SWAN LAKE TICKETS ARE SELLING QUICKLY!
Yuka Iino and Ronnie Underwood / Photo by Andy Batt October 11 – 18, 2008 / Keller Auditorium
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Christopher Stowell after Petipa and Ivanov A HEART-WRENCHING FABLE OF TRUE LOVE HEROICALLY WON AND TRAGICALLY SQUANDERED. Swan Lake is classical theatricality at its thrilling best. Virtuoso solos, an achingly beautiful score, and a majestic corps de ballet in brilliant white are all emblematic of the opulent grandeur of the greatest of all 19th-Century story ballets. Things to watch for in this fall's production: - Debuts by Principal Dancers Kathi Martuza and Ronnie Underwood in the lead roles. Alison Roper, Yuka Iino and Artur Sultanov will reprise their roles as the Swan Queen and Prince Siegfried.
- Soloist Adrian Fry will don a bald cap and faux-fur cape in his debut as the villian Von Rothbart.
- Company debuts by new dancers: Soloist Chauncey Parsons and Company Artists Leta Biasucci, Julia Rowe, Christian Squires and Raychel Weiner Read more about new company members...
When we premiered our Swan Lake in 2006, every performance sold out well in advance. Tickets start at $19 and are going fast. Purchase them now before they're gone! Get ticket information.
Left: Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov in Christopher Stowell's Swan Lake. Right: Jacqueline Martin and Lew Christensen in Swan Lake. DON'T MISS THE SWAN LAKE DANCE TALKS! Monday, October 6, 2008 / 7pm / Keller Auditorium / FREE! The revival of Christopher Stowell's Swan Lake provides OBT with an intriguing opportunity for Dance Talks. This popular forum will present historic photographs and film footage, seen alongside photographs and video of OBT's 2006 performances, to place the company's accomplishment into historical perspective within the century-long history of Swan Lake. In addition, OBT principal dancers Alison Roper, Kathi Martuza and Ronnie Underwood, who will be performing Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried, will discuss their experiences with this great classic.
Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert DON'T FORGET TO ARRIVE EARLY FOR PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVES SWAN LAKE PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVES
1 hour before curtain; all performances; Orchestra Level seating, Keller Auditorium Join Historian and Lecturer Linda Besant and get an insider's perspective on Swan Lake. Performance Perspectives: - Offers context for the evening's program
- Demystifies ballet's exacting movement vocabulary
- Ventures into dance history
- Investigates the process of dance production
THE REVIEWS ARE IN FROM OBT'S PERFORMANCE AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER! Fresh on the heels of the company's successful Kennedy Center debut in June, OBT was represented September 20 & 21 at New York City Center's annual Fall For Dance festival. Principal dancers Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov performed the central pas de deux from Christopher Wheeldon's RUSH, the ballet that OBT danced in its entirety in June in Washington, DC. Here's what the critics had to say... THE NEW YORK TIMES
"...the [RUSH] pas de deux, performed by Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov of Oregon Ballet Theater, was a snapshot of Mr. Wheeldon at his most ardent and enigmatic." - Read The New York Times Review DANCE MAGAZINE
"...the clean crisp lines of a duet from Christopher Wheeldon's Rush, beautifully danced by Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov of Oregon Ballet Theatre, made a great contrast with the onrush of Hofesh Shechter's Uprising." - Read Wendy Perron's Editor's Blog EXPLORE DANCE
"Dancers Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov were exceptionally fluid in their partnering and turns, a mere tease at what New York audiences might be missing with OBT being on the opposite coast." - Read the Explore Dance Review READ MORE about the performance...
School children enjoy a trip to the theater for Student Performance Series OBT REACHES OUT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH STUDENT PERFORMANCE SERIES - And there's still time to register your classroom! PROGRAM 1: SWAN LAKE / October 16, 2008 / Noon - 1pm
KELLER AUDITORIUM In a few weeks, several thousand students from classrooms all over Oregon and SW Washington will converge at the Keller Auditorium for a special performance of Act II from Christopher Stowell's Swan Lake. OBT's Student Performance Series is an age-appropriate program featuring OBT company artists and School of OBT dancers that gives students an opportunity to see fully produced works of ballet. Join us in the theater! Seats are selling quickly, but there's still time to register additional classrooms for this unique opportunity. Call us today! Find out more about SPS... GRADES K - 12 / $2 per seat / Registration Required
Contact Kasandra Gruener, MA, Director of Education & Outreach
for more information: 503.227.0977 /
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