5 works come together under the stars for one of the Western Australian Ballet’s most popular and enduring annual events, The Ballet at the Quarry season. 2016 includes:
On the Nature of Daylight
Australian Premiere
It is something we all seek in life: true love. Yet, how are we to find our ideal partner? By chance or by choice? And what happens if we simply fail to meet up with the right person? Set to the music of Max Richter, On the Nature of Daylight is about the perfectly ordinary yet extraordinary mystery of love.
Choreographer: David Dawson
Repetiteur: Rebecca Gladstone
Music: Max Richter
Costumes: Yumiko Takeshima
Sets and Lighting: David Dawson
5
Australian Premiere
Choreographed for five dancers, 5 ignites a challenging dialogue between the traditionalism of music from Adolphe Adam’s Giselle, and highly virtuoso dance fireworks – a dazzling combination of speed, stretch and structure. A dance of physical freedom coupled with emotional lyricism.
Choreography: David Dawson
Repetiteur: Rebecca Gladstone
Music: Adolphe Adam, arr. David Coleman
Costumes: Yumiko Takeshima
Sets and Lighting: David Dawson
Ambiguous Content
World Premiere
Talented young Australian choreographer Craig Davidson creates a new piece for Ballet at the Quarry.
Choreography: Craig Davidson
Music: Johann Paul von Westhoff, arr. Christian Badzura; Philip Glass; Max Richter; Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Olivier Fourés; Jóhann Jóhannsson; Ólafur Arnalds
Sets and Costumes: Kate Venables
Lighting: Ben Fry
In Black
Dancing is no longer about pretty tutus and pointe shoes, nor bare feet, contemporary dance. In Black is about challenge, trust, music, dynamic athleticism and hard work; a reflection of a dancer’s training.
Choreography: Andre Santos
Music: René Aubry; Woodkid; Davidson Jaconcello
To the Pointe
Five friends making a point. “To the Pointe kept the audience on the edge of their seats and left them hungry for more” –Dancetrain.
Choreography: Meg Parry, Victoria Maughan, Melissa Boniface, Andre
Santos, Jayne Smeulders, Pepito
Music: Gentleman’s Vibe; Geebz; Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth; Eric B & Rakim
Lighting: Ben Fry
Approximate running time 2 hours.
Picnic hampers available for purchase.
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