Performance Schedule 2011-2012 Season

CELEBRATE WITH US THIS SEASON! 2011–2012 marks Dominic Walsh Dance Theater’s tenth anniversary season! To celebrate this milestone, we have an exciting line-up of prized works by Walsh, brilliant pieces from the iconic choreographers in our repertoire, star dancers from around the world, and some of Houston’s most beloved ballerinas.

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall | 800 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas OCTOBER 13, 14 & 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM This mixed bill follows Walsh's rise to becoming a leading choreographer with a revival of his Katharsis that premiered as part of the compan's inaugural performance in 2003; the Houston premiere of The Whistling that was created for Ballet Austin and set to popular Cuban music of the 1940s and 1950s; and an inventive World Premiere by Walsh. Rounding out this program is the U.S. premiere of duets from Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti's Certe Notti and Come Un Respiro ballets (New York City Ballet and DWDT are the only American companies to perform his work), along with a surprise appearance by one of Houston's favorite ballerinas in Walsh's The Dying Swan solo.

FEBRUARY 9, 10 & 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM The celebration continues with a mixed rep showcasing the stunning gala version of 27'52" by icon Jiří Kylián. No choreographer is more praised today than Kylián, the master of fusing classical and modern dance. This electrifying program also features the Texas premiere of Walsh's Nessuno created for Hubbard Street 2 in 2010; memorable duets from his award-winning The Trilogy: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Domenico Luciano with newcomer Stefania Figliossi and the extraordinary Japanese ballerina Hana Sakai; and a cameo by another Houston ballerina in his dramatic The Dying Swan.

MAY 3, 4 & 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM This stellar season closes with the world premiere of Walsh's dance theater work about the life of Camille Claudel, an artist of exceptional and unusual talent who influenced the great Auguste Rodin. We pair this fascinating new work with Walsh's The Itch, a feisty duet he created for the 2002 International Ballet Competition; a reprise of Swedish choreographer Mats Ek's witty Pas de Dans; the White Swan pas de deux from Matthew Bourne's Tony award-winning Swan Lake; and, of course, an unforgettable interpretation of Walsh's The Dying Swan by one of this city's most celebrated ballerinas.