CCM s 2016-17 Mainstage Series Concludes with Dance Masterworks and Beyond

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music concludes its 2016-17 Mainstage Series with

Masterworks and Beyond

, performed by the Department of Dance on

Thursday, April 13-Saturday, April 15

in

Patricia Corbett Theater

. Co-directed by Dance Department Chair

Jiang Qi

and Associate Professor

Deirdre Carberry

, the performance features a mixed bill of contemporary and classical ballets.

Alongside a selection of traditional and new works,

Masterworks and Beyond

includes the world premiere of

day of wakening over the sea of night

, with choreography by CCM Assistant Professor

André Megerdichian

and music by CCM composition alumnus and accompanist

Bradley Harris

.

The program begins with George Balanchine's masterwork

Valse-Fantaisie,

a classic ballet set to music by Mikhail Glinka. CCM's performance is restaged by guest artist

Viki Psihoyos

, who works with the George Balanchine Trust to offer Balanchine Technique Workshops. Up next in

Masterworks and Beyond

is

Flower Festival

, with music composed by Edvard Helsted and choreography by August Bournonville. This one-act ballet is restaged by Qi and Carberry.  

The program continues with two works that feature brand new choreography. CCM Associate Professor

Michael Tevlin

choreographs

Revelries

, a new traditional ballet performed with music by Gaetano Donizetti. Guest artist

Roger Van Fleteren

, who is the Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of the Alabama Ballet Company, choreographs “unRAVELed” a new contemporary ballet with music by Maurice Ravel.

The grand finale of the program is the world premiere of

day of wakening over the sea of night

. Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s mythological writings, this new work is a viscerally engaging, athletically mesmerizing landscape of contemporary dance. The piece features a reimagined stage space, which creates a shifted perspective, heightened by live musicians with a mystic world groove.  

Masterworks and Beyond

is a collection of diverse works, which showcase the versatility of the students and faculty in CCM’s Department of Dance. Tickets are available for purchase through the CCM Box Office.

Valse-Fantaisie

is performed by permission of the George Balanchine Trust.

Performance Times

8 p.m. Thursday, April 13

8 p.m. Friday, April 14

2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15

Location

Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village

University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets

Tickets to Masterworks and Beyond are $27-31 for adults, $17-20 for non-UC students and $15-18 for UC students with a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at

ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/masterworks-and-beyond

.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Dance Sponsor: Rosemary & Mark Schlachter

Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

The Dance Department gratefully acknowledges the support of the Corbett Endowment at CCM