Ballet 360°: The Magic Carpet
Dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to take us beyond the steps and into the fine craft of making a ballet.
- Sat., Apr. 6, 2013, 3:00 PM
- Terrace Gallery
- 90 minutes
- $15.00
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About
Session IV: The Magic Carpet
In the 19th century, theaters were considered by some to be "magic carpets," whisking viewers away to other places and other times. Ballet still fulfills that function, sometimes literally (Marius Petipa's Le Corsaire) and sometimes by taking us into the soul of a character or a work (José Límon's The Moor's Pavane). Come take a journey into worlds far and deep.
Note: American Ballet Theatre does not participate in this session.
Alexandra Tomalonis has been a dance critic for nearly 30 years, writing frequently for the Washington Post, Dance Magazine, and other publications. She is the editor of DanceView magazine, and its online review supplement, danceviewtimes.com. Ms. Tomalonis is Director of Academics at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C., where she teaches ballet history, art history, and aesthetics.
Performance Timing: 90 minutes
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American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre continues to prove "why dance is not a luxury or a frill but a necessity of life" (The Washington Post) with Le Corsaire, Petipa's tale of dashing pirates and kidnapped maidens, and a mixed repertory program.
Explore the Arts, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by
David and Alice Rubenstein.
Additional support is provided by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
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