Music from Marvin Gaye to Chopin in Complexions Contemporary Ballet Programs
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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The last date listed for Complexions Contemporary Ballet was Sunday April 13, 2008 / 2:00pm (Program B).
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Our seats were close and perfect!!! It is so easy and convienent ordering tickets. The Ballet was wonderful, the male dancers were beautiful. I loved the tribute to Nina SimoneWritten on Apr 14 2008
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This show is classy yet sexy, seductive, completely engaging. The dancers were the best I've ever seen with body that were in peak form. The music is sure to bring in a new fan base for lovers of the art of ballet. The solo number with Desmond was breath-taking and garnered a standing "O". I took my boyfriend, who isn't really into ballet, and he loved every moment...The music of Mavin Gaye is his favorite so I knew that would get him interested in trying something new. What an amazing evening it was! I'm going back to see it again.Written on Apr 14 2008
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Complexions seduces you with explosive energy...it's hard not to be astonished by the technical prowess of these extraordinary dancers" --Dance Insider
Description
Program A features the Southern California premiere of Loose Change, a dramatic solo created for Richardson by actor Taye Diggs and Rhoden's Chapters, set to the timeless music of Marvin Gaye with songs like "What's Going On" and "I Want You." Program B includes Pretty Gritty Suite, a homage to the music of Nina Simone with soulful classics like "Feelin' Good" and "I Put a Spell on You." This program also features Richardson in the graceful solo Lament, and Bound by guest choreographer Nicolo Forti.
Both programs include Rhoden's Dear Frederic, set to Chopin, and Moody Booty Blues.
Pre-Performance Lectures: Jodie Gates, Founder/Artistic Director of the Laguna Dance Festival, Professor of Dance UC Irvine and former Rehearsal Director for Complexions, leads pre-performance discussions beginning one hour prior to each performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Grand Hall.
PROGRAM A: Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Act I
Dear Frederic (2007): Dense, layered, beautiful, witty, mathematical, extreme and emotional...these contrasts, dynamics, and wide range of colors are the reason for the choreographer's attraction to the music of Chopin. This new work, Dear Frederic, is an investigation of freedom within form. It explores the choreographer's fascination with the whimsy that Chopin creates within a structural framework, which produces the capricious nature of his music.
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Frederic Chopin
Music performed by Henry Wong Doe
Performed by Christina Dooling, Wendy White Sasser, Karah Abiog, Christie Partelow, Sabra Perry, Bryan Arias, William Cannon, Gary W. Jeter II, Juan Rodriguez and Clifford C. Williams
Act II
Gone (2000): Gone is a trio for three men about brotherhood, survival and the struggle to live through conflict
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Vera Hall
Music performed by: Odetta (The Tradition Masters, Tradition Records)
Performed by Gary W. Jeter II, Jeremy Nedd, Bryan Arias
Gravity (2007)
Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden
Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch
Music by John Mayer
Performed by Karah Abiog and Juan Rodriguez
Loose Change (2007)
Choreography by Taye Diggs
Music by David Ryan Harris
Performed by Desmond Richardson
Moody Booty Blues (2006)
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Roy Buchanan, "When a Guitar Plays the Blues"
Performed by Clifford Williams, Ron Todorowski, William Cannon, Elysia Dawn, Christie Partelow
Lux
(2007)
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Eric Whitacre
Music performed by Turtle Creek Chorale
Performed by Kimi Nakaidoh, Sabra Perry, Wendy White
Act III
Chapters Suite (excerpt) (2007)
Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden
Music by Marvin Gaye
Performed by The Company
PROGRAM B: Saturday, April 12 at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 13 at 2:00pm
Act I
Dear Frederic (2007): Dense, layered, beautiful, witty, mathematical, extreme and emotional...these contrasts, dynamics, and wide range of colors are the reason for the choreographer's attraction to the music of Chopin. This new work, Dear Frederic, is an investigation of freedom within form. It explores the choreographer's fascination with the whimsy that Chopin creates within a structural framework, which produces the capricious nature of his music.
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Frederic Chopin
Music performed by Henry Wong Doe
Performed by Christina Dooling, Wendy White Sasser, Karah Abiog, Christie Partelow, Sabra Perry, Bryan Arias, William Cannon, Gary W. Jeter II, Juan Rodriguez and Clifford C. Williams
Act II
Lament (2000)
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Caroline Worthington and Charles Veal Jr.
Performed by Desmond Richardson
Moody Booty Blues (2006)
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Roy Buchanan, "When a Guitar Plays the Blues"; Muddy Waters, "Mannish Boy"; Son House, "Grinnin In Your Face"; Steve Ray Vaughan, "Love Struck Baby"
Performed by Gary W. Jeter II, Ron Todorowski, Bryan Arias, Christina Dooling, Christie Partelow
Bound (2007)
Choreography by Nicolo Fonte
Music by Antonio Vivaldi and George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sabra Perry, Juan Rodriguez, and Clifford C. Williams
Act III
Pretty Gritty Suite (2004): A tribute to the beauty, range and power of the music of Nina Simone.
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Performed by The Company
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