"To move is to hope - to count on getting somewhere; achieving something; communicating, maybe with grace and flair. No wonder the word "spring," the name of a hopeful season, can also be a dance-evoking verb. The tensions and conflicts of our times have seen fallout in the arts, but there is still much dance to look forward to, locally and around the country. Dance on. Hope on."
"Artistic Director Edwaard Liang, who has choreographer credit on both, has reenvisioned "Giselle" and "Cinderella" to suit the company's professional dancers and showcase Washington School of Ballet trainees and students. His "Giselle" at Harman Hall ( Feb. 27-March 8), rooted in the 19th-century original's portrait of death-defying passion, includes trainees portraying the ghostly Wilis. His Prokofiev-set "Cinderella," which diverges more freely from other choreographers' takes, features scores of students in roles including castle pages, young stepsisters, and pixies."
Spring dance offerings present both reimagined classics and inventive contemporary programs. The Washington Ballet will present Edwaard Liang's re-envisioned Giselle and Prokofiev-set Cinderella, featuring company professionals alongside Washington School of Ballet trainees and students; Giselle runs at Harman Hall Feb. 27–March 8 and includes trainees as the ghostly Wilis, while Cinderella uses many students in roles such as pages, stepsisters and pixies. Pilobolus brings an Other Worlds Collection to Strathmore on March 5, including athletic pieces Pseudopodia and Particle Zoo and a contribution to the Lamentation Variations project.
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