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| 1 Albinoni and 5 Women
catalogues the stereotypes of women through the 20th
century and watches 5 women as they rebel against
the roles that have been placed upon them. Guest Choreographer:
Ginger Thatcher. (5 dancers) Music by Tomaso Albinoni. |
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| Apposition is
set to the modern jazz percussion of Leon Parker.
The traditionally lyrical forms of classical ballet
are juxtaposed with playful, quicksilver, and staccato
20th Century music, taking ballet into a multicultural
stream. Company Choreographer: Melanie Cortier. (5
dancers). Photos by Austin
Hogan. |
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| Dashpot
is an exploration of dampening dancers’ movement
by utilizing fabric as the limiting factor. Music
by the Thai Elephant Orchestra adds yet further complexity
with its arrhythmic and irregular, non-human sound.
Company Choreographer: Melanie Cortier. (10 dancers).
Photos 1 & 2 by Lois
Greenfield © 2006. |
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| Find/Feel Each Other
unabashedly recalls the ease, innocence, and hope
of 60s America in popular music of the era interpreted
through revisionist modern choreography. Company Choreographer:
Beth Disharoon. (6 dancers) Music by Crosby, Stills,
Nash,and Young. Photos by Austin
Hogan. |
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| Interchange
is a tango quintet set to the haunting music of Astor
Piazzolla taking place in the world of a mirror prison
where a ballet jinn must escape through mimicry. Company
Choreographer: Melanie Cortier. (5 dancers). Photos
1, 2 & 3 by Austin
Hogan. Photo 4 by Lois
Greenfield © 2006. |
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| …Kitchensink
is a suite of 5 solos in which the dancers choose
their own music, costume and style of dance while
Ms. Cortier provides the steps. Company Choreographer:
Melanie Cortier in conjunction with the company members/performers.
(5 dancers) Music by the Arcade Fire, Yann Tiersen,
KT Tunstall, Death Cab for Cutie, and Lisa Stansfield. |
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| Mana (Hawaiian
for power) is a modern piece set to the Hawaiian slack-key
guitar music of Moses Kahumoku, Ozzie Kotani, and
Keola Beamer. It was created in response to the destruction
of a Hawaiian volcano by the military, and nature’s
inherent ability to regenerate. Company Choreographer:
Melanie Cortier. (6 dancers). Photos 1, 2, 3 &
4 by Paul
B. Goode. |
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| Merry Melody
is a comedic ballet quartet set to the music of the
Warner Brothers’ cartoons contrasting the whimsical
and mercurial orchestral arrangements of composer
Carl Stalling with the common classical expectations
of a ballet on pointe. Company Choreographer: Melanie
Cortier. (4 dancers). Photos by Austin
Hogan. |
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| Polkacello
is a comedic piece set to traditional American polka
music. It is three separate vignettes: The Ballerina,
The Bride, and The Office. Each follows a woman as
she is confronted with major life decisions. Company
Choreographer: Melanie Cortier. (12 dancers) Music
by Whoopee John, The Deutchmeisters, Frankie Yankovic,
Polka Padre, Ivan Kahle, and Six Fat Dutchmen. Photos
by Lois
Greenfield © 2006. |
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| PROM
is an off -center look back at an 80's high school
prom set against a string quartet tribute to R.E.M..
Company Choreographers: Melanie Cortier and Robert
Eric Ragan. (10 dancers) Music by Todd Rubenstein
and Ron Hannah. Image 1 by sunnypixel.com. |
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| Sookie Jumps
explores the music of Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter),
legendary American folk singer and self-proclaimed
“King of the 12-string guitar”, through
the movements of seven women in plain-spun skirts.
Company Choreographer: Melanie Cortier. (7 dancers).
Photos by Austin
Hogan. |
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| Suite Waltz follows the
complicated relationships of a woman as one romance
ends and another begins. Guest Choreographer: Margy
Bernstein. (4 dancers) Music by: Wink Kelso and Robbie
Robertson. |
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| Surrender (Pressed Fairies)
tells the story of a little girl on her journey through
the discovery of fairies and follows her as she fearlessly
captures them while going about her day. Company Choreographer:
Robert Eric Ragan. (5 dancers) Music by Leo Delibes
and Charles Gounod. |
