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INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 15
PETITE CÉRÉMONIE
Choreography: Medhi Walerski
World Premiere: Ballet BC, 2011
“A group of people searching for the right space, the perfect balance. Men and Women. Different brains. Boxes and wires trying to connect; to create a congruent image.”
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 2
TSUKIYO
Choreography: Helen Pickett
World Premiere: Boston Ballet, 2009
“Helen Pickett’s sensual pas de deux was inspired by Japanese fairy tales and depicts the fascination of love and intimacy of touch.”– Boston Ballet
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 13
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Choreography: Bryan Arias
World Premiere: Charlotte Ballet, 2018
“It’s nice to be human in the movement. We are not pretending to be anyone but ourselves. The energy Bryan creates is such an inspiring process.”
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 2
OPUS.11
Choreography: David Dawson
World Premiere: Semperoper Ballett, 2013
“OPUS.11 is a love letter to two artists whom I have had the privilege of knowing and working with the most during my choreographic life. Together, we have experienced a connection that for me cannot ever be matched. Both share a special and natural talent that goes far beyond technique, partnered by an ability to use their bodies intelligently thus becoming instruments of the purest physical emotion.” – David Dawson
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 9
WALKING MAD
Choreography: Johan Inger
World Premiere: Nederlands Dans Theater, 2001
“The famous Bol.ro from Ravel with its sexual, almost kitschy history was the trigger point to make my own version. I quickly decided that it was going to be about relationships in different forms and circumstances. I came up with the idea of a wall that could transform the space during this minimalistic music and create small pockets of space and situations. Walking Mad is a journey in which we encounter our fears, our longings and the lightness of being.” – Johan Inger
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 9
IN COGNITIO
Choreography: Helen Pickett
World Premiere: Charlotte Ballet, 2019
“As performers, we transform ourselves, assume identities, and at the same time, quite liberatingly, we show our very souls. We accept this equivocality as our reality, and this acceptance has always intrigued me. Are we hiding in plain sight? Are we searching for the place to strip ourselves of artifice so we may celebrate, and not hide at all? Do we flourish and even delight in the ambiguity of our artistic lives because of our resolute focus?” – Helen Pickett
INDIVIDUAL WORK Dancers: 16
STEPPING OVER
Choreography: Filipe Portugal
World Premiere: Charlotte Ballet, 2018
“This work to me is about breaking away from the group and finding yourself as an individual verses conforming and going along with what other people are doing. It’s exactly how I like to move.” – Dancer, Alessandra Ball James
PRODUCTION
THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING
Choreography: Javier de Frutos
American Debut: Charlotte Ballet, 2018
After receiving rave reviews in London, Javier de Frutos and the Pet Shop Boys’ The Most Incredible Thing made its American debut in Charlotte, NC. A mesmerizing display of talent and creativity, bring this most incredible performance to your city!
CHARLOTTE BALLET
701 N. TRYON ST.
CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
704. 372.0101
ACADEMY
704.372.3900
BOX OFFICE
704.372.1000