B-TWIST — The Official Magazine of New York City’s Ballets with a Twist®

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF NEW YORK CITY’S BALLETS WITH A TWIST®

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BALLETS WITH A TWIST® Choreography: Marilyn Klaus Music: Stephen Gaboury Costume Design: Catherine Zehr

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B-TWIST An insider's guide to Ballets with a Twist and its signature touring production, Cocktail Hour: The Show.

Table of Contents The Company

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The Show

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The Mixology

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Bright Lights

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Big Sounds

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Portfolio

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On Tour

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With Friends

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Ballets with a Twist

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THE COMPANY From New York to California and everywhere in between, Ballets with a Twist is turning heads and setting trends with its sparkling signature style. The company’s glamorous original production, Cocktail Hour: The Show, stirs new life into every type of venue, inviting a wide range of audiences to enjoy the performing arts in an innovative and electrifying way.

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Cocktail Hour

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THE SHOW

Created by New York City-based company Ballets with a Twist, Cocktail Hour: The Show reinvents the cinematic excitement of classic entertainment through an original mix of choreography, music, and costume design.

Combining the timeless American spirit with a 21st-century flair, this floorshow-to-stage experience brings the Mai Tai, Martini, Manhattan, and more to life in a series of sparkling vignettes.

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SWIMMING POOL 8

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Doudna Fine Arts Center CHARLESTON, IL

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Raue Center for the Arts CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

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Zeiders American Dream Theater VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

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MARGARITA 22

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LEMON DROP

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Rawhide Rodeo Vibes Unlikely Romance •

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Cheyenne Civic Center CHEYENNE, WY

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Avenel Performing Arts Center AVENEL, NJ

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BRIGHT LIGHTS

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Cocktail Hour THE

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MARTINI XL Cabaret NEW YORK CITY, NY

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SPUTNIK Imperial Theatre AUGUSTA, GA 37

ABSINTHE Bucks County Playhouse NEW HOPE, PA 38

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CHAMPAGNE The Grand Oshkosh OSHKOSH, WI

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BOILERMAKER Dorothy Menker Theater PALOS HILLS, IL

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CIN CIN Eisemann Center RICHARDSON, TX

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HOLY WATER Doudna Fine Arts Center CHARLESTON, IL

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GIMLET Dorothy Menker Theater PALOS HILLS, IL

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BLOODY MARY Zeiders American Dream Theater VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

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SINGAPORE SLING Colorado Chautauqua BOULDER, CO

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BRANDYAlexander Imperial Theatre Augusta, GA

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BIG

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Academy of Richmond County Purple Pride Marching Band

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IMPERIAL THEATRE

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Augusta, GA

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The B-Twist Orchestra

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The Special Ensemble

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Rahway High School

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New York, NY

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Mighty Shaw High School

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playhouse square Cleveland, OH

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Ballets with a Twist costume designer Catherine Zehr presents her designs at The Museum at FIT

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while the company performs excerpts from artistic director Marilyn Klaus’ choreography.

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On Tour Theaters and Performing Arts Centers Avenel Performing Arts Center (Avenel, NJ) Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum (Morristown, NJ) Bucks County Playhouse (New Hope, PA) Cheyenne Civic Center (Cheyenne, WY) Colorado Chautauqua (Boulder, CO) Craterian Theater (Medford, OR) Crest Theatre at Old School Square (Delray Beach, FL) David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (New York, NY) Dorothy Menker Theater (Moraine Valley Community College; Palos Hills, IL) Doudna Fine Arts Center (Eastern Illinois University; Charleston, IL) Eisemann Center (Richardson, TX) Florence Events Center (Florence, OR) Freed Center for the Performing Arts (Ohio Northern University; Ada, OH) Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts (Rahway, NJ) Imperial Theatre (Augusta, GA) Martin W. Kappel Theater (Norwich, NY) Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square (Cleveland, OH) Plaza Theatre (El Paso, TX) Raue Center for the Arts (Crystal Lake, IL) St. George Theatre (Staten Island, NY) Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (The Villages, FL) Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center (Stowe, VT) The Grand Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI) Westchester Community College (Valhalla, NY) Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (Westhampton Beach, NY) White Plains Performing Arts Center (White Plains, NY) Zeiders American Dream Theatre (Virginia Beach, VA)

Nightclubs, Cabarets, and Dinner Theaters Hudson Terrace (New York, NY) SoHo House (West Hollywood, CA) Stage 48 (New York, NY) White Eagle Hall (Jersey City, NJ) XL Cabaret (New York, NY)

Events and Festivals HBO Stage at Bryant Park (New York, NY) Holidelic at the Highline Ballroom (New York, NY) Home for the Holidays at the Beacon Theatre (New York, NY) Hot Rods and Harleys (Rahway, NJ) Lincoln Center Local Live (New York, NY) Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY) Saks Fifth Avenue (Beverly Hills, CA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL) Summer Streets Dance Festival (New York, NY) Tribeca Film Festival (New York, NY) True Colors United Cabaret Benefit (New York, NY) 74

With Friends Sharing the spotlight makes the stage twice as bright.

Ballets with a Twist collaborators include:

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE New York, NY • Beverly Hills, CA • Chicago, IL A holiday parade, a product launch, a private champagne soirée — Ballets with a Twist has partnered with this luxury retailer on a variety of events.

KILIAN HENNESSY West Hollywood, CA Ballets with a Twist infused the debut of Kilian Hennessy's Flower of Immortality perfume with a unique flair.

LIBERTY HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Rahway, NJ Company soloists visited Rahway's Harley-Davidson shop to collaborate on a photo shoot before performing at the city's annual Hot Rods and Harleys festival.

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Artist Bios Artistic director and choreographer Marilyn Klaus has created dances for the theater, film, music videos, and television. Her signature floorshow-to-stage style, hailed as “blasting the boundaries between high art and entertainment” by The Huffington Post, has garnered critical acclaim throughout the United States and Europe.

Stephen Gaboury’s compositions have been performed by celebrated musicians nationwide. As a pianist, he has collaborated and toured the world with pop/rock icon Cyndi Lauper for more than a decade, most recently joining her alongside the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at its historic home venue. He has also accompanied such artists as Patti Labelle, Norah Jones, and Sarah McLachlan, and has performed at internationally televised events such as the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony and the New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball Drop.

Gaboury’s music has been heard in concert, on television, and in films (including Boyhood and American Beauty).

Catherine Zehr is the artistic force behind the company’s costume design. Her creations evoke the origins and essence of each dance with dazzling colors and ornamentation. Zehr honed her skills while working at major American fashion houses, then by designing and manufacturing attire for her own label. She received her BA in Art History from the University of Missouri and studied Fashion Design at Washington University before earning a degree from New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology. As part of The Museum at FIT’s Fashion Culture series, Zehr and the company delivered the presentation “Designing Costumes for Ballets with a Twist."

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