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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 »
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 »
