Daddy-Daughter Dance Events around Indianapolis

Dates:
Friday, November 1 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, November 2 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, November 3 – 2:00pm ET
Thursday, November 7 – 7:30pm ET
Friday, November 8 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, November 9 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, November 10 – 2:00pm ET
Thursday, November 14 – 7:30pm ET
Friday, November 15 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, November 16 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, November 17 – 2:00pm ET
Venue: The Studio Theater

Synopsis: She Loves Me is a euphoric holiday-themed romantic comedy with a soaring score that shares its source material with the classic movies “The Shop Around the Corner,” “In the Good Old Summertime,” and “You’ve Got Mail.”. Amalia and Georg work together at a modest Hungarian parfurmerie and have disliked each other from the very beginning. He thinks she’s stuck up, and she thinks he’s arrogant and mean. But each rapturously writes to a lonely-hearts pen pal when the workday is done, and it doesn’t take long for the audience to see that they’re in love without realizing it. Inevitably through some of the most iconic songs in the musical theatre canon (“Vanilla Ice Cream”, “She Loves Me”, “Will He Like Me?”), Georg and Amalia discover the truth as well and rejoice in their love for each other at the story’s sweet and musically delightful conclusion.

Tickets https://bit.ly/MELANGE3

Price: $20.00 – General Seating Admission

Venue: The Florence, at The Academy of GHDT,
329 Gradle Drive, Carmel, IN 36032

Dates: Saturday November 16, 2024, at 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm.
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm

Mélange: concoction, mixture, combination. In this new series of performances, audiences will experience art coming to life in front of their eyes in an intimate theatrical setting. Each series will feature a musician (a vocalist or instrumentalist), a dancer (from Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre), and a visual artist. Together they will create art at The Florence (Carmel’s newest black-box theatre space), in a collaborative and organic manner. The musician will present a set of music, while the dancer creates choreography inspired by the music, as the visual artist creates art inspired by the movement of the dancer and the music of the musician. Audiences will experience live art in a new manner, bringing groundbreaking and creative art to Central Indiana.

After the overwhelming success of the first season of The Mélange Series, we are excited to welcome three new artists for the first performance of The Mélange Series this season.

Tessa Gibbons is absolutely thrilled to be a part of The Mélange Series with Gregory Hancock Dance Theater! Her most recent performance with them was The Music of La Casa Azul at The Palladium (New York Singer/Ensemble), besides also being part of La Casa Azul’s previous theatrical iterations in 2015 at The Tarkington and 2019 at The Phoenix. Other recent theatrical performances include Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), The Great Gatsby (Jordan Baker), The Wild Party (Ensemble), and Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter). Special thanks go to her parents and friends for all of their constant love and support, and to GHDT for this amazing opportunity. “Following The Mélange Series, Tessa’s next project is “Next to Normal” at Footlite Musicals in January, portraying the role of Natalie.”

Dancer, Josie Moody joined Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during the 2021-2022 season and is honored to continue her dancing career with GHDT. Josie began her training at The Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during its opening in 2009. She was a member of GHDT’s pre-professional company, G2, for 6 seasons and interned with GHDT for 3 years as a student. Josie was humbled to receive the Florence Marie Hancock Memorial Scholarship in 2018 as a student at the Academy and will forever remember the imprint that Florence left on AGHDT and GHDT. She has had the privilege to be a part of several original casts in her time at GHDT. Some of her most memorable repertoire pieces including EXODUS, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, GOLEM, ANGELS & DJINN, and DON’T SIT AT THE CORNER OF THE TABLE. Josie currently teaches dance at AGHDT and Dancers Studio INC in Columbus, Indiana in a variety of styles and loves to share her passion for dance with her students.
Visual Artist, Kevin James Wilson is an Artist from Indianapolis.
Kevin attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design on a full scholarship. While there, he drew and presented a portrait to Muhammad Ali for the New Future Foundation and the International Year of the Child. He was the youngest artist at age 19 ever admitted to the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in New York City and the exhibition was in its 97th year. During Kevin’s time at Rhode Island School of Design he served on the Admissions Committee as a student representative for 2 years, Graduation Honors Committee, Chairman of Entertainment on the Student Board and was the President of the Third World Coalition of Artists during his Junior year.
Kevin is eternally grateful for those experiences that he was awarded because this helped to shape and mold him into the artist that he is today.
Kevin’s work has been shown in his hometown of Indianapolis to Las Vegas including the murals he created in the world’s largest children’s museum in Indianapolis. In Las Vegas, from 1999 until 2001 his work was mainly shown in Caesars Palace. Upon returning to Indy, his focus turned to fine arts. Shows such as the prestigious Hoosier Salon, Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Indiana Artist Club exhibitions and The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields are among some of the juried shows where his artwork has been accepted. Kevin’s work was also exhibited in Saks Fifth Avenue Gallery for the months February, March and July in 2021.
As a college professor of graphic design, Kevin taught at International Business College in Indianapolis. This is a position he held for 25 years. He also taught drawing and airbrush at The Indianapolis Art Center for 12 years.

