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...purist’s dismay, perhaps, the 13th Annual Spring Performance of the Harvard Ballet Company (HBC), at the Rieman Center for the Performing Arts last night, contains almost as much modern choreography as classical. But, according to the show’s producers, this mélange should mean that no one will leave the center disappointed...
...combination of different dance styles––contemporary, modern, traditional ballet––means that there is something for everyone,” says Ebonie D. Hazle ’06, the president of HBC...
...remaining pieces come from a variety of professional choreographers. For some of the more prestigious, traditional pieces, HBC bought the rights to choreography from particular choreographers or companies. But one piece, however, comes from a more local source: the Cambridge-based company, Prometheus Dance, which will use HBC dancers to perform its original choreography...
...really exciting in the show for everyone to come together,” says Hazle. The dancers, who have been learning their roles since February, certainly seemed seemed to feel the momentum of the show’s approach building. Donning colorful, flowing skirts, recently pressed by the HBC members in charge of costume design, they took Rieman’s stage for their last few days of rehearsals, confident and apparently ready for Thursday’s opening night...
Performances by HBC and Dancer’s Viewpointe regularly sell out, while less prominent groups have seen their fair share of empty seats. The fact that many dance performance runs do not sell out even tiny venues like the Adams Pool Theatre makes me wonder whether few people at Harvard are really interested in viewing student-produced dance works, or if inconsistent audience sizes are simply a result of varying levels of publicity for each show...