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Dancers’ Workshop brings the New York City Ballet Moves into Residence, at the Center for the Arts, August 4 through 7.
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Finding a trailhead in a cultural forest requires a good bit more intuition than locating a starting point on a map, though you might want to hold really still when coming face to face with a grizzly, be it oil, acrylic, or stone. So, put away the compass and the bear spray; getting up at the crack of morning doesn’t mean a better view, though you will want a full day of Jackson, probably a few days. Signs point in every direction, yet you won’t see one that says “Don’t approach the art!”
Setting the summer to flight, Old West Days starts with gunpowder and rough-and-ready good times, from rendezvous to traders’ row, and cowboy church to the shootout. There are enough events to roll you back to days when pelts were stacked like hay piles. Also starting on May 28, the Jackson Hole Rodeo loads the chutes for the season and stirs the dirt with a mix of cowboys (yes, greenhorn readers, they still exist) trying to keep their hats on as they get rowdy with the bulls and the broncs every Wednesday and Saturday night.
Just a rock skip down the street at the Center for the Arts, the visual and performance arts are represented as the creative energy builds. From early June to late August, the Center brings national acts of note to the proscenium theater, appealing to all generations with a schedule of roots, bluegrass, a dash of Texas country, and, of course, the blues. See the full schedule at www.jhcenterforthearts.com.
Keeping the Center moving, Dancers’ Workshop gives reason to wander indoors. New Dances / New Choreographers swans to summer on May 13 with its Junior Repertory Company’s youth-led performance. Next, Contemporary Dance Wyoming will evoke a new level of mastery as they put modern dance in a host of venues while integrating visual arts, video, and poetry. Dancers’ Workshop also brings New York City Ballet Moves into Residence, August 4 through 7. And bodies flex to the reaches of creativity as Pilobolus meshes innovative dance, athleticism, and media on October 15 in Center Theater.
At the Black Box Theater, more intimate performances take shape with their Page-to-Stage Series. Less is more as live staged readings bring the works of well-loved playwrights into focus—Fat Pig by Neil LaBute on June 24, Copenhagen by Michael Frayn on August 26, and The Prince by Arthur Miller on October 21.
