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Jabbawockeez Performance at the NBA Finals

Posted on June 16, 2016

So apparently there is a sports thing going on here in the US right now, something called Basketball? Anyway, during the Game 5 half-time show of the NBA Finals on June 13, a dance troupe with the Carroll-inspired name Jabbawockeez performed a very entertaining routine in a hip-hop/dubstep style that I find quite mesmerizing. I… [read full post]

ALICE, A Steampunk Concert Fantasy at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas

Posted on April 14, 2015June 25, 2019

Well, I guess it had to happen sooner or later, a Las Vegas Alice show. Performed infrequently, check the show’s page on the official Hard Rock website for details. Next performance appears to be May 20. From the Las Vegas Sun: Alice: A Steampunk Rock Opera at Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel, and the eight-member… [read full post]

Alice Meets Cirque du Soleil

Posted on March 19, 2015March 19, 2015

Well, not really, but that’s what this looks like. “Lookingglass Alice” was recently mounted in Denver and Chicago, and seems to have been around for about 3 years…anyone have any idea where it will be next?

Alice Ballet at the Lincoln Center, NYC

Posted on August 26, 2014February 4, 2019

As you’ve probably guessed by now, we’re huge fans of this ballet. We’ve posted on it numerous times, and there is going to be a live stream of it this December (see this post for details). BUT, if you live in New York City and act quickly you can see it live Sept 9-14, 2014 at… [read full post]

Locations Now Available for Streaming Alice Ballet

Posted on August 11, 2014February 4, 2019

As we mentioned back in April, the brilliant Alice ballet by Christopher Wheeldon will be streamed to movie theaters around the world on December 16. American theater locations are now available here. I urge you to see this if you can.

New World Jabberwocky

Posted on May 11, 2014May 5, 2014

From our good friends at the Cassady Collection at USC (hosts of our Fall Meeting 2013) comes this entry to their annual Wonderland Award. Quite stunning. You can see the entire collection of videos uploaded by the Wonderland Awards on their YouTube channel here.

A Bellydance Alice?

Posted on April 22, 2014February 4, 2019

This is a new one on me, but who knows? A troupe called Bellydance Evolution is adapting Alice “through world fusion and Middle Eastern dance.” Sounds intriguing. August 1, 2014 in Los Angeles. Visit the Ford Theatre site for details.

Royal Ballet to Live Stream Alice Ballet in December 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014April 20, 2014

For those of you who have not been able to see Christopher Wheeldon’s most excellent Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ballet, now you may get the chance. In December the Royal Ballet will be live streaming the ballet to 283 locations. So far most seem to be in the UK, but it may expand to other… [read full post]

Royal Ballet Invites ZooNation to Create Hip-Hop Tea Party for 2014 Holiday Season

Posted on April 13, 2014February 4, 2019

London’s Royal Ballet will remount their acclaimed production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland during the 2014 holiday season. And in a clever cross-marketing move, the Ballet has also invited popular hip hop dance company ZooNation to present their own “hip” (and “hop,” presumably) version of the tale, The Mad Hatter’s T Party, in their smaller theatre downstairs… [read full post]

BalletMet in Columbus Ohio Presents Alice in Wonderland Ballet

Posted on February 4, 2014February 6, 2019

One of our mimsy minions reports that BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio, will be remounting their 2006 production of Alice in Wonderland, choreographed by current Artistic Director Gerard Charles. The show runs from February 7-15, 2014. For more information and tickets, click me.