PERFORMING ARTS

Anaheim Ballet & Chapman University, in association with Youth America Grand Prix, present AIDF, the Anaheim International Dance Festival-- A festival dedicated to bringing arts supporters together, cultivating new audiences via an immersion experience into the world of dance, and gathering the most highly talented international artists to share and develop their art form.

AIDF Dance on Film: “The Red Shoes"
The two-time Academy Award winning beloved classic, “The Red Shoes,” returns to the big screen on Friday, August 10, for one night only. Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Red Shoes,” the movie tells a story of a young ballet dancer torn between the man she loves and her desire to be a ballerina. The British film has been digitally restored and remastered to impeccable quality by Martin Scorsese since its 1948 debut. It features Leonide Massine, Ludmilla Tcherina, and Robert Helpmann, as well as Oscar winning original scores composed by Brian Easdale. Dance on Film will also include commentary by film archivist and historian Larry Billman. Billman’s noted feats include writing, directing, and producing hundreds of live shows for Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Tokyo DisneySea. In addition to serving as an associate professor at Cal State Long Beach and the University of Southern California, he is also the founder of the Academy of Dance on Film, a nonprofit foundation committed to preserving the art of film, dance and choreography. The film screening begins at 7:00p.m. at the Folino Theatre, located in the Marion Knott Studios at Chapman University. It is open to the general public at no charge. If attending, please R.S.V.P. online at www.aidancefest.com or by calling (714) 490-6150.

AIDF Gala Performance:
An evening fused with classical and contemporary dance fills the City National Grove of Anaheim on Saturday, August 11. The stage comes alive with such internationally acclaimed dancers as American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland, San Francisco Ballet’s Maria Kochetkova, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Matthew Rushing, along with other renowned dancers from the National Ballet of Canada, Staatsballett Berlin, and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, among others. It is an evening surely not to be missed by ballet aficionados and cultural enthusiasts alike. Before dancers take the stage, a video montage precedes the pieces, transporting the audience behind-the-scenes and giving an inside look into the rehearsal process. It gives audience members a rare opportunity to see what happens behind the curtain. The performance begins at 8:00 p.m. Tiered tickets range from $20-$100. The Premiere Package, which includes dinner prior to the performance and post-show “Meet the Dancers” reception, as well as Tier 1 seating, is $250. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.aidancefest.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the City National Grove of Anaheim’s Box Office.

AIDF Stars of Tomorrow Performance:
On Sunday, August 12, the Waltmar Theater at Chapman University will be filled with stellar young talent, featuring dancers from Los Angeles’s Spotlight Awards, Youth America Grand Prix and special guest dancers from the Anaheim International Dance Festival’s Gala Performance. Stars of Tomorrow showcases the future of dance and the plethora of talent from around the greater Southern California area. The performance begins at 3:30 p.m. General tickets are $30, students with valid ID and children are $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.aidancefest.com.