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  • New Chamber Ballet: Gallery

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    Images from New Chamber Ballet‘s February 2015 performances at City Center Studios have come my way. Read about the evening here. Above, from Miro Magloire’s ballet ENTANGLED; the dancers are Sarah Atkins and Traci Finch. The above photo and the following images from Miro’s ballet RAW are provided by courtesy of New Chamber Ballet:

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    From RAW: the dancers are Traci Finch and Amber Neff

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    RAW: Traci Finch, Amber Neff

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    RAW: Amber Neff, Traci Finch

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    RAW: Amber Neff, Traci Finch

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    From Miro Magloire’s RAW: Amber Neff, Traci Finch

    The costume designs for both RAW and ENTANGLED are by Sarah Thea. She provided the following photos from ENTANGLED, used with permission:

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    Traci Finch, Sarah Atkins

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    Traci Finch, Sarah Atkins

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    Above: pianist Melody Fader; photo by Cherie B

    Live music is a key element at all New Chamber Ballet performances. Pianist Melody Fader has been Miro’s collaborator for several seasons and, along with violinist Doori Na, she makes the music an integral factor in the audience’s enjoyment of NCB evenings. Melody is currently in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to develop funding for her chamber music project, something that’s dear to her heart. You can find out all about it – and help make it happen – here.

    New Chamber Ballet‘s next performances will be April 17th and 18th, 2015. Information about repertory and tickets will be forthcoming.

  • In the Studio with Miro Magloire

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    Above: Holly Curran and Traci Finch rehearsing for New Chamber Ballet

    Wednesday August 28th, 2013 – Miro Magloire, always one of the busiest people on the New York City dance scene, is busier than ever these days. Not only is he preparing for the upcoming performances of his New Chamber Ballet (September 6th & 7th at City Center Studios) but he is also creating five new works for the Austrian Cultural Forum’s Moving Sounds Festival for a performance on September 20th, as well as looking ahead to New Chamber Ballet‘s tour to Germany.

    For the Moving Sounds Festival, New Chamber Ballet will team up with
    the Argento Chamber Ensemble for a program of five new ballets – and a
    revival – to music by contemporary Austrian and American composers. A world premiere collaboration with
    composer Michel Galante, a new work to a new score by composer Nina C.
    Young, and new creations to scores by Beat Furrer, Georg Friedrich Haas,
    and Arthur Kampela will be featured. The program – which will also include a revival of Miro’s ECHOES to music by Anton Webern – takes place at the Bohemian National Hall, Czech Center, 321 East 73rd Street, NYC on September 20th. Visit the Festival’s page here.

    I stopped in at Ballet Hispanico today where Miro and his dancers – Elizabeth Brown, Sarah Atkins, Holly Curran, Amber Neff and Traci Finch – were working on some of the new rep. Composer Nina C Young dropped by to see the piece Miro is creating to her score.

    Here are some photos I took of the new works in rehearsal:

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    Ellizabeth Brown and Amber Neff

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    Traci Finch and Holly Curran

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    Holly Curran, Amber Neff

    The final half-hour of the rehearsal time was devoted to Amber Neff working on the solo IN A SIMPLE BLACK DRESS, one of my favorites among Miro’s ever-expanding repertoire of intimate ballets. Here are some images of Amber rehearsing this solo:

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