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Ballet by Moonlight: Brandywine Ballet to Perform at Longwood Gardens Lovely Open-Air Theater
WEST CHESTER, May 5 – Following a closely-covered-in-the-media program entitled Beyond the Steps, which pitted the jazzy, modern dance styling of Ronen Koresh’s eponymous piece against the classical elegance of George Balanchine’s Serenade, the Brandywine Ballet announces a reprise performance Friday, May 30 2008, 7:30 pm at Longwood Gardens’ lovely open-air theatre. Also on the program is Brandywine Ballet Mistress Nancy Page’s Danse Bacchanale.
In the May issue of the nationally distributed, New York City-based Dance Magazine the Brandywine Ballet’s spring performance Beyond the Steps was recognized for modernizing the company’s traditionally balletic repertoire and for challenging classically trained company dancers to meet their technique and stylistic fears head on. “They have learned to be effortless, elegant and light,” said choreographer Mr. Koresh. “But it’s important to also have an understanding of earthiness and physicality – to get down.”
Lest ballet purists fret, George Balanchine’s Serenade is also on the program. Ripe with historical overtones as it was Balanchine’s first original work staged on American soil following his emigration from Russia in the early part of the twentieth century, Serenade promises a fascinating “insider’s look” into the dynamics of the ballet studio and Balanchine’s unique choreographic method.
The Brandywine Ballet was founded in 1978 by Artistic Director Donna Muzio. The company of 45 apprenticed, professional and guest artists boasts a repertoire of over 80 ballets including Concerto Barocco, Carmina Burana, Dracula, Serenade, and the holiday favorite The Nutcracker. Presenting a season of three performance series which runs fall through spring at West Chester University’s historic Emilie K Asplundh Concert Hall in Phillips Memorial Hall, the company travels in the summer to various alternative venues including Longwood Gardens, Rose Tree Park, and the Ocean City Music Pier, among others.
For more information on the Brandywine Ballet, please visit www.brandywineballet.com on the web, or call (610) 692-6402 for a press kit.
Joshua Olmstead Marketing & Public Relations Brandywine Ballet Company 317 Westtown Road - Suite 5 West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 692-6402 joshua at brandywineballet.com www.brandywineballet.comPosts: 1171 | Registered: Nov 2005
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