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HURRICANE KATRINA BALLET TO BALLROOM
BENEFIT CONCERT & SILENT AUCTION
OCTOBER 5, 2005 AT 7:00 PM
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
MCFARLIN AUDITORIUM
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Philip Neal and Jenifer Ringer, New York City Ballet
in Balanchine's "Who Cares?" Photo by Paul Kolnik
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BENEFITING
THE MAYOR’S DISASTER RELIEF FUND |
Features artists of New York City Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Michele Gifford of Texas Ballet Theater, Latin Champions Raza Begg & Ia Iashvilli and Bruce Wood Dance Company
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Raza and Ia, I Dance 2 Studio |
Dallas Black Dance |
Peter Martin’s “Barber Violin Concerto Pas de Deux”
Darryl Sneeds “…And Now Marvin”
George Balanchine’s “Chaconne 2nd Pas de Deux”
International Latin Ballroom Extravaganza
Bruce Wood's "Fables of Loneliness Pas de Deux"
George Balanchine’s “Who Cares?”
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Southern Methodist Univeristy
McFarlin Auditorium
Dallas , 75205 |
Bruce Wood Dance Company "Polyester Dreams" |
Performance -- 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Silent Auction & Reception with artists – 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Go to www.thedancecouncil.org for the auction donation form. |
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Produced by Artists of New York City Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Chamberlain Ballet, Dance Council, Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, I Dance 2 Ballroom Dance Studio, Bruce Wood Dance Company, Sarah R. Nesbit, Ralph Blackburn, Southern Methodist University, Stage Crews Unlimited, The Richardson Hotel, Texas Ballet Theater, and TITAS.
Box office and silent auction proceeds to the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund.
Performers, technical and box office staff are volunteering their services.
Canned goods and toiletries for evacuees will also be accepted.
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Raza and Ia, I Dance 2 Studio |
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Tickets $15 to $100. Purchase today by calling TITAS at 214-528-5576 or 1-800-462-7980 or order online on www.TITAS.org
Photo by Sharen King Bradford
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On stage in the McFarlin Auditorium are all the dancers who donated their time and skills.
| Raza Begg |
Ia Iashvilli |
Janine N. Beckles |
Darrell Cleveland |
| Makeda Crayton |
Katricia Eaglin |
Ricahrd A. Freeman Jr. |
Ashley Bouder |
| William Gill |
Rashan K. Jackson |
Ivorie Jenkins |
Alicia Pegues |
| Michael D. Tindal |
Jenifer Ringer |
Albert Evans |
Margaret Tracey |
| Philip Neal |
Christie Sullivan |
Michael Lively |
Michele Gifford |
| Annielille Gonzales Gavion |
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Turning a profit |
: Ballet and ballroom benefit Katrina victims
By DANA GAVIN FRANK / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
The spheres of dance and philanthropy intersected Wednesday at McFarlin Auditorium, all for an important cause: Principal dancers of the New York City Ballet joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Bruce Wood Dance Company and ballroom dancers Raza Begg and la lashvilli for the Hurricane Katrina Ballet to Ballroom Benefit Concert, with proceeds going to the Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund.
NAN COULTER/Special Contributor
Albert Evans and Jenifer Ringer contrasted moves in a pas de deux
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The one-night-only performance aimed for the eclectic and the sublime with something for everyone. Cool jazz backed up to classical ballet with a sassy rumba in between.
The evening's most compelling offerings were Peter Martins' Barber Violin Concerto (Pas de Deux) and Fables of Loneliness by Bruce Wood. Both duets explored intimacy and compromise through moments of physical unity and divisive juxtaposition.
The Barber Violin Concerto (Pas de Deux) began with Jenifer Ringer curiously tiptoeing across the stage. Albert Evans followed her, his bare feet and torso a curious counterpoint to her pointe shoes. For all Ms. Ringer's supple curves, Mr. Evans exhibited angles and torso contractions.
When they first touched, Mr. Evans seemed to manipulate Ms. Ringer in unconventional ways, using the back of his arm to support her or grasping her hand rather than her waist. The contrast of styles slowly gave way to a vision of moderation, as she began to take on some of his harsh arm motifs and he began to indulge body arcs. By the end of the piece, Ms. Ringer stood behind Mr. Evans, gently ghosting her hands along his arms to soften the image.
Similar motifs were at work in Fables of Loneliness, though the application was different. Christie Sullivan and Michael Lively began by moving their legs in circular unison to the haunting strains of Vivaldi. They would pull apart and reach for each other, then stand at attention and pulse their arms like automated metronomes keeping the beat. Mr. Wood has a talent for creating seamless partnered lift sequences; Fables of Loneliness lacked some of that cohesion, but the stilted effect was intriguing as Ms. Sullivan would change directions in the air a little roughly, then sail again as her legs mimicked running.
Less subtle but impressive nonetheless, Latin Ballroom Extravaganza featured Mr. Begg and la lashvilli performing spitfire twists and turns during the Paso Doble and snappy kicks with a jive to "Proud Mary."
Dana Gavin Frank is a Dallas freelance writer.
E-mail dgavinfrank@yahoo.com
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