Smuin Ballet: Oh, Inverted World February 5, 2011

Smuin Ballet presents the riveting 'Oh, Inverted World' by acclaimed choreographer Trey McIntyre set to music by the popular indie-rock band The Shins in Walnut Creek, Carmel, and Mountain View. This dynamic ballet the New York Times called "striking" and "remarkable" had its world premiere in San Francisco last October. The program will also include Bluegrass/ Slyde by Michael Smuin, an electric piece called "riotous" by the SF Examiner and featuring the bluegrass twang of renowned banjoist Bela Fleck and master bassist Edgar Meyer. Rounding out the program is Smuin's classic ballet Brahms-Haydn Variations, a lyrical favorite filled with courtly references, called "lovely" by the San Francisco Chronicle and "impressive" by the New York Times.