Artists that inspired his style are Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Michael Angelo, Norman Rockwell and Joseph Holiday. Airbrush, acrylics, oils, pastels and electronic graphics have all been mediums where he’s worked. The return to his real passion, which is drawing, took place in 2016. Kevin’s Prismacolor pencil drawings have been shown in the Hoosier Salon, The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Indiana State Fair, The Indiana Artist Club and The Richmond Museum of Fine Art. In 2016 a painting in the Gallery Forty Two exhibition “A Century of Speed” earned him the title “World Class.” The Indy 500 presented an exciting opportunity for Kevin as he is a racing fan to the core. His piece entitled “Pit Stop” was on display at the Speedway for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, amongst 32 other artists’ work.
Kevin’s drawing entitled “Jessica” was also selected by the Indianapolis Arts Council to be displayed around the city as a High Art Billboard. His piece entitled “Kings of the Castle” was currently displayed in a larger-than-life mural at Indianapolis International Airport on Concourse A, from 2021 until 2022.
One of Kevin’s most recent accomplishments was induction into the Indiana Artist Club in 2019. The Indiana Artist Club was established in 1917 by such notables as T.C Steele and Otto Stark. He was elected President in 2022 of this elite 126-member organization and is currently serving his third term as President. Kevin is the very first artist of color to hold this position. One of his goals is to sell his art not just locally but globally.

The Sugar Plum Fairy and her friends from the Land of Sweets are excited to welcome Girl Scouts to a magical afternoon of Nutcracker fun!

Earn your Art & Design or Dancer badge by learning basic ballet steps and turning them into a magical candy dance, and creating a one-of-a kind craft. Listen to the story of The Nutcracker and watch MYB’s pre-professional dancers perform excerpts from their upcoming production of this classic holiday ballet! Get a close-up look at the beautiful costumes, take photos with your favorite dancer, and get a special goodie bag to take home.

Open to grades K, 1, 2, 3 (troops and individual scouts welcome)

Tickets are $30 per Girl Scout and $2 per adult. Price includes 1 FREE CHILD ticket voucher for the Girl Scout to attend MYB’s full-length production of The Nutcracker, December 20-22 at Zionsville’s STAR Bank Performing Arts Center.

Reservations are required and space is limited—register today at www.my-ballet.org/scouts

Tickets https://bit.ly/MELANGE3

Price: $20.00 – General Seating Admission

Venue: The Florence, at The Academy of GHDT,
329 Gradle Drive, Carmel, IN 36032

Dates: Saturday November 16, 2024, at 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm.
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm

Mélange: concoction, mixture, combination. In this new series of performances, audiences will experience art coming to life in front of their eyes in an intimate theatrical setting. Each series will feature a musician (a vocalist or instrumentalist), a dancer (from Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre), and a visual artist. Together they will create art at The Florence (Carmel’s newest black-box theatre space), in a collaborative and organic manner. The musician will present a set of music, while the dancer creates choreography inspired by the music, as the visual artist creates art inspired by the movement of the dancer and the music of the musician. Audiences will experience live art in a new manner, bringing groundbreaking and creative art to Central Indiana.

After the overwhelming success of the first season of The Mélange Series, we are excited to welcome three new artists for the first performance of The Mélange Series this season.

Tessa Gibbons is absolutely thrilled to be a part of The Mélange Series with Gregory Hancock Dance Theater! Her most recent performance with them was The Music of La Casa Azul at The Palladium (New York Singer/Ensemble), besides also being part of La Casa Azul’s previous theatrical iterations in 2015 at The Tarkington and 2019 at The Phoenix. Other recent theatrical performances include Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), The Great Gatsby (Jordan Baker), The Wild Party (Ensemble), and Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter). Special thanks go to her parents and friends for all of their constant love and support, and to GHDT for this amazing opportunity. “Following The Mélange Series, Tessa’s next project is “Next to Normal” at Footlite Musicals in January, portraying the role of Natalie.”

