Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet May 7, 2010

One of Dance Magazine’s 2008 Top 25 to Watch, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has in a few short years vaulted into the realm of elite troupes. Artistic director Benoit-Swan Pouffer, a former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater star, focuses his 18-member company on new work by today’s most innovative choreographers, such as Batsheva's Ohad Naharin, Luca Veggetti and Crystal Pite. Friday’s performance is of “Orbo Novo,” a full-evening work with live music from Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (whose “Myth” grabbed UCLA Live audiences in 2008). Saturday’s program features new works by Pite, Jo Stromgren and Didy Veldman.

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