Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What inspired you to create Luna? Luna was originally created for New York City Ballet in 2017. It was the first ballet I choreographed upon leaving my professional dance career, so in some ways, this piece represents that departure and my desire to prolong the...
Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is your inspiration for Keep Me In Mind? This piece is deeply inspired by the amazing music of singer/songwriter Peggy Lee. I selected these pieces of music and put them in a kind of story line. Once I did that, I discovered that seduction was a recurring theme....
Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Olympic Ballet Theatre’s dancers spend hundreds of hours perfecting technique in the studio and on stage. Recently, they stepped away from the rehearsals to bring the joy of dance into local classrooms and to delight elementary school students with an exciting...
May 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The story of an almost-lost ballet Paquita is a romantic ballet in three acts, with its original story written by Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher, music composed by Edouard Deldevez, and choreography by Joseph Mazilier. Marius Petipa first staged it for the Imperial...
May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Prologue: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, the good King Florestan and his Queen had their first child, Princess Aurora. To celebrate this happy occasion, they hold a grand christening ceremony to honor the baby princess. Among the guests are six fairies, each...
Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
A prolific choreographer for over 40 years, Donald Byrd is Byrd has frequently been referred to as a “citizen artist,” a descriptive that aligns with his personal beliefs that dance as an art form is a social/civic instrument. His new work will be premiered as part of...
