200

College Park

Dec 6-7, Univ of Maryland Dance Department Graduates, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Univ of Maryland, Rt 193 & Stadium Dr, 301/405-7847

Hagerstown

* Dec 23, Moscow Ballet, Maryland Theater, 21 S Potomac St, 301/790-3500

Rockville

* Through Dec 1, 6-8, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51 Mannakee St, 301/279-5301

Massachusetts

Boston

* Through Jan 2, Boston Ballet, Wang Center for the Performing Arts, 270 Tremont St, 617/482-6661

Michigan

Birmingham

Dec 7, MoreDances Contemporary Dance Company, Azar's Oriental Rug Gallery, 670 Old Woodward, 248/689-4084

Detroit

* Dec 5-12, Cincinnati Ballet, Michigan Opera Theater, 1526 Broadway, 313/237-SING

Dec 19-22, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison Ave, 313/963-2366

New Boston

Dec 7-8, Taylor Ballet Americana, Huron Civic Auditorium, 32044 Huron River Dr, 734/782-5380