DANCE
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July 11-13, 8:30 p.m.
American Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky’s classic is a tale of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation and ultimate forgiveness. American Ballet Theatre’s production features choreography by Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and Le Ivanov. $25. Wolf Trap Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, wolftrap.org
July 17 and Aug. 8
Complete Dogness
This free, family-friendly performance by Jane Franklin Dance tells the story of a delightful little dog with bad habits. She can eat a wool sweater or steal a block of cheese. But there is hope as Barky learns new tricks and the whole family adjusts. The show incorporates spoken word, movement, music and interactive participatory activities for young children. Arlington performances at Westover Public Library (July 17, 4 p.m.), 1644 N. McKinley Road; Arlington Central Library (Aug. 8, 1:30 p.m.), 1015 N. Quincy St.; and Aurora Hills Branch Library (Aug. 8, 4 p.m.), 735 18th St. S.; facebook.com/JaneFranklinDance/
Aug. 2, 8 p.m.Company Danzante
Arlington-based contemporary repertory dance group Company Danzante has presented works at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and other venues. Company directors Katherine Horrigan and Arturo Garcia have been the recipients of the Strauss Artist Grant by the Arts Council of Fairfax County. Free. Lubber Run Amphitheater, 200 N. Columbus St., Arlington, arts.arlingtonva.us/lubber-run
Aug. 6, 4 and 7 p.m.
Mouse in House
Set to movement by Jane Franklin Dance, this story follows a mouse who forms a friendship with the reclusive 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson. Moved by Dickinson’s words, the mouse becomes determined to be a poet herself. Free. The 4 p.m. show is at Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington; 7 p.m. performance takes place at Columbia Pike Library, 816 S. Walter Reed Drive, Arlington. janefranklin.com/arlington-libraries