PRESS RELEASE
WHAT: Pulses and Rhythms
WHO: Center Stage Dance Ensemble
WHERE: Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville
WHEN: Friday and Saturday May 30 & 31, 8pm
TICKETS: General Admission, Adults $25, Children $15 Box Office: 257-4530
CONTACT: Sandra Miller, Artistic Director, 329-2721 cell, 654-7010 studio
RAISE YOUR PULSE, CALM YOUR PULSE, QUICKEN YOUR PULSE, and SOOTHE YOUR PULSE ALL IN ONE EVENING! CENTER STAGE DANCE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: PULSES AND RHYTHMS
Asheville’s innovative regional civic ballet company, Center Stage Dance Ensemble, will give audiences a chance to feel the affect of the physical expression of musical rhythm with its presentation of Pulses and Rhythms. Utilizing a diverse range of music, Artistic Director Sandra Miller, will take audiences on an experiential journey that will raise, calm, quicken and soothe the audiences’ pulse and deepen the understanding of the power of music and dance in the human body.
Frenzy’s Inevitable Half-Life is a contemporary piece set to Grieg’s Holberg Suite that demonstrates that intense emotion and pace inevitably decompose. An intensely physical piece, the movement combined with complicated patterns demonstrates externally, the inner landscape of frenzy. In complete contrast to frenzy stands Mirror Trance. Set to the calming voice of Sheila Chandra, this drone elicits a meditative state that the dancers comfortably inhabit as they lose themselves to the mesmerizing mirror. Continuing the peaceful path is Arisal of the Clear. A contemporary ballet pas de deux, man and woman represent yin and yang and the ultimate balance which brings a clear path for chi or energy. Set to a trio of quietly powerful musical compositions, the dancers enter and exit their respective spheres of form and function seeking balance and bliss.
Syncopated Synchronicity is a multi movement ballet to the charming songs of the era of ragtime. The luscious possibilities intrinsic in the syncopated rhythms of ragtime take the viewer on a complete pulse oriented excursion. If pulsating Latin rhythms raise your pulse to cardiovascular training levels, Ritmo del Baile will provide a virtual aerobic workout. Set to the exciting salsa, samba, cha cha and tango beats, the dancers bring bright jubilation to the stage in a combination of ballet, ballroom and social dance forms. Rounding out the production is Synergy. A blend of opera and hip hop that demonstrates that old and new, classic and contemporary can blend to create a product that is larger than its parts. What that elicits in ones pulse is totally personal and the demonstration of all that’s possible with Pulses and Rhythms. The thrill of emotion, the vibration of sound, the cadence of music and the movement of the body reflect the beat of the human heart.
Center Stage Dance Ensemble dancers are some of Asheville’s most gifted artists. Past and present members have been invited to study at some of the most prestigious companies and schools in the U.S. such as American Ballet Theatre/NY, NCSA, the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Complexions, Lines, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Houston Ballet and North Carolina Dance Theatre. Artistic Director, Sandra Miller is the Director of Ballet at Center Stage and was a former principal dancer at Ft. Worth Ballet (now Texas Ballet Theatre). Pulses and Rhythms follows the Ensemble’s successful presentation of What Scares You? in October. The popular program is quickly becoming Asheville’s “Pumpkin Nutcracker” and is setting a new standard for creativity and quality in the dance community. Pulses and Rhythms will expand that reputation and will delight audiencesof all ages. For ticket information about the May 30 and 31 performances at 8pm at Diana Wortham Theatre, call the box office at 828.257.4530.
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