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James Canfield’s First New Dance Work of the Millennium
classical pas de deux to ensemble
rock ballets to full-length story
b a lle ts. S in ce O regon B allet
Theatre’s inception in 1989, his
dance works have not only become
an integral part o f the Company’s
repertoire, but have been performed
by dance companies across the
country, including the Washington
Ballet, Ballet West, Milwaukee
Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Tulsa Ballet
Theatre, and the David Taylor
STORY
Oregon Ballet T heater’s (OBT)
“Dance Near the Edge” program
will feature the world premiere o f
Artistic Director James Canfield’s
first new d an ce w ork o f th e
m illennium . Illum inations, and
Portland-based choreographer Trey
M c In ty re ’s p e rc u s s io n -la c e d
Curupira. As a special treat to
audiences, OBT will showcase the
.. talents oftw o nationally recognized
female student^from The School o f
Oregon Ballet Theatre, who will
each be partnered by a male member
o f the professional company in a
different classical pas de deux.
“Dance Near the Edge” will be
performed through March 11 at the
Portland Civic Auditorium.
James Canfield’s dynamic world-
premiere ballet. Illuminations, is
set to a collection o f contemporary
dance recordings - including Peace
Orchestra, Uncerworld, Malcolm
M cL aren , T e rre T h a e m litz ,
Thievery Corporation and Strange
Voices - juxtaposed throughout the
work with excerpts from Johann
Sebastian Bach’s Chaconne from
the "violin partita No. 2 in D
minor, " performed live by Portland
violinist Aaron Meyer. Alternately
edgy,
q u ie t
and
in te n se ,
llluninations is em bodied by a
subtle and abstract spiritual theme
and explores the nature o f personal
relationships and human emotions.
Through Canfield’s exquisite and
renowned use o f the pas de deux -
as w ell as solo and ensem ble
passages - he illu m in ates the
individual and group talents o f the
company dancers. Illuminations is
made possible in part by a generous
g ift from C in d y and D uncan
Campbell.
C anfield has cre a te d o v er 25
original dance works, spanning from
March 8, 2000
Focus
Oregon Ballet Theatre will
present the world premiere o f
A rtistic Director James
Canfield's "Illuniations. "during
