Dayton Ballet: A Streetcar Named Desire February 12, 2011

Premiered in 2008, Karen Russo Burke's steamy 'A Streetcar Named Desire' was called "...a triumph..." by Dayton Daily News arts reporter Terry Morris, and includes a hot original score plus stunning choreography. Audiences will delight in the revivals of additional repertory pieces on the program including another Russo Burke favorite, Freudian Slip, a tongue-in-cheek showcase of the athleticism and beauty of the Company's female dancers. Stephen Mill's Five Flights Up is a fun and cheeky vaudevillian ballet. The final ballet on the program, Dermot Burke's Basics, highlights fast-paced physical choreography by the Company's male dancers and is so intense even the audience is out of breath at the end!