Holly Dances
Local dancer Holly Williams spent the last three years globe-hopping with choreographer Mark Morris as a member of his Belgium-based troupe. When his company disbanded, Williams landed back home in Dallas where the dance landscape had be-come, shall we say, a bit parched in her absence. But you can’t keep a good dancer down. Williams will present her own work the end of this month at the Undermain Theater. Her program includes “Black Magic,” a piece set to music by Louis Prima and Tony Bennett, “Beautiful Creatures,” set to music by Tito Puente, and “Boils,” a solo choreographed for Williams by Kraig Patterson of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Performances are Friday, August 28 at 8 p.m., Saturday, August 29 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance by calling ARTTIX, 520-2787. The Undermain Theater is located at 3202 Elm St.
Some Like It Hot
The Sammons Center for the Arts heats up August 5 for the First Sammons Latin Jazz Workshop featuring the sounds of the Henry Munoz Salsa/Jazz Group, Xavier Chavez and Vicho Vicenzio. The performance begins at 7:30 in the Meadows Hall of the Sammons Center, located at 3630 Harry Hines. Tickets are $15 and include valet parking. For more information call ARTTIX at 520-ARTS.
A French Point of View
If you can’t get away to Provence this month, slip into the Phillips Gallery for the next best thing-an exhibit featuring the works of contemporary French artists who give us their impressions of their native land. Tour gardens in full bloom with the paintings of Monique Journod, and let Impressionist Paul Anderbouhr whisk you away to the French countryside. Denise Travers-Poulain will introduce you to her unique views of Paris, from I.M. Pei’s modern glass pyramid at the Louvre to the historic archways of Notre Dame. These artists’ international reputations have long been established. At age 83. Anderbouhr has been a favorite in the leading salons of Paris and has exhibited at the Phillips Gallery since 1971. The paintings of Travers-Poulain are among the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and Journod’s work has hung in the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. The exhibit will be on display August 4-30. The gallery is located at 2517 Fairmont, For more information, call 871-2334.
The Boys are Bach
Soothe your city-stressed nerves with an evening of angelic voices raised in perfect harmony. The internationally acclaimed La Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine, known popularly as the Paris Opera Boys Choir, brings an entourage of young men between the ages of 9 and 14 to Dallas as part of a Southwest tour. The choir and its soloists present works by Vivaldi, Mozart and other classical composers at 7:30 p.m., August 4, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 6306 Kenwood. Admission is free. Call the Dallas Bach Society at 827-2224 for more information.
Miserable Humor
The divine and tantallzlngly strange comedy of “less Miserable” will permeate the Pocket Sandwich Theatre Friday and Saturday nights (at 11 p.m.) this month through the 22nd. The Dallas-based comedy troupe specializes In urban satire, using silly characters and original sketches to poke fun at Just about everyone. These guys turn Improvisation Into an art form. The Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 54OO E. Mockingbird. For reservations and more Information, call 821-1860.
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