[NEohioPAL] "DreamScape" at Ashtabula Arts Center performed by Ballet Theatre Ashtabula

[Ashtabula Arts Center]

Press Release
Contact: Pamela Hammond
(440) 964-3396
Ashtabula Arts Center
2928 West 13th St., Ashtabula, OH 44004
aac at ashartscenter.org
www.ashartscenter.org
www.artscenternews.com
May 10, 2012
For Release: May 10, 2012
Kill date: May 20, 2012




Ballet Theatre Ashtabula presents “DreamScape”


Come and join us for an unforgettable experience that the entire family will enjoy!

Artistic Director: Shelagh Dubsky  
 
May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2012
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m.

Opening on May 11th, Ballet Theatre Ashtabula at the Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 West 13th Street, Ashtabula,  will launch a spring time dance concert featuring a mixture of diverse works that include many new pieces as well as audience favorites from years past.

Returning to the stage will be two very popular pieces by Clover Robinson. “Blackbird,” a Beatles favorite sung by Dionne Farris, is a female solo that will be danced by Alicia Ngiraingas.  The dancer embodies strength from the earth and the natural freedom of a bird in flight.  “Half Acre” like so many dances choreographed by Robinson, resembles poetry in motion.  The audience will be mesmerized by the sheer beauty of the four female dancers as they move with heartwarming freedom to the beautiful voice of Sally Ellyson of the indie - folk - rock band HEM.

Other classics returning to the stage include “Adagio For Strings” and “Romance.”  

“Adagio for Strings” with music by Samuel Barber and choreography by Shelagh Dubsky, is a stunning piece that is considered by many to be Ballet Theatre Ashtabula’s signature piece and has been danced by most of the girls who have danced at the AAC over the many years of the company’s existence.  “Adagio For Strings” takes the individual dancers with their own interpretation of the music to a place where the entire ensemble is operating as one. Truly ethereal in its simplicity, the ballet creates an intimate resonance between the dancers, the music and the audience. 

“Romance” created for Clover Robinson and her partner Mark Sivy in 1992, is still relevant today. Meghann Stell and Dan VanAllen will dance the roles this year which reveal the deep and eternal love of a man for a woman.  Beautiful lines and poetry make this dance memorable.

“Moving to Stand Still” is a new work for the company. Set to the beautifully conceived music of Bach’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D Minor, this piece incorporates a ballet base with an intense movement style that pushes the dancer to the edge of musicality and physicality.  Dancers move in bundles of combustive energy while ultimately remaining true to their classical training.

On the classical side, no performance is complete without a virtuoso Pas de Deux.  This year will be no exception with Tim Kolman and Sarah Mudd dancing the charismatic classic “Don Quixote” pas de Deux.  Kolman, who has received many scholarship offers for summer study at prestigious dance schools, brings the male role in “Don Q” to a new level of accomplishment as Mudd displays quick footwork to match her partners fire.

Pieces choreographed by instructor Karen Sly include a modern quartet involving boxing gloves and is set to the music of the Adiemus Variations performed by the Smith Quartet of the London Philharmonic.  Another is set to Five for Fighting’s “100 Years” and features two Arts Center families.  The piece centers around the quick passage of time for both individuals and for parents watching their children grow.  In a final work by Sly, Florence and the Machine accompany Tessa and Tobias Deutsch on a humorous journey through the ups and downs of love.

Also on the program will be a series of solos, duets, quartets and group pieces set to the music of Brandi Carlile, Elton John, the Beatles, Debussy, Rossini and Verve with additional choreography by Scott DeCola and Meg Stell.

Tickets for “DreamScape” are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the Ashtabula Arts Center box office or by phone at (440) 964-3396.
 
Advance sale show tickets are $12 patron seating, $9 adults, $8 seniors and $7 students and children.  Walk-in tickets are $14 patron seating, $11 adults, $10 seniors and $9 students and children.
 
The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.
 
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Pamela Hammond
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator
Ashtabula Arts Center
2928 West 13th Street
Ashtabula OH 44004
(440) 964-3396
aac at ashartscenter.org
www.ashartscenter.org
www.artscenternews.com
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