Ballet aficionados have something to look
forward to on March 6, when Colorado Ballet returns to the Brooklyn
Center for the Performing Arts for the third time.
"Colorado Ballet represents an important regional company
in the [World of Dance] series," said Brooklyn Center’s
managing director Cheri Walsh, describing the Colorado company’s
dancers as "versatile with a wonderful classical training."
"But they can do anything, even modern dance," she
said.
Colorado Ballet’s performance is part of the Brooklyn Center
for the Performing Arts World of Dance series, whose goal is
to present great dance at modest prices, Walsh told GO Brooklyn.
And giving regional companies a chance to shine in this country’s
cultural capital is just another perk of the series.
"It’s so crucial for the regional companies to get exposure
in New York," Walsh said.
In its 44th season – under the guidance of artistic director
and CEO Martin Fredmann since 1987 – Colorado Ballet is one of
the state’s oldest and most successful arts organizations. Founded
by native Denverites Lillian Covillo and the late Freidann Parker
as a ballet school in 1951, the company now consists of 37 national
and international professional dancers and 15 apprentice dancers,
has an eclectic repertoire and a $7 million budget.
"[Colorado Ballet] is a repertory company that leans toward
the classical side," Walsh said, "with very diverse
programming."
Among the dances planned for the Brooklyn Center performance
are two New York premieres: "Rachmaninov’s Concerto"
by choreographer Konstantin Uralsky and an untitled dance choreographed
by Darrell Moultrie.
Colorado Ballet will perform at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing
Arts on March 6 at 2 pm at Brooklyn College’s Walt Whitman Theatre,
one block from the junction of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues.
Tickets are $35. For reservations call (718) 951-4500. For more
information visit the Web site at www.brooklyncenter.com.
