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Sinatra, Shadows, and Stars

Posted by: arballet, on Performance Portal

Organization

American Repertory Ballet

Date & Time

Thursday, May 8th 2008 through Friday, May 9th 2008
8:00pm to 10:00pm

Location

2537 Broadway at 95th Street,
New York New York
10025

Details

Experience an outstanding evening of dance with American Repertory Ballet at Peter Norton Symphony Space featuring two new works by The Companyâ€^TMs Artistic Director, Graham Lustig, and international choreographer, Lisa de Ribere, in addition to two works by Twyla Tharp. Shadows in the Attic by Graham Lustig is a new work inspired by the powerful spirit of survival expressed by the family of Anne Frank and their extraordinarily brave Dutch friends whose daily help was essential to the familyâ€^TMs safety. Starry Nights by Lisa de Ribere is a part of American Repertory Balletâ€^TMs commissioning program, Dancing Through the Ceiling, which promotes classically-based women choreographers. De Ribereâ€^TMs piece about the creative muse is inspired by three paintings by Van Gogh, Starry Night Over the Rhone; 1888, The Café Terrasse, Arles, at Night; 1888, and The Starry Night; 1889. In addition to these two pieces, American Repertory Ballet will perform two Twyla Tharp pieces, Sinatra Suite,  a duet choreographed to five songs sung by Frank Sinatra, and Octet, one of Tharpâ€^TMs most distilled creations. Rarely seen in New York, in this â€oefully abstract” ballet, Tharp presents men and women in equal measure numerically, but shows off the women somewhat more prominently using the music of bassist Edger.