The title of the article is ‘Approaching Heaven. Four Modern Masterpieces at Pacific Northwest Ballet’. The article was written by Melody Datz on March 20, 2013. The main aim of the article is to give the reader some information about performances which are shown in the Pacific Northwest Ballet and are called by the author ‘Modern Masterpieces’.
According to the text, one of four pieces of Modern Masterpieces is Dove's ‘Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven’. During staging the performance for a year, Dove lost a parent and 12 of his closest friends, many to the AIDS epidemic. That’s why the main theme of this work is the depth of love and loss between two friends. As the reporter said it is the most powerful piece of dancing of the last few years.
Mournful tolling of bells in the music of Arvo Part, and lighting by PNB's Randall Chiarelli that falls over low-hung metal bars onto the dancers' stark white costumes, casting shadows under their eyes, their muscles, and their feet- all this help to achieve a certain effect and to reflect dancers’ emotions.
In addition to ‘Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven’, Twyla Tharp's piece, ‘In the Upper Room’, is performed in the theater. It is the second version of the play. It was developed with white smoke. The author stresses that this performance is unique because it is not an ordinary dance but a blatant endorsement of mixing classical and modern dance, with cast members separated into "stompers" and "ballet dancers".
Among the leading actors we can name Carrie Imler as a "stomper", Kaori Nakamura as a "dancer", and Kiyon Gaines, who moves between the "stomper" and"dancer" transitions.
What is more, the author reports that PNB's Paul Gibson presents his fifth world premiere for the company with Mozart Pieces. It was also developed and changed and now it has two female dancers, while originally there were only male dancers. The reporter mentions that unfortunately though Gibson's piece is nicely tailored for these dancers, they seem to lack the deep passion exemplified in the Dove and Tharp pieces.
Further the author reports that the oldest piece in the theater is George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco. It is famous for its classical style and preference for stick-thin ballerinas defined ballet for generations. No smoke, no eye-catching set, no elaborate costuming-nothing can distract the eye from the dancers' technique. There are just bodies in thin white leotards.
The author comes to the conclusion that Pacific Northwest Ballet's Modern Masterpieces is a perfect place to see the bodies that move in such ways that most of us can only dream of. To crown it all I think that it is a really wishful place for ballet admirers. It also can attract people who are looking for new experience and just want to enjoy the beauty of human body.
According to the text, one of four pieces of Modern Masterpieces is Dove's ‘Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven’. During staging the performance for a year, Dove lost a parent and 12 of his closest friends, many to the AIDS epidemic. That’s why the main theme of this work is the depth of love and loss between two friends. As the reporter said it is the most powerful piece of dancing of the last few years.
Mournful tolling of bells in the music of Arvo Part, and lighting by PNB's Randall Chiarelli that falls over low-hung metal bars onto the dancers' stark white costumes, casting shadows under their eyes, their muscles, and their feet- all this help to achieve a certain effect and to reflect dancers’ emotions.
In addition to ‘Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven’, Twyla Tharp's piece, ‘In the Upper Room’, is performed in the theater. It is the second version of the play. It was developed with white smoke. The author stresses that this performance is unique because it is not an ordinary dance but a blatant endorsement of mixing classical and modern dance, with cast members separated into "stompers" and "ballet dancers".
Among the leading actors we can name Carrie Imler as a "stomper", Kaori Nakamura as a "dancer", and Kiyon Gaines, who moves between the "stomper" and"dancer" transitions.
What is more, the author reports that PNB's Paul Gibson presents his fifth world premiere for the company with Mozart Pieces. It was also developed and changed and now it has two female dancers, while originally there were only male dancers. The reporter mentions that unfortunately though Gibson's piece is nicely tailored for these dancers, they seem to lack the deep passion exemplified in the Dove and Tharp pieces.
Further the author reports that the oldest piece in the theater is George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco. It is famous for its classical style and preference for stick-thin ballerinas defined ballet for generations. No smoke, no eye-catching set, no elaborate costuming-nothing can distract the eye from the dancers' technique. There are just bodies in thin white leotards.
The author comes to the conclusion that Pacific Northwest Ballet's Modern Masterpieces is a perfect place to see the bodies that move in such ways that most of us can only dream of. To crown it all I think that it is a really wishful place for ballet admirers. It also can attract people who are looking for new experience and just want to enjoy the beauty of human body.
Very Good!
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1. As the reporter said it WAS....
You are to give the link on your article.
I put the link in the title, as it had been said before
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