MADE IN THE USA: TRADITIONS & INNOVATIONS
A special preview of Richmond Ballet's first international tour to London
June 6*-9, 2012
Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre
6:30 pm curtain
Don't miss the chance to send off Richmond Ballet in their international debut at a special preview run of Made in the USA: Traditions & Innovations.
Valse Fantaisie is George Balanchine’s joyful tribute to the
classical style, with waltz music by Glinka – a curtain-raising whirlwind of
continuous movement by one man and five ballerinas. John Butler’s After
Eden perfectly exemplifies this prolific and versatile choreographer’s
trademark combination of classic and contemporary styles through a stunning
dance narrative of Adam and Eve’s exile from the Garden of Eden. Ershter
Vals was created for Richmond Ballet by award-winning Chinese-American
choreographer Ma Cong. Inspired by both Hollywood’s World War II
films and the sounds of Klezmer music, its poignant imagery celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. Swipe,
the thrilling climax to the programme, comes from one of today’s leading
American choreographers, Val Caniparoli. Another Richmond
Ballet commission, Swipe is an exhilarating classical and contemporary
dance fusion set to a genre-bending electro-remix of Londoner Gabriel
Prokofiev’s String Quartet No.2. Don’t miss Richmond Ballet’s
international debut representing the best of American dance – it promises
to be an evening of enjoyment, inspiration, and revelation!
*Party at the Pub!
Join us for a special celebration at the opening night performance of MADE IN THE USA with the Company Dancers and Artistic Staff.
Penny Lane Pub
421 East Franklin Street
(corner of 5th and Franklin)
Transportation available from Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre.
Celebration included in opening night ticket price of $100.
Richmond Ballet to Perform at London's Royal Opera House in June --Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond Ballet: Bravo --Richmond Times Dispatch
CLICK HERE for information about Richmond Ballet's U.K. performances