Ballet 360° - Pointe-by-Pointe: Understanding Ballet

In the first session of this new series, dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to take you on a journey into the art form.

• Oct 28, 2007 at 4:00 PM
• Terrace Gallery
• Approx. 90 minutes
• $15.00 - $36.00

About the Program

About the Program

Join Performance Plus for a full-circle view of ballet in this series examining the performance, the choreographer, and the dancer.  In the first session, "Pointe-by-Pointe: Understanding Ballet," dance critic Alexandra Tomalonis uses video of well-known ballets to take you on a journey into the art form. With the performance as the leaping off point, learn about the history of ballet, major creative contributors, and the numerous elements that synthesize into what appears onstage.

Ballet 360°  Series
--Session I:  Pointe-by-Pointe: Understanding Ballet   (Sun. Oct. 28, Terrace Gallery, 4 p.m.)
--Session II:  Lost Ballets: The Balanchine Preservation Initiative  (Sun. Nov. 18, Terrace Gallery, 4 p.m.)
--Session III:  A Day in My Shoes: The Dancer's Life   (Sun. Mar. 30, 2008, Terrace Gallery, 4 p.m.)

Patrons may purchase any individual session or the complete three-part series.


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