Dancer, Josie Moody joined Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during the 2021-2022 season and is honored to continue her dancing career with GHDT. Josie began her training at The Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre during its opening in 2009. She was a member of GHDT’s pre-professional company, G2, for 6 seasons and interned with GHDT for 3 years as a student. Josie was humbled to receive the Florence Marie Hancock Memorial Scholarship in 2018 as a student at the Academy and will forever remember the imprint that Florence left on AGHDT and GHDT. She has had the privilege to be a part of several original casts in her time at GHDT. Some of her most memorable repertoire pieces including EXODUS, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, GOLEM, ANGELS & DJINN, and DON’T SIT AT THE CORNER OF THE TABLE. Josie currently teaches dance at AGHDT and Dancers Studio INC in Columbus, Indiana in a variety of styles and loves to share her passion for dance with her students.
Visual Artist, Kevin James Wilson is an Artist from Indianapolis.
Kevin attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design on a full scholarship. While there, he drew and presented a portrait to Muhammad Ali for the New Future Foundation and the International Year of the Child. He was the youngest artist at age 19 ever admitted to the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in New York City and the exhibition was in its 97th year. During Kevin’s time at Rhode Island School of Design he served on the Admissions Committee as a student representative for 2 years, Graduation Honors Committee, Chairman of Entertainment on the Student Board and was the President of the Third World Coalition of Artists during his Junior year.
Kevin is eternally grateful for those experiences that he was awarded because this helped to shape and mold him into the artist that he is today.
Kevin’s work has been shown in his hometown of Indianapolis to Las Vegas including the murals he created in the world’s largest children’s museum in Indianapolis. In Las Vegas, from 1999 until 2001 his work was mainly shown in Caesars Palace. Upon returning to Indy, his focus turned to fine arts. Shows such as the prestigious Hoosier Salon, Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Indiana Artist Club exhibitions and The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields are among some of the juried shows where his artwork has been accepted. Kevin’s work was also exhibited in Saks Fifth Avenue Gallery for the months February, March and July in 2021.
As a college professor of graphic design, Kevin taught at International Business College in Indianapolis. This is a position he held for 25 years. He also taught drawing and airbrush at The Indianapolis Art Center for 12 years.

Artists that inspired his style are Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Michael Angelo, Norman Rockwell and Joseph Holiday. Airbrush, acrylics, oils, pastels and electronic graphics have all been mediums where he’s worked. The return to his real passion, which is drawing, took place in 2016. Kevin’s Prismacolor pencil drawings have been shown in the Hoosier Salon, The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Indiana State Fair, The Indiana Artist Club and The Richmond Museum of Fine Art. In 2016 a painting in the Gallery Forty Two exhibition “A Century of Speed” earned him the title “World Class.” The Indy 500 presented an exciting opportunity for Kevin as he is a racing fan to the core. His piece entitled “Pit Stop” was on display at the Speedway for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, amongst 32 other artists’ work.
Kevin’s drawing entitled “Jessica” was also selected by the Indianapolis Arts Council to be displayed around the city as a High Art Billboard. His piece entitled “Kings of the Castle” was currently displayed in a larger-than-life mural at Indianapolis International Airport on Concourse A, from 2021 until 2022.
One of Kevin’s most recent accomplishments was induction into the Indiana Artist Club in 2019. The Indiana Artist Club was established in 1917 by such notables as T.C Steele and Otto Stark. He was elected President in 2022 of this elite 126-member organization and is currently serving his third term as President. Kevin is the very first artist of color to hold this position. One of his goals is to sell his art not just locally but globally.

Join the Metropolitan Youth Ballet at Westfield Washington Public Library for a special Nutcracker preview this holiday season!

Listen to the story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker doll that comes to life, and watch MYB dancers perform excerpts from their upcoming production of this holiday classic. Step “on stage” to learn some ballet steps or try some ballet pantomime, and take photos with the dancers in their costumes. Wear your favorite holiday outfit or your own dance costume if you’d like!

Open to all ages. Each family in attendance will receive 1 FREE Child ticket to MYB’s full-length production of the “The Nutcracker”, on stage at Zionsville’s STAR Bank Performing Arts Center, Dec 20-22.

Join the Metropolitan Youth Ballet at the new Whitestown Branch of Hussey-Mayfield Public Library for a special Nutcracker preview this holiday season!

Listen to the story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker doll that comes to life, and watch MYB dancers perform excerpts from their upcoming production of this holiday classic. Step “on stage” to learn some ballet steps or try some ballet pantomime, and take photos with the dancers in their costumes. Wear your favorite holiday outfit or your own dance costume if you’d like!

