Date(s): 21 - 23 Jan 2010
Time(s): 8:00 pm
Music is at the very heart of Richard Alston’s dance making, and this season sees the master choreographer’s company embrace a diverse selection of 20th century classics by Igor Stravinsky, Hoagy Carmichael and Philip Glass.
Blow Over races along to the exhilarating pulse of Songs From Liquid Days by Philip Glass -- urgently driven music to which the dancers have to fly to keep up, in great leaping arcs of energy.
“Hot sparkles of detailed dancing and powerfully massed ensembles” The Guardian
Stravinsky’s brilliant use of folk melody highlights the busy to and fro of a Carnival fair. In stark contrast, the isolation of the puppet Petrushka is all the more anguished. In Movements From Petrushka, Alston’s skillful reworking of images from the ballet Petrushka is specially revived this year to mark the centenary of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
“You only have to watch two minutes from Movements From Petrushka to see Alston’s on a winning streak” The Guardian
Shuffle It Right features a collection of songs from Hoagy Carmichael including Riverboat Shuffle, Georgia, Old Man Harlem and Star Dust. This toe-tapping, knee-jiggling music gets the whole company moving.
"A wonderfully joyful way to end the evening" The Daily Telegraph
Details:
Date(s): 21 - 23 Jan 2010
Time(s): 8:00 pm
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
University of Washington
15 Ave NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
Phone: 800-859-5342
photos: Hugo Glendinning