August 26, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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The Indianapolis City Ballet (ICB) today
released additional information about its September 12, 2009 “Evening with the
Stars” performance, including additional dancer information and repertoire.
“We are so fortunate to have secured the
services of some of the best dancers from the world’s great companies and
paired them with dance repertoire that demonstrates their unique strengths
across the ballet styles from classical to contemporary,” said ICB Chairman Robert Hesse.
Hesse continued, “This special presentation
by the Indianapolis City Ballet is designed to gauge the interests of the
Mary Levin, co-chairperson of the Gala
event following the performance stated “This performance is the type of gala
event held once a year in the major dance capitals of the world – events to
which tickets are usually impossible to get.”
The event will have 11 different pieces of
repertoire and have something for everyone. Fans of the classical and romantic
works will enjoy the stunning pas de deux’s from Diana and Acteon and Le
Corsaire (Pas D’Esclave), the lyrical beauty of the bedroom pas de deux
from Manon and the romantic Romeo & Juliet danced so gorgeously
by American Ballet Theatre’s Julie Kent
and David Hallberg. The neoclassical
Balanchine hit Stars & Stripes
gives a light-hearted moment of technical bravura that will be danced by New
York City Ballet’s Joaquin De Luz
and Tiler Peck.
Adding more contemporary works and style,
Dance Kaleidoscope’s David Hochoy
will re-fashion his Fascinatin’ Rhythm
for a ballet pas de trios, placing it on De Luz and Peck along with American
Ballet Theatre’s stunner Sarah Lane.
Sizzling, new and ultra-contemporary, Stuttgart Ballet stars Alicia Amatriain and Jason Reilly will unveil Mono Lisa, a European-style contemporary
piece by choreographer Itzak Galili.
The Ukranian power couple from the Kirov Ballet, Denis and Anastasia Matvienko, will give a pas de deux from Radio and Juliet, Edward Clug’s reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo” with music
from multi-Grammy winners Radiohead.
Artistic Chairman John Meehan explained, “ICB decided to have an international group
of stars, show off the variant ballet styles and the influences of the various
schools of ballet, and put on an evening of great entertainment and importance.
We also wanted to show the dynamic talent of these artists across the ballet
vocabulary and have most artists dancing both stunning classical and
contemporary works. We
still have a few surprises up our sleeves - and obviously
this is a very special performance that the artists are very much looking forward
to.”
An ”Evening with the Stars” will take place at the Murat
Theatre, 502 N.