A Russian ballet company performs classics Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty in Edmond.
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OKC Ballet announces new dancers, creating largest company in its history
With the addition of four new company artists and 10 new apprentices, Oklahoma City Ballet has assembled the largest company in its history.
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Soto teaches dance for two at OU
Jock Soto, a retired dancer, teaches pas de deux.
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Tiaras, tutus and techno
The ballet company now boasts the largest number of dancers in its history and hopes to continue its record-breaking attendance run after its current season. The season opens in October with four performances of Cinderella. Created by Jacob Sparso and using Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless score, the ballet has all of the elements of […]
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Dance, class
The certification comes from American Ballet Theater, the national ballet company based in New York City. The Dance Center will achieve the first level of certification in spring, said Jane Vorburger, the school’s director. “There are three separate levels of certification,” Vorburger said. “Levels primary through three will be complete in March, four and five […]
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A night in Paris
The Oklahoma City Ballet revisits the Paris of the early 1900s in Paris Rouge, a triple bill choreographed by the troupe’s artistic director, Robert Mills. While the three pieces differ greatly, he said they are tied together by a “European sensibility.” Set in a sultry Parisian nightclub, Mills’ Paris Rouge was inspired largely by Gaîté […]
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Show ’nuff!
CARPENTER SQUARE THEATRE Sept. 7-29: God of Carnage Oct. 19-Nov. 10: Lady Nov. 30-Dec. 22: The Last Romance Jan. 11-Feb. 2: The Good Counselor Feb. 22-Mar. 16: Mrs. Mannerly April 5-27: My Name Is Asher Lev May 17-June 8: Something Intangible June 28-July 20: Out of Sterno CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS Oct. 9-14: Les Misérables Nov. 6-11: […]
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LIFE
First Position, director Bess Kargman’s award-winning documentary, steps into six screening slots at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. The film follows half a dozen ballet dancers at the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, as they prepare for a chance to enter the professional dancing […]
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On-pointe provisions
Performing arts and culinary creations come together Friday evening in a collaboration between Oklahoma City Ballet and Ludivine, a farm-to-table restaurant. Diners will have a chance to enjoy specially created fare, as well as talk to some of Oklahoma City Ballet’s dancers about their upcoming performance of “Firebird,” debuting Feb. 11. In an effort to […]
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Dust off your tights
“The Nutcracker” is a crowd favorite and one of the best-known ballets of all-time, but with nearly all companies across the country performing it every Christmas, the show can get a little tired for the dancers. Marjorie Kovich, artistic director at Norman Ballet Company, decided to put her own spin — or pirouette — on […]