Above: Amber Neff, Abi Stafford (NYC Ballet principal), and Shoshana Rosenfield in Craig Salstein’s THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS; photo by Sarah Sterner
On January 17th and 18th, 2015, Intermezzo Dance Company, founded and directed by ABT soloist Craig Salstein, offered a programme of works by five choreographers at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre. The theme of the evening, From Myth to Philosophy, was echoed in a gallery of artwork by four New York City-based artists in the theatre lobby.
Since I was involved in the planning stages of the programme, I feel I cannot write a review per se, beyond saying that the five ballets were well-contrasted in style and music, and that there was some very fine dancing to be seen.
Photographer Sarah Sterner has provided some images from the Myth to Philosophy programme, and I am sharing them here as a representation of the works performed and the dancers who took part:
Mauro Villanueva in Craig Salstein’s THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
Amber Neff in Craig Salstein’s THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
ABT’s Nicole Graniero with the Intermezzo ensemble in Gemma Bond’s MYTHOLOGY
Tanner Schwartz in Gemma Bond’s MYTHOLOGY
Rina Barrantes, Alfredo Solivan, and Temple Kemezis in Cherylyn Lavagnino’s HERA’S WRATH
Temple Kemezis and Rina Barrantes in Cherylyn Lavagnino’s HERA’S WRATH
Kaitlyn Gilliland in Adam Hendrickson’s BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
Kaitlyn Gilliland in Adam Hendrickson’s BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
Nicole Graniero (ABT) in Ja’ Malik’s JOURNEY TO PANDORA
Oliver Swan-Jackson in Ja’ Malik’s JOURNEY TO PANDORA
Rina Barrantes, Nancy Richer, and Giselle Alvarez in Ja’ Malik’s JOURNEY TO PANDORA
Nicole Graniero in Ja’ Malik’s JOURNEY TO PANDORA
All photos by Sarah Sterner.
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