Catch American Ballet Theatre in Charleston
ABT Across America on July 17
Presented by the Charleston Gaillard Center
American Ballet Theatre will take to the road this summer, traveling by bus and truck to just eight U.S. cities—including Charleston.
The Charleston Gaillard Center will present
ABT Across America for an outdoor performance at The Citadel’s parade ground, Summerall Field.
The show will be performed without an intermission. Repertory for
ABT Across America will feature Lauren Lovette’s
La Follia Variations, a work for eight dancers set to music by Francesco Geminiani, Jessica Lang’s
Let Me Sing Forevermore, a pas deux blending ballet and jazz vocabulary set to songs sung by Tony Bennett, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s
Indestructible Light, a celebration of American jazz music, and a classical pas de deux from ABT’s extensive repertoire. Support for this program is made possible by generous donors who have committed time and resources to the Charleston Gaillard Center’s Dance Initiative.
Tuning Up: From ABT to ACSD + ArtFields volunteers sought
Good morning!
"Tuning Up" is a morning post series where The Hub delivers curated, quick-hit arts stories of interest to readers. Sometimes there will be one story, sometimes there will be several. Get in tune now, and have a masterpiece of a day. And now, in no particular order...
This is not your average news item. We confess to doing a double-take upon reading the Charlotte Observer headline "
Former world-class ballet dancer now a South Carolina deputy." We're so glad we did, because the non-traditional path one of Abbeville County Sheriff's Department's finest took to the force is worth our attention and yours. (Subscription might be required.)
Pee Dee friends! Volunteer at ArtFields! Your smiling face can be put to great use in Lake City this April... lead student tours, staff venues, direct traffic, or serve one one of the other awaiting opportunities. A Volunteer Kick-Off Dinner is coming March 5,
so click here to get more info and to register for your ArtFields volunteering.
Midlands friends! "Canvass of the People" in Columbia tomorrow!
South Carolina’s Brooklyn Mack breaks racial barrier
From The Free Times:
Image: From the Washington Post - Brooklyn Mack in Giselle
South Carolina’s dance sensation Brooklyn Mack, who got his start with the Columbia Classical Ballet, is partnering with famous American Ballet Theatre ballerina Misty Copeland in the Washington Ballet’s first production of Swan Lake, The Washington Post reported. The Post called Copeland's appearance with the Washington Ballet "a coup of historic proportions." Mack and Copeland have the leading roles as principal dancers in the story. Both Mack and Copeland are stars in the ballet world, known for their strong and bold charisma on stage, and both are African-American. Putting two African-American lead roles in a typically “white” production like Swan Lake represents the breaking down of barriers on the stage. This will be the first full-length production of Swan Lake in the Washington Ballet’s 70- year history. Click here for the full Washington Post article.
