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Talking to CBT’s Jill Eathorne Bahr
Charleston Ballet Theatreʼs Jill Eathorne Bahr talks about Piccolo Spoleto and the companyʼs upcoming 25th Anniversary season CT: There is such a variety in your offerings this season at Piccolo Spoleto. How did you decide which dance performances would fit well together in such a tight season? JEB: Music is often the creative inspiration... Read »
CBT Takes Screen to Stage
IN CHARLESTON BALLET’s performance, “The Golden Oscar,” two choreographers (Stephen Gabriel and Jonathan Tabbert) took nine movies from recent years and translated them from the screen to the stage. The dances were a distillation of the films, going straight to the human condition and using the vocabulary of movement to speak what actors, cameramen,... Read »
Nutcracker Brings it All Home
THE HOLIDAYS are not complete without the requisite performance of the timeless classic The Nutcracker, seemingly performed in every city throughout the world in some size shape or form for decades and decades. The question then begs: how do you keep it fresh? How do you keep it relevant? Charleston Ballet Theatre manages to... Read »
Appreciating Alice
I’VE NEVER CLAIMED to be a dance geek—but I’ve always loved quality ballet. What’s not to like? Who can resist the sight of beautifully conditioned bodies as they stretch the limits of human mobility while interpreting great music through universally understood body language? And you don’t have to be a dance geek to “get”... Read »
A New Season for Dance
COME SEPTEMBER, a promise of something new returns, including a tap on the cultural reset button after a hot lazy summer. Although arts organizations still struggle with depleted budgets, staff, and incentive, our commitment to supporting them must not waver as they are the essential lifeline not only for our society, but for the... Read »
Expression Sung and Danced
I HAVE ALWAYS meant to attend the Westminster Choir’s annual Spoleto performance, but have not gotten to it until this year. In the beautiful and acoustically brilliant setting of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul, this group of young singers from Rider University in Princeton New Jersey delivered beyond my expectations.... Read »
Challenges of Choreography
THE MUSIC of standard (classical) ballet is instrumental. And because there are no words to get in the way—of the choreographer, the dancers, or the audience—expression through movement, and its interpretation, are free to span a wide spectrum, and to take their time doing it. Things get tougher for everyone, though, when there are... Read »
The Magic of Dance
THIS WEEKEND don’t miss The Little Mermaid presented by the Charleston Ballet at the Black Box Theatre on King Street. It’s part of their Children Series and kids will love it. There’s also a special twist to this production. The familiar musical numbers of “Kiss the Girl” and “Under the Sea” will be brought... Read »
Breathing Life into Balanchine
THE GHOST OF THE BELOVED ballet master, George Balanchine, comes to Charleston this weekend as CBT presents Masterpieces of Dance at the Sottile Theatre on Saturday, Feb 13 at 7:30 PM. They will be breathing life into one of Balanchine’s first big successes, Serenade, as well as Rubies. Rubies is new to the CBT... Read »
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
ONE THING that is as sure as the setting sun, whether it makes you run and hide or immediately purchase overpriced tickets, is the Christmas ballet darling, The Nutcracker. For close to 100 years, audiences young and old have experienced the magic of this production with super-sized Christmas trees, dancing candy canes , icy... Read »
The churches of Charleston
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