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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Old to new: Ballet Austin’s 2009-10 season
Ballet Austin will dip its toes into ballet that spans three centuries during its 2009-2010 season which Ballet Austin officials will announce today.
In addition to Ballet Austin artistic director Stephen Mills version of the classic 20th century classic, “The Nutcracker,” the company will also premiere Mills re-invention of Stravinksy’s the Firebird and Mills’s entirely new piece “The Bach Project.”
The emerging choreographers of the 21st century will show their stuff in the “New American Talent/Dance” competition where the audience can vote.
And Ballet Austin will resurect a 19th century classic comedic ballet, “Coppelia,” by seminal French choreographer Arthur Saint-Leon.
Season Opener
October 2-4, 2009 | Long Center
Swan Lake (Act II)
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
World Premiere of The Firebird
Choreography: Stephen Mills
Music: Igor Stravinsky
The 47th Annual Production of The Nutcracker
December 5-23, 2009 | Long Center
Choreography: Stephen Mills
Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
World Premiere of The Bach Project
February 12-14, 2010 | Long Center
Choreography: Stephen Mills
Music: J.S. Bach
The 3rd Biennial New American Talent/Dance
A juried choreographic competition
March 25 - April 4, 2010
AustinVentures StudioTheater
Coppelia
May 7-9, 2010 | Long Center
Choreography: Arthur Saint-Léon
Music: Léo Delibes
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