Friday 02.01 — Sunday 02.24
World premiere musical opens at Theatre 3
Local theater pros Michael Federico and Ian Ferguson have a history of helping to create inventive musicals that defy easy categorization (for instance, Federico co-wrote last year’s amazing Pompeii!!, which Ferguson performed in). They have reunited for The Manufactured Myth of Eveline Flynn, about a woman whose birth heralds great change in the universe.
DEETS:
Theatre 3,
2900 Routh St. in the Quadrangle.
In previews through Feb. 3.
Theatre3Dallas.com.
Tuesday 02.05 — Wednesday 02.06 Saturday 02.09
Kids are the center of the Arts District with 2 matinee-only shows
The AT&T Performing Arts Center has booked two shows this week, both of which target kids with entertainment (and some learning). Midweek, Doktor Kamboom! combines science with showmanship in four matinees over two days (aimed at grades 4–8). Then on Feb. 9, Lightwire Theater demonstrates the dazzling work of dinosaurs through puppetry and light in the glow-in-the-dark adventure Dino-Light, pictured.
DEETS:
Doktor Kaboom, Wyly Theatre,
400 Flora St. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Dino-Light, Winspear Opera House,
2403 Flora St. 2 p.m. ATTPAC.org.
Friday 02.08
China’s Beijing Dance Theater combines movement with story in an innovative ‘Hamlet’
How pervasive is the impact of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet? Well, how about this: Even a dance troupe in China has found a way to adapt it to their culture and medium. Beijing Dance Theater unites story and movement in the dance drama of Hamlet, set in a non-specific time and place in a struggle of good versus evil, all set to choreographer Wang Yuanyuan’s dancing and the designs of Tan Shaoyuan and Hanjiang. The company makes its Dallas debut with this piece.
DEETS:
Winspear Opera House,
2403 Flora St. 8 p.m.
ATTPAC.org.
