Ballet Kelowna is honoured to have received the 2024 Artistic Company of the Year award from the British Columbia Touring Council. The nominators wrote: ”Over the past decade, the ballet world has undergone rapid transformation led by a new generation of visionary Artistic Directors. Several regional ballet companies have evolved and earned their place among those actively commissioning some of the most innovative dance creations in Canada. Among these trailblazing companies is the winner of tonight’s award.
Delicate Fire explores the emotional legend of Aphrodite and Adonis. Initially developed through a fellowship from the New York Choreographic Institute, this dynamic work moves from fast and rhythmic to slow and ethereal. This work is dedicated to Canadian composer Jocelyn Morlock and is set to two of her compositions.
Seiji Suzuki’s Stolen Tide is an entreaty to cherish every moment spent with family, friends, and partners. Highlighting the importance of social connection, the fast-paced opening movement is a live study of the impact of a traumatic event, while conflict and discord give way to compassion and empathy in the touching and eloquent second movement.
Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s The Cowboy Act Suite, a work that explores the dichotomy between “Cowboys and Indians” set to music by Mohawk singer/songwriter Tom Wilson. While these caricatures have been portrayed on pages, stages, and in films, they are often penned from a colonial perspective. Fraser-Monroe’s intuitive take on the swashbuckling strut of the Cowboy informs this intellectual unpacking of a one-sided lens and flips the script to ask, what happens when an Indian directs the Cowboys through their history?
Local dancer Ava Ava Jinjoe will open the evening with her piece Cerca De Ti. Cerca De Ti. This piece explores the complex emotions of reflecting on past experiences and the yearning for something once deeply cherished. It delves into the bittersweet sensation of missing something that was once all-encompassing and essential, yet acknowledging the present moment with a sense of acceptance. The dance navigates through the highs and lows of longing for a presence that has transformed, no longer existing in its previous form but still impacting your life profoundly. It’s a journey of reconciling with the absence of something that once defined your world.
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