Taylor Dance performs lauded ‘Rainforest’

The David Taylor Dance Theatre will present its acclaimed “Children’s Rainforest Odyssey” as part of a program Tuesday in Coeur d’Alene.

The elaborately costumed “Rainforest” features four episodes: “The Rainforest Floor” (stamen and leafcutters), “The Understory” (creatures and flowers), “The Canopy” (tropical birds) and “Native Peoples” (the hunt).

The Colorado-based company will also perform three other ballets: “Faure,” a romantic dance set to the music of Gabriel Faure; “Great Spangled Fritillary,” based on a sacred Indian dance style; and the tango-based “Viborita,” or “Little Viper.”

The concert begins Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Schuler Auditorium. Tickets are $22.50 for adults, $17.50 for students and seniors, through the NIC box office, (208) 769-7780.

MonTango in Sandpoint

The tango dance and music group MonTango will perform Friday at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint.

The San Francisco Bay area group features the classic tango quintet of bandoneon, violin, piano, guitar and double bass, along with a female vocalist and a dance troupe.

They perform traditional and contemporary tango music, including the works of legendary Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, at concerts and festivals around the world and have released two CDs.

Friday’s concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults ($16 for Pend Oreille Arts Council members), $9 for youths 18 and under. For ticket information call (208) 263-6139.

MonTango also will present a tango workshop today at 6 p.m. at Danceworks Studio in Sandpoint. Cost is $16 per couple, and space is limited; for reservations call the number above.