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Stanford Lively Arts Presents: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 8pm
Memorial Auditorium
“Fierce, athletic, and compulsively sensual.”
— The Village Voice
A new and electrifying force in dance, New
York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet champions works by emerging
American and international choreographers, combining a foundation in
classical ballet with edgy, up-to-the-minute physicality. Led by
Paris-born artistic director and former Alvin Ailey dancer Benoit-Swan
Pouffer, Cedar Lake is known for the depth and rigor of its residencies
with choreographers—including Israel’s Ohad Naharin, who set his
frenetic Decadance on the company. The New York Times
hailed the work as “dancing that pulls viewers right out of their
seats…. Weird and wonderful poetry of the body.” Dance magazine
named Cedar Lake one of its “25 to Watch” in 2008, noting, “With
enthusiasm shooting from lithe limbs, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was
last season’s sleeper favorite…. Technical feats, willful exuberance,
and emotional power blew audiences away.”
Program
Sunday,
Again: choreography by Jo Stromgren
Excerpts from Decadance 2007: choreography by Ohad Naharin
Ten Duets on a Theme of a Rescue, choreography by Crystal Pite
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All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges. Replacement of lost or damaged tickets subject to a service charge. Please note: Use of cameras, video recorders or audio recording equipment not allowed in the auditorium, and is strictly enforced.
For patrons needing wheelchair seating, please contact the ticket office directly at 650-725-2787.
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