BALLET EDMONTON
Photo Credit: Ballet Edmonton
Mixed Program
Combining classical integrity with a contemporary movement vocabulary, Ballet Edmonton is a creation-based company of ten dance artists from Canada and around the world. Grounded in the foundation and artistry of classical ballet, with an emphasis on innovation, the Company presents a repertoire by a diverse array of Canadian and international contemporary choreographers.
Credits
Sponsored By
Ballet Edmonton
Mixed Program
March 22nd 8:00 PM
Spatz Theatre
General Seating – $35.00 Adults; $30.00 Seniors; $15.00 Students / Arts Worker / Under Waged
Run Time – 90mins with two 15 minute intermissions
Combining classical integrity with a contemporary movement vocabulary, Ballet Edmonton is a creation-based company of ten dance artists from Canada and around the world. Grounded in the foundation and artistry of classical ballet, with an emphasis on innovation, the Company presents a repertoire by a diverse array of Canadian and international contemporary choreographers.
MIXED PROGRAM
Le Quattro by Wen Wei Wang
Set to Max Richter’s digitized postmodernist recomposition of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Le Quattro takes us through the changing seasons as Wen Wei Wang’s choreographic interpretation evokes images of nature, evolving weather, and the emotions they elicit.
(15 Minute Intermission)
You Are All I See by Wen Wei Wang
“This work was first commissioned for Northwest Dance Projects in Portland, Oregon, in 2017. It offers an athletic emotionality that highlights the dancers’ considerable technical skills. I invite the audience to allow themselves to see whatever they want from this work rather than look for the meaning I developed it with.”
(15 Minute Intermission)
Night Breath by Ethan Colangelo
“This process began as an exploration of sensation and tasks with the beautiful dancers of Ballet Edmonton.
My work is not driven by narrative, and it explores ideas and concepts: meditation versus chaos, ecstasy versus anxiety. I wanted to create a visual landscape where these ideas meet, pull apart, and create a dream-like state that allows the audience to find places of connection and relatability so they come with us on this journey. Having the composer Ben Waters be part of the process has been such a gift. It allowed the music to be built with detail in real-time as the piece was being constructed.”
BALLET EDMONTON
Ballet Edmonton is a contemporary ballet ensemble of ten company dancers under the leadership of celebrated choreographer and Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang. The company creates and commissions original work each season from a variety of choreographic voices. Ballet Edmonton’s vision is driven by a passion and curiosity to explore new ideas. We offer audiences original, inspired contemporary dance that reflects our Artistic Director’s adventurous, curatorial vision. Our repertoire is by nationally and internationally recognized and emerging choreographers with distinctive styles. Ballet Edmonton is committed to advancing the work of female and diverse creators to ensure our artistic product reflects the world in which we live. We contribute to the evolution of ballet in Canada by expressing the unique narratives of the artists whose creations we help bring to life.
Ballet Edmonton has commissioned new creations by Canadian and international choreographers, including Gioconda Barbuto, Karissa Barry, Josh Beamish, Serge Bennathan, Shay Kuebler, Rachel Meyer, Andrea Peña, Diego Ramalho, Ihsan Rustem and Dorotea Saykaly.