November 2, 2000

MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS "2000 FALL DANCE CONCERT" TO FEATURE BOURNONVILLE DIVERTISSEMENT

Modern, jazz and Swan Lake's Pas de Trois from Act I to be performed in concert

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DALLAS (SMU) -- The Dance Division of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts will present the "2000 Fall Dance Concert" November 15 through November 19 in the Bob Hope Theatre (6101 Bishop Boulevard). Performance times are 8:00 PM Wednesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM on Sunday. Parking is available at Hillcrest and Binkley Avenues. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for senior adults, and $6 for students. To purchase tickets call 214-768-2787.

An exciting combination of new works and timeless masterpieces will be performed in three sections at the fall concert, concluding with Bournonville Divertissement. Choreographed by Auguste Bournonville, whose works are considered the hallmark of the romantic style of ballet, Bournonville Divertissement was originally staged for the American Ballet Theatre II by the famous Danish ballerina Toni Lander. Re-staged for this concert by Jeremy Blanton, chair, division of dance at the Meadows School of the Arts, this Divertissement will feature excerpts from several noted Bournonville ballets including the Pas de Six and Tarantella from Napoli, the Pas Deux from Flower Festival in Genzano and A Trio from Abdullah.

Opening the concert will be Infinite Pulse, a world-premiere jazz piece choreographed by Sabrina Madison-Cannon and danced to music by Hasan Baker, Ron McBee, Victor Y. See Yuen, Martin Cradick, Paddy Le Mercier and Baka at Lupé. Infinite Pulse is a rhythmic celebration, combining the weighted, sequential, syncopated movements associated with Jazz technique and the eclectic freedom of Modern dance. It is a lively, yet abstracted, version of a community ritual.

Closing the first section is the Pas de Trois from Act I of Swan Lake. Choreographed by Marius Petipa, the piece is staged by Jeremy Blanton. Of this popular piece, he states, "It provides a chance for our students to tackle a piece filled with technical demands. After seeing it performed, patrons are always reminded why the Pas de Trois is a proving ground for promising young soloists and a standard for judging classical technique."

The middle section of the concert will be a modern dance piece (film noir style) choreographed by Larry White, SMU assistant professor of dance. Larry White is a former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company.

The 2000-2001 Main Stage Theatre and Dance at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts is sponsored by The Dallas Morning News and WRR.

Photos by Paul Talley available upon request.