Company C Contemporary Ballet January 25, 2008

COMPANY C CONTEMPORARY BALLET
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

"HIGH-VOLTAGE ATHLETICISM" - Pointe Magazine

Company C Contemporary Ballet is pleased to announce its fifth season of bringing exemplary contemporary choreography to the Bay Area. On January 25-26, 2008 the Company will present Program A of its 2008 repertoire including works by David Parsons, Antony Tudor, Alexandre Proia and Artistic Director, Charles Anderson at the Lesher Center of the Arts.

New to the Company C Contemporary Ballet's 2008 repertoire will be David Parsons' hilarious signature work The Envelope. Set to Rossini, the ballet pits seven dancers in black hooded garments and aviator goggles against a persistent piece of stationery. Described as "ingenious" by Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times, this deceptively simple work is one of Parsons' best creations. Jaime Martinez, former Associate Artistic Director and a founding member of Parsons' Dance, set the work on the Company in September.

Also on the program will be Antony Tudor's rarely performed 1937 masterpiece, Dark Elegies, in which Tudor laid important groundwork for the development of contemporary ballet and modern dance. His masterful use of emotionally motivated movement, set to heartbreakingly beautiful songs by Gustav Mahler, tells a story of grief and loss in a small community.

Program A also includes Alexandre Proia's Rhapsody in Blue, a playful, flirtatious ballet for four dancers. Commissioned by the 2007 Mendocino Music Festival for a performance of Gershwin's famous classical-jazz composition, Rhapsody in Blue returns to the repertoire for a second season after earning standing ovations from audiences in 2007.

The final piece on the program will be Artistic Director Charles Anderson's Hush. Re-choreographed in 2007 to include male dancers, this ballet is a graceful exploration of movement quality choreographed to the musical collaboration of Bobbi McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma.

$40.00 adult / $25.00 student and senior.

Official Website: http://www.companycballet.org