Northeast Arts Board of Directors presents
at the threshold
Northeast arts studio theater at forest hills
The Classics
Animated Frescoes
Music: Cesare Pugni - orchestrated and conducted by Kevin Galiè with Anna-Marie Holmes Artistic Director, played by the artists of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
Choreography: Arthur Saint-Leon & Marius Petipa
Dancers: Morgan Brown Sanborn, Kendra Frank, Louise Hautefueille, Avery Saulnier de Reyes
We chose to open the program with a classical party piece from The Little Humpbacked Horse. Originally premiered in 1864 by the Russian Imperial Ballet (now the Kirov/Marinsky) the full ballet was based on a folk tale by Russian author, Peter Yershov. Marius Petipa restaged the ballet in 1895 and today, this pas de quatre is the only remaining piece typically performed. Northeast Arts has chosen music directed and recorded by Boston locals whose excellence is recognized throughout the ballet world.
Le corsaire pas de deux
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Dancers: Juliet Brown & Austin Dabney
Northeast Arts remains deeply rooted in ballet history, traditions and technique, so we chose this pas de deux as it is one of the most famous in the entire classical ballet repertoire. This Russian showpiece is an excerpt from Marius Petipa’s 1864 full length ballet.
The Close-Ups
Portraits, expanded
Excerpt from Erase the Night
Music: Jordan Lehning
Choreography: Nick Mullikin
Dancer: Sarah Pierce, appearing courtesy of Nashville Ballet
An excerpt from Nashville’s original ballet, this piece marks a woman’s reckoning with her role in the life of a person battling addiction.
Introspection
Music: Justin Bell
Choreography: Avery Saulnier de Reyes and Kai Iguchi
Dancer: Kai Iguchi
An aptly titled solo about thinking and thoughts - leaving the interpretation to the audience.
IN THIS HEART
Music: Sinead O’Connor
Choreography: Erica Schwartz
Dancer: Mychal Bryan
Erica Schwartz created this solo exploring themes of sadness for Avery. Its simple and clean choreography in combination with the lyric could be interpreted in many ways, for many different kinds of love. Now reimagined for Mychal, the solo finds new ways to evoke thought and perseveres as a favorite in Northeast Arts’ repertoire.
The Letter (excerpt)
Presented by special guest United Dance Company
Music:
Choreography: Gianni di Marco and Casey O’Donnell
Dancer: Casey O’Donnell
Northeast Arts supports smaller companies through Northeast Arts Alliance, including United Dance Company. Company dancer Casey O’Donnell is supporting Northeast Arts tonight with his guest appearance, performing a lyrical solo in honor of his family.
Brief Comments
drifting through time
Music: Mozart?
Pianist: Alexandros Kyriakopoulos
Choreography: Gianni di Marco
Dancers: Juliet Brown, Morgan Brown Sanborn, Kendra Frank, Louise Hautefueille, Avery Saulnier de Reyes
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Costuming: Gianni di Marco, Avery Saulnier de Reyes, Kendra Frank, Kai Iguchi, Erica Schwartz and Sarah Pierce
Lighting Design - Northeast Arts
Special Thanks - Kevin Nason, Bonny Saulnier, Boris Richir, Jane Bieber, Ken Pierce, Jaime Reyes, Juliet Brown, Gianni di Marco, Forest Hills Fine Wine, Evelyn Reyes, Brassica Kitchen and Cafe, Forest Hills Convenience, Samia Companies, Norie Nishizawa, Austin Dabney, Louise Hautefuiellle, Janis Walker, Cassandre Charles, Claire Sawa, Nicole Volpe