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Greetings,
A happy, healthy and very inspiring New
Year! To this day I am not quite sure what exactly
we celebrate on New Year's, but the idea of renewal
appeals to me. And the idea of changing habits.
Change and renewal are also themes appearing in the
new ballets for our upcoming
show. Both of them are using contemporary music,
enticing us to discover new forms of expression.
Speaking of change: we are
going to perform this program twice, on two
subsequent nights. Sold out houses are great, but
we hope this way no one will have to be turned away
at the door!
There are other changes too: a new dancer, a new
website... See for yourself!
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Upcoming Performances
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February 2nd & 3rd, 2007
Two new works will receive their world premiere in
our upcoming performance, and both highlight our
focus on contemporary composers this season.
Deborah Lohse choreographed a ballet to music by
David Lang (see composer portrait below), and Miro
Magloire created a new work to Luciano Berio's
seminal Sequenza for solo violin. In addition,
audience favorites Silk (music by Tartini)
and Mostly Soft (music by Schubert) are back
on the program.
The last two performances were sold out, so don't
wait and get your tickets today!
Friday, February 2nd at 8:30pm &
Saturday,
february 3rd at 8:30pm
New York City
Center Studio 4
130 West 56th St, 4th floor
(betw. 6th and 7th Ave)
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Our New Website
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More, Bigger, Better!...
We have changed the look of our website. It is easier
to navigate, looks nicer and will hold more
information. There are even separate sections for
presenters and the media. We've added
some color, too... Take a look! And if you come
across anything that needs to be fixed, don't be shy -
let us know! The makeover will continue as we add
some more bells and whistles...
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Composer Portrait
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David Lang
This season, our musical focus is on contemporary
composers. In addition to the late Luciano Berio, our
upcoming performance will feature a work by
David Lang choreographed by Deborah
Lohse. Lang, born in LA in 1957, is widely known as
the co-founder of New York's legendary music
festival Bang on a Can. His spellbinding music
of fractured rhythmic patterns and luminous pockets
of harmonic sound can seem deceptively simple,
but it is fiendishly difficult to play. Deborah Lohse
chose his Vent and This Was Written By
Hand for her new ballet, building on Lang's
unconventional
use of time and repetition.
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The Buzz!
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The Latest From Our Artists...
Lauren Toole's performance in Silk
and Velvet last fall was named in Pointe
Magazine's "Very Important Performers of 2006" list -
congratulations!...
Which makes us twice as happy that she will be back
in these parts in our two next programs... Damien
Johnson is still guesting in
London, but will return in March... Violinist Erik
Carlson is back with us in our upcoming show,
where he will tackle Berio's seminal
Sequenza VIII among other pieces... The
newest company member is
Emily Vonne SoRelle, who will join us for our
next show...
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A Seasonal Idea...
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Keeping the Wheels Turning
We may be the most cost-efficient ballet company
around: although our budget is only a fraction of
what others have, we manage to produce countless
new
works!
But occasionally we have to swallow our pride
and confront reality. The reality is that our costs
still outpace our income. This spring will be an
especially challenging time, with three different
programs in preparation from now through June. We
urgently need your support, whether it is small or
large, to be able to continue our work...
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