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2 8 •dance* OCTOBER 7,2011 p iv o t \'pi-vat\ noun 1 : a shaft or pin on w hich som ething turns* 2 a : a person, thing, or fa c to r having a m ajor or central role, function, or e ffe ct b : a key player or position* 3 : a space d e d ica te d to the physical, personal, and social health o f all men in to men. *M erriam -W ebster Online D ictionary Pilot » I pivotpdx.org Have a coffee. Have a chat. Make a connection. SW 4TH & PINE áÉfe Expanded selection of free and low-cost specialty condoms, lube, and more... *u. - v .V W .J* -. ■ m ***** VISE /m r /1 T VIDtL U 14712 SE Stark S t Portland, OR 97233 503.255.9414 OPEN 24/7 WWW.JUSTOUT.COM Fall Dance In Full Swing OBT’s Petrouchka/Carmen offers new perspective on two classics BY REBECCA RAGAIN Love and destiny are con cepts that run through narra tives of all kinds, f rom movies to music, but they’re especially prevalent in story ballets. The two classics that Oregon Bal let Theatre is tackling this fall are no exceptions. O n October 8, O B T kicks off its 22nd season by pre miering two new narrative dance works, both set to fa mous scores but choreo graphed with 21st century Brian Simcoe, Yuka lino, Lucas Threefoot and choreog rapher Nicolo Fonte in rehearsal for Petrouchka audiences in mind. The original Petrouchka de buted in 1911, performed by Diaghilev’s Bal with [our] audiences. I t’s a relationship I’m lets Russes. A Russian tale of a puppet that happy to continue to build, for sure.” comes to life and falls in love, it was set to a Fonte was intrigued by the idea o f re score by composer Igor Stravinsky— his first freshing a classic by taking just the score and commission after the premiere of The Firebird, the bare bones o f the story— a love trian which made him a superstar of the era. gle— and reimagining the work from there. Though Stravinsky’s score is timeless, “The point was to take this magnificent O B T ’s artistic director Christopher Stowell score and modernize it choreographically,” says that the original production of Pet said Fonte, in an interview published in the rouchka “does not speak to us today... It looks Petrouchka/Carmen performance notes. like a museum piece now.” Fonte added, “I like that this program, So Stowell invited Nicolo Fonte, one of where we re expected to make something the country’s hottest choreographers, to cre contemporary, something relevant today... It ate a new take on Petrouchka to mark the uses real music— it has some real value. 100th anniversary of the original ballet. Fonte [There is] some relationship to tradition, but previously choreographed Left Unsaid (2008) [it is] somehow new. And that, to me, is ac and Bolero (2009) for OBT, both of which tually quite innovative.” were well received by Portland audiences. For his own choreographic contribution, Stowell says o f Fonte, “He loves working Stowell chose to reinvent Carmen, the opera with O B T [dancers] and they enjoy working that has been adapted as a ballet myriad with him equally. His work has resonated times since its premiere in 1875. Audiences Maintenance • Repairs • Smiles... For Your Car Dog < Planef's Best £rie«4 All-Natural Pet Foods Earth-Friendly Pet Supplies Local & Hand-Crafted ^kGlass Tobacco Pipes Starting at $2.99 * * DVDs starting at $ 4 .9 9 * * 100 Channel Arcade * $-*rHuge Selection of Toys, Magazines, Lubricants, & More! * XO% of Profits Donated to Rescue Organizations 2148 N Klllingsworth St 503-477-8381 nopopaws.com BLAINE TRUITT COVERT . f t f
