Oregon Ballet Theatre: The OBT Collection
$32-$118
Philip Glass — String Quartet No. 5 (part of 'Quartet for Five')
TBA — Selected works (part of new choreography by Nicolas Blanc)
Frédéric Chopin — Selected works (part of 'Of Three')
We close out the season with a capsule collection of four strikingly beautiful one-act ballets.
For Pixie: A haunting pas de deux set to Nina Simone's Wild is the Wind, For Pixie is inspired by Dani Rowe's own grandparents' fierce and unconventional love story.
"Intimate and captivating." – San Francisco Chronicle
Quartet for Five: Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber infuse warmth and tenderness into this intensely physical contemporary work, set to music by Philip Glass performed by members of the OBT Orchestra.
"Expressive, dramatic and intriguing…beautiful emotional connections." – VailDaily
New Work from Nicolas Blanc: A world premiere from Nicolas Blanc is sure to thrill audiences with its marriage of pure classicism and fresh, contemporary edge.
"The next big find." – Classical Voice SF
Of Three: Set to Chopin's romantic score, Lauren Flower's intimate, flowing work for three dancers finishes off this unforgettable collection.
Runs June 5-8.