Ballet Season
Unless noted, all shows will be held in the Marriott Center for Dance Theater.
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DEPARTMENT OF BALLET
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
SHOWCASE I
Artistic Director: Conrad Ludlow
September 17, 18, 19 - 7:30 PM
September 19 - 2:00 PM
Presenting the beginning of our performance season with our Department students choreography.
UTAH BALLET
Artistic Director: Sharee Lane
**Special Performance**
October 29, 30 - November 6, 7 - 7:30 PM
October 31 & November 7 - 2:00 PM
The Department of Ballet presents Troy Games choreographed by Robert North performed by 8 male dancers from The Berlin State Ballet School Olaf Hfer, Artistic Regisseur. Choreographer Jiang Qi will recreate his ballet Ripple. Qi is a former Ballet West Principal Dancer and currently Associate Professor of the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. And Ziji choreographed by Edgar Zendejas
BALLET ENSEMBLE
Artistic Director: Carol Iwasaki
December 3, 4, 5 - 7:30 PM
December 5 - 2:00 PM
Featuring Department Faculty Choreography and guest to be announced.
SHOWCASE II
Artistic Director: Regina Zarhina
February 4, 5, 6 - 7:30 PM
February 6 - 2:00 PM
The public will experience the vision of contemporary ballet through our student choreography and dancers.
UTAH BALLET
Artistic Director: Sharee Lane &
CHARACTER DANCE ENSEMBLE
Artistic Director: Richard Wacko
April 9, 10, 22, 23 - 7:30 PM
April 10 - 2:00 PM
These performances are dedicated to Associate Professor Conrad Ludlow who after many years of service is retiring from the Department of Ballet, University of Utah.
Bruce Caldwell, Ballet West Ballet Master and Archivist will create a new ballet.
Sharee Lane recreates her ballet Remembrance, a ballet about women in the Holocaust.
GRADUATING STUDENTS PERFORMANCE
Artistic Director: Conrad Ludlow
May 6 - 6:00 PM
Always an audience favorite our Graduating BFA and MFA students present an evening of their own works in culmination of their studies in the Department.
For ticket information contact Kingsbury Hall at 801-581-7100 or www.kingtix.com
(regular performances are $10 Adults/$7 Students & **special performance $15 Adults/ $10 Students + processing fee)
All performances are presented at the Hayes Christensen Theatre located in the Marriott Center for Dance. Group discounts are available for all regular performances.
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