Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works is always an eclectic mix of movement and sound and this year’s offering holds true to form. The setting of the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance gives the audience a unique close-up look and sense of intimacy. Choreographers Mark Diamond, Sasha Janes, David Ingram and dancer/choreographer Sarah Hayes […]
Peter Pan, the current offering from the North Carolina Dance Theatre, combines the troupe’s always amazing dance performances with beautiful costumes, sets, theatrics and humor for an incredibly satisfying show. The performances runs through March 17th at the Knight Theater.
While I enjoy the beauty and grace of classical ballet, I always look forward to the eclectic, creative performances of North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Innovative Works. This year’s collection includes works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Sasha Janes and Mark Diamond. (Unfortunately I missed Rhoden’s piece due to a scheduling conflict). Adding to the experience is […]
The North Carolina Dance Theatre kicked off its season in a big way with Limitless, a collection of three premieres. The show includes contemporary offerings from Sasha Janes and Dwight Rhoden and Blue Danube, a more traditional ballet from Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. It was an amazing start to what promises to be another wonderful year for […]
Alessandra and Michael seem perfectly suited for each other. And even though she is a professional ballet dancer and he is an engineer, it’s obvious they match up so well in almost every other way. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing Alessandra for many years as she performed with the North Carolina Dance Theatre. And […]
North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty is a timeless story with classic choreography by Jean-Piere Bonnefoux. It’s a tale of good winning over evil and it includes a beautiful princess, a dashing prince, gorgeous costumes, wonderful sets and an amazing score from Tchaikovsky. They even threw in a couple of other fairy tale scenes for […]
The North Carolina Dance Theatre (NCDT) kicks off its 2009-2010 season with Ballet, Ballroom & Bluegrass and I got the opportunity to photograph the dress rehearsal Wednesday night in the Belk Theater in Charlotte. The eclectic show includes Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Shindig, featuring live bluegrass music from Asheville’s The Greasy Beans. Twyla Tharp’s ballroom-inspired Nine Sinatra […]