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Friday, February 14, 7:30 pm
Avant Chamber Ballet presents
Love Stories
Love Stories: a night of new works commissioned through Women’s Choreography Project showcases the talent and creativity of women in the dance industry with live music.
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Avant Chamber Ballet celebrates all definitions of love at Moody Performance Hall with three inspiring ballets with live music featuring pianist Anastasia Markina.
BRAHMS WALTZES, choreographed by Paul Mejia, is a masterful interpretation of Brahms’ 16 waltzes for solo piano and one of Mejia’s most acclaimed works by critics and audiences alike.
Fernanda Oliveira creates her third ballet for ACB with POEM. The ballet is inspired by four of the greatest American poets with music by Chopin. Each poem represents a different facet of love. “Of love”, by Mary Oliver speaks to love for people, nature, life; a hopeful kind of love. “The Conditional”, by Ada Limon is about romantic love and contentment – a secure, permanent love in the face of uncertainty. “Mad Girl’s Love Song” by Sylvia Plath speaks to a lonely, one-sided kind of love. And, finally, “Touched by an Angel” by Maya Angelou is about how all love is worth it. It destroys us, and it sets us free.
The evening culminates with the premiere of SOTT’ER CELO DE ROMA by Christina Ghiardi with music from great Italian love songs performed live by Alexander McConkie. The ballet is a love letter to Rome – the sun-drenched piazzas and cobblestone streets where passion and desire intertwine in an unforgettable way.
Don’t miss your chance to be swept away by the magic of live music and dance this Valentine’s Day weekend!
