BALLET EDMONTON
Photo Credit: Ballet Edmonton
Mixed Program
Ballet Edmonton will present a dynamic evening of contemporary ballet as part of Live Art Dance’s 2023-24 season. The evening’s inspiring mixed program includes Le Quattro, by Ballet Edmonton Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang, set to Max Richter’s reimagined score of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Only the Window by Zurich-based choreographer Ihsan Rustem featuring an original score by Canadian composer Davidson Jaconello.
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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 a 20 mins Intermission
Content Warning: Fog Machine
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.
Only the Window by Ihsan Rustem (22 min)
When something is left unsaid, when a story is incomplete when only a moment captured through the window is visible… Life is replete with mystery, intrigue, the unknown, moments that are left unfinished. How does our mind paint the canvas of missing parts? This creation is inspired by the personal tales of the Ballet Edmonton artists.
Le Quattro by Wen Wei Wang (22 min)
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.
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.