Lake Tahoe Dance Collective
presents
The 8th Annual
LAKE TAHOE DANCE FESTIVAL
NIGHT ONE: AMERICAN CLASSICAL BALLET
Featuring Works
by AGNES de MILLE, ANTHONY TUDOR, & LAUREN LOVETTE
Hosted by CHRISTIN
HANNA & CONSTANTINE BAECHER
Special Guests DANIEL BAUDENDISTEL, STEPHEN
HANNA, ADRIAN DANCHIG-WARING, & ASHLEY BOUDER
laketahoedancecollective.org
July 22, 2020
Night One of the festival features works that defined the beginnings of American
ballet and laid the groundwork for modern ballet’s choreography and style. Video
clips from past and present include a pas-de-deux from the Bolshoi. Balanchine’s
“Apollo”, a classic since its 1928 debut, is performed on a Long Island
lawn. De Mille’s touching “The Other” shows the elation of young love.
Tudor’s “Jardin Aux Lilas” (“Garden of Lilacs”) is a clip from the New
York Theatre Ballet. So many delightful snippets of elegant, emotive ballets. A
joy to watch.
Hostess CHRISTIN HANNA and her guests explain so much about
the choreographers and the evolution of ballet. They give the night’s
performances a lovely, personal depth. The evening is a joy. The last piece,
“Red Spotted Purple”, is a modern commissioned work danced on an outdoor
stage by ASHLEY BOUDER. It displays her youth, grace, and a real feeling of
freedom not often seen in what we would call classical ballet.
Perfectly
executed and produced, this festival provides an hour of sweet release. It
replaces worry with a mind full of admiration for the dancers, the
choreographers, and the composers.
Standing ovation for everyone
involved. Bravo!
-Karen D’Onofrio-