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Saturday, April 25, 7:30 pm
Avant Chamber Ballet presents
The Seasons
This production marks an Avant Chamber Ballet debut featuring a live orchestra under the direction of conductor Brad Cawyer.
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Avant Chamber Ballet celebrates live orchestra and dance with company premieres and audience favorites.
Paul Mejia’s The Seasons-
Composer Alexander Glazounov’s score for The Seasons is given a rich, romantic interpretation by choreographer Paul Mejia. The ballet is presented as four tableaux depicting the character of the four seasons of the year. A shimmering score provides the backdrop as the season changes from icy winter to spring garlands, from spirited summer to vibrant autumn.
Composer Alexander Glazounov’s score for The Seasons is given a rich, romantic interpretation by choreographer Paul Mejia. The ballet is presented as four tableaux depicting the character of the four seasons of the year. A shimmering score provides the backdrop as the season changes from icy winter to spring garlands, from spirited summer to vibrant autumn.
Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth pas de deux-
This breathtaking and poetic dance for a couple explores the haunting, tenuous melodies set to a remix of Dinah Washington’s soulful rendition of “This Bitter Earth” and Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight” by Tony-award winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon.
August Bournonville’s Flower Festival pas de deux-
This popular stand-alone piece excerpted from August Bournonville’s full-length Flower Festival in Genzano presents two young lovers demonstrating the choreographer’s signature fleet-footed choreography, slowing down only for a romantic pas de deux.
Katie Puder’s Carnival of Animals-
The ballet blends the whimsical charm of Saint-Saëns’ orchestral suite with choreography origanally created for ACB in 2014
