Every March, the Grand Rapids Ballet presents Jumpstart, a performance of dances created by and for the company members, and it’s a hotly anticipated fan favorite every season—for good reason. This year, the two-hour performance offered 14 different world premiere works made by 14 different choreographers.

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Deos Contemporary Ballet’s EMBER Series 25 presents ballet with woman as the gardener. This two-hour dance performance in two acts opened Friday with a program featuring choreography by three women and an all-female company as a tribute to celebrate Women’s History Month.

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Miller Auditorium has announced its 2025-26 Zhang Broadway in West Michigan Series. Kicking off the series with a Broadway Special just in time for the holiday season, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is a heartwarming holiday show that promises fun for the whole family, followed by Broadway’s longest-running American musical, CHICAGO The Musical in January. 

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“Let the game begin!” declares the butler Wadsworth in the opening moments of "Clue: Live on Stage!” It was a dark and stormy night in 1954 and six enormous characters have been invited to dinner at the grand old mansion belonging to Mr. Boddy, who may or may not be the person blackmailing all of them.

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Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond. 

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In the public imagination, making good art requires two gifts: inspiration and talent. Inspiration is unpredictable and can strike at any time, so keep a sketchbook handy. 

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In a performance captured in 1966, Judy Collins stands on an unadorned stage, guitar in hand. Her hair, cut simply, is dark; her dress is white.

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The 16th annual RADFest, the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival hosted by Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, kicked off in downtown Kalamazoo with “Michigan Made Concert”, the first of seven performances offered throughout the weekend celebration of dance that also includes master classes, film screenings, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

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Whatever one might expect from Peter Pan, the Grand Rapids Ballet delivered it—and more—in their tremendous production of this utterly magical contemporary storybook ballet. True to the original 1902 story written by J.M. Barrie about the boy who refuses grow up, it’s a tale particularly suited to being told largely without words and primarily through movement.

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Is Dial M For Murder at Farmers Alley Theatre a thriller or a mystery? It’s certainly a very appealing melodrama, as Director D. Terry Williams points out in his program note. 

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