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Celebrate 30 Years With Ballet Rep
February 2020 6
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By Katherine Giese
Celebrate 30 years with Ballet Repertory Theatre at their annual mixed repertoire concert – Contemporary Innovations on February 22nd and 23rd at the historic downtown KiMo Theatre.
These yearly concerts of contemporary ballet have been presented at the heart of Albuquerque in the KiMo since BRT’s inception in 1989. This year’s production of Contemporary Innovations features Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and other original contemporary ballets from BRT’s rich 30-year history.
With thirty years of amazing repertoire from which to select, how does one decide which ballets to perform? The company has so many memorable pieces and there are many favorites. It was a difficult decision to decide which ballets would be the best flavor to showcase the dancers we have today while honoring the works from our past. Ultimately, we chose pieces from Celia Dale, Alex Ossadnik, and Katherine Giese whose choreography has developed and defined Ballet Repertory Theatre into what it has become today.
The performance features six different pieces each with music that is as inspirational as the choreography. The program will open with Dales’ Lark Ascending set to Ralph Vaughn Williams famous music where lighter than air choreography showcases proficient partnering. Next you will hear the music of Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero” with Giese’s Pele a fiery duet reflecting the volatile relationship of Pele and Kamapua’a from Hawaiian mythology. Following this will be another Giese piece entitled “Solo” with the haunting, restless music of the Adagio from Dmitri Shostakovich’s “The Limpid Stream” with choreography about inner turmoil within each of our souls. Next we shift gears and get to experience some of Oliver Messiaen’s music from “Quartet for the End of Time” with Ondine which is Dale’s reworking of the famous shadow dance that introduces Ondine who is a mythical water creature usually depicted as a sprite or selke. Succeeding this will be some mesmerizing and beautiful international music by Dead Can Dance with Giese’s Woken Wishing Willing abstractly exploring the evolution of western civilization. The evening will conclude with Ossadnik’s torrid chess game set to Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture. This version of Romeo & Juliet is based on Ossadnik’s poem:
“A game of chess - Pawn against pawn, Red against black and black against red But suddenly the rules are broken And suddenly someone is dead. A game of chess… goes on.” and features Emma Heuertz as Peace with Erika Ray and Jacob Edington as the star-crossed lovers.
There will be two chances to see this exciting event: an evening performance at 7:00pm on February 22nd and a matinee at 2pm on February 23rd. Tickets are on sale at KiMoTickets.com and in person at the KiMo Theatre Box Office. Premier Seating: $22 - $30. Standard Seating $17 - $25. For special assistance call 768-3522 or 311 locally. (Voice/ Relay) NM 1 800-659 8331 or 711. Ballet Repertory Theatre’s Contemporary Innovations on February 22nd and 23rd at the KiMo Theatre, 5th and Central – in downtown Albuquerque.
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Contemporary Innovations
Ballet Repertory Theatre presents their annual mixed repertoire concert – Contemporary Innovations. This year features Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and other original contemporary ballets from BRT’s rich 30-year history.
KiMo Theatre Saturday Feb 22nd 7pm Sunday Feb 23rd 2pm
Kimotickets.com or KiMo Theatre (505) 768-3522. Premier Seating: $22-$30. Standard Seating: $17-$25. For special assistance call (505) 768-3522 or 311 locally. (Voice/Relay) NM 1-800-659-8331 or 711
