Your Guide to Dance in Sept. & Oct.
Dance kicks into high gear in September and October with performances inside, outside, big and small:
Friday Night Liberty –Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, 5:00-8:00pm, NTC Arts & Culture District @ Liberty Station, Gallery Openings * Art Studios * Dance & Music Performances. http://www.ntclibertystation.com
“The Colored Room” presented by Dorn Dance Company – Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, 8:00-11:00 pm. White Box Theater. http://sandiegodancetheater.org/whitebox/index.html
“Mediterranean Nights” presented by The PGK Dance Project- Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 5:00 to 10:00 pm. Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park. Performances by The PGK Dance Project, Flamenco Arana, Natasha Ridley, St Spyridon Greek Dance, Divya Devaguptapu (Classical Indian), Iza Moon Dance Collective (Bellydancing), The PGK Dance Project TOO & The Ascend Project. FREE admission with advanced reservations
 Angel Acuna, Blythe Barton and Zaquia Mahler Salinas in 16th Annual Trolley Dances, 12th and Imperial St. trolley station. Photo: Manual Rotenberg
Trolley Dances 2014, presented by San Diego Dance Theater – Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 & 28, Oct. 4 & 5. Kids on Board Day Friday, Sept. 26. The 16th annual dance adventure gives transit a twist. Tours start at City College and run 10 am to 1:45 pm. to see site specific dance along the tracks. www.sandiegodancetheater.org. “The Engagement Ring – Series 1 ‘On the Spot’” presented by Malashock Dance – Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The new program is a series of free dance events designed to heighten the impact of the audience experience through dance that makes connections via inclusions and interactions. At Dance Place. http://malashockdance.org/events/performances/ San Francisco Trolley Dances 2014, presented by Kim Epifano and Epiphany Productions – Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 & 19. www.epiphanydance.org 415-226-1139 “Seven Beauties” presented by San Diego Ballet – Saturday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Civic Theatre. A U.S. premiere, the global collaboration brings together the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, and the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra. The event is free to the public. Reserve tickets to guarantee seats. http://sandiegoballetdancecompany.org/season/tickets/ Read award-winning dance, theater, and music reviews at sandiegostory.com. Sign up for the newsletter. Related posts: http://www.sandiegostory.com/category/dance/
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Kris Eitland covers dance and theater for Sandiegostory.com and freelances for other publications, including the Union Tribune and Dance Teacher Magazine. She grew up performing many dance styles and continued intensive modern dance and choreography at the Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, and San Diego State Univ. She also holds a journalism degree from SDSU. Her career includes stints in commercial and public radio news production.
Eitland has won numerous Excellence in Journalism awards for criticism and reporting from the San Diego Press Club. She has served on the Press Club board since 2011 and is a past president. She is a co-founder of Sandiegostory.com. She has a passion for the arts, throwing parties with dancing and singing, and cruising the Pacific in her family’s vintage trawler. She trains dogs, skis, and loves seasonal trips to her home state of Minnesota.