ourney from the roots of classical ballet in America to the cutting-edge of contemporary dance. George Balanchine’s Serenade was his first U.S. commission. Don’t miss the Company that “ranks as one of the leading exponents of Balanchine repertory and style in America” (The New York Times) in this supremely elegant work. The program also includes Yuri Possokhov’s deeply emotional RAkU, “a gripping, virtuoso piece” (San Francisco Examiner) and the 20th anniversary celebration of Val Caniparoli’s sensational Lambarena, a work that fuses the classicism of a Johann Sebastian Bach score with traditional African dance and music.
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ourney from the roots of classical ballet in America to the cutting-edge of contemporary dance. George Balanchine’s Serenade was his first U.S. commission. Don’t miss the Company that “ranks as one of the leading exponents of Balanchine repertory and style in America” (The New York Times) in this supremely elegant work. The program also includes Yuri Possokhov’s deeply emotional RAkU, “a gripping, virtuoso piece” (San Francisco Examiner) and the 20th anniversary celebration of Val Caniparoli’s sensational Lambarena, a work that fuses the classicism of a Johann Sebastian Bach score with traditional African dance and music.
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