Open to all ages. Each family in attendance will receive 1 FREE Child ticket to MYB’s full-length production of the “The Nutcracker”, on stage at Zionsville’s STAR Bank Performing Arts Center, Dec 20-22.

Join the Metropolitan Youth Ballet at the new Zionsville’s Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Library for a special Nutcracker preview this holiday season!

Listen to the story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker doll that comes to life, and watch MYB dancers perform excerpts from their upcoming production of this holiday classic. Step “on stage” to learn some ballet steps or try some ballet pantomime, and take photos with the dancers in their costumes. Wear your favorite holiday outfit or your own dance costume if you’d like!

Open to all ages. Each family in attendance will receive 1 FREE Child ticket to MYB’s full-length production of the “The Nutcracker”, on stage at Zionsville’s STAR Bank Performing Arts Center, Dec 20-22.

Join the Metropolitan Youth Ballet at Carmel Clay Public Library for a special Nutcracker preview this holiday season!

Listen to the story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker doll that comes to life, and watch MYB dancers perform excerpts from their upcoming production of this holiday classic. Step “on stage” to learn some ballet steps or try some ballet pantomime, and take photos with the dancers in their costumes. Wear your favorite holiday outfit or your own dance costume if you’d like!

Open to all ages!

Each family in attendance will receive 1 FREE Child ticket to MYB’s full-length production of The Nutcracker on stage at Zionsville’s STAR Bank Performing Arts Center, Dec 20-22.

Ballet INitiative’s Nutcracker with a Twist brings Sugar and Spice to a holiday favorite!

Follow the classic story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll, with a twist! At a Christmas party in 1920, Clara receives a nutcracker doll and dreams that she comes to life to take her to the beautiful fantasy world full of sugary delights, the Land of Sweets. Set to both the original Tchaikovsky score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy suite, you’ll enjoy tapping soldiers, whirling snowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy along with Charleston’s, flappers, and of course, jazz!

Join Ballet INitiative December 20th and 21st at 7:30pm and December 22nd at 2pm for a special twist on a holiday favorite. Fun for the whole family!

Ballet INitiative’s Nutcracker with a Twist brings Sugar and Spice to a holiday favorite!

Follow the classic story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll, with a twist! At a Christmas party in 1920, Clara receives a nutcracker doll and dreams that she comes to life to take her to the beautiful fantasy world full of sugary delights, the Land of Sweets. Set to both the original Tchaikovsky score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy suite, you’ll enjoy tapping soldiers, whirling snowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy along with Charleston’s, flappers, and of course, jazz!

Join Ballet INitiative December 20th and 21st at 7:30pm and December 22nd at 2pm for a special twist on a holiday favorite. Fun for the whole family!

Ballet INitiative’s Nutcracker with a Twist brings Sugar and Spice to a holiday favorite!

Follow the classic story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll, with a twist! At a Christmas party in 1920, Clara receives a nutcracker doll and dreams that she comes to life to take her to the beautiful fantasy world full of sugary delights, the Land of Sweets. Set to both the original Tchaikovsky score and Duke Ellington’s jazzy suite, you’ll enjoy tapping soldiers, whirling snowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy along with Charleston’s, flappers, and of course, jazz!

Join Ballet INitiative December 20th and 21st at 7:30pm and December 22nd at 2pm for a special twist on a holiday favorite. Fun for the whole family!

Dates:

Friday, January 31 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, February 1 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, February 2 – 2:00pm ET
Thursday, February 6 – 7:30pm ET
Friday, February 7 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, February 8 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, February 9 – 2:00pm ET
Thursday, February 13 – 7:30pm ET
Friday, February 14 – 7:30pm ET
Saturday, February 15 – 7:30pm ET
Sunday, February 16 – 2:00pm ET
Venue: The Studio Theater

Synopsis: Whodunit…the Musical by longtime Broadway actor & playwright Ed Dixon, is a farcical musical mystery based on “The Circular Staircase” and “The Bat” by Mary Roberts Rinehart, often considered “America’s Agatha Christie.” A wealthy spinster and her cockney maid take a beautiful Connecticut summer home in 1931. When they arrive, all the help has quit, except for a very odd butler who warns that something strange is going on. They are soon joined by the spinster’s niece who’s brought a friend… a “friend” who turns out to be a young man! Heavens! After a night of attempted breakins, the sound of gun shots, and the discovery of a dead body – or two – the detective arrives and things get REALLY strange! Whodunit is a tuneful, riotous romp that’s part mystery, part drawing room farce, and all musical comedy