Ballet British Columbia

My Valentine Treat is a double bill of contemporary choreographic works inspired by music of the Baroque. Described as lively and tuneful, Baroque music conveys an emotional quality that is perfectly suited to dance. By bringing to life these expressive aspects of the music, ballet’s visual vocabulary allows the audience to almost ‘see’ the music. When the dancer’s movements reflect the changing moods of the music, the poetry of sound becomes poetry in motion John Alleyne

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CHOREOGRAPHY John Alleyne
MUSIC Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor David Lamarch
With members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra
Prelude and Postlude by Michael Bushnell
Visual Artist Tiko Kerr
Installation Artist Alan Storey

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of The Four Seasons

JOHN ALLEYNE Artistic Director	MAKAILA WALLACE Company Dancer	TIKO KERR Visual Artist

Choreographed to one of classical music's best known and most beloved suites, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, this world premiere of John Alleyne's original choreography is a touching observation on the passage of time.
This exciting new ballet follows a young woman as she moves through the memorable and monumental four stages of life.
The Four Seasons is beautiful, lyrical, and compelling.

The Four Seasons...a sweeping company calling cardSan Francisco Chronicle

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CHOREOGRAPHY Mark Morris
MUSIC Richard Strauss, Tanzsuite for Orchestra, after keyboard pieces by François Couperin

A Garden is a joyful compilation by Mark Morris, one of America’s greatest living choreographers. In this garden of delights, Morris never loses sight of the Baroque and its dance form and the patterns of the dancers are choreographed with elegant precision.

Mark Morris is a recipient of the New York City Mayor’s Award for Arts and Culture and received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.

Mark Morris creates an astonishing body of diverse works that often are funny, energetic and expansive Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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CHOREOGRAPHY Dominique Dumais
MUSIC Johann Sebastian Bach

Set to Johann Sebastian Bach, Quebec choreographer Dominique Dumais' aching 1999 take on the end of love centres grounded, heavy gestures that speak to the sorrow of heartbreak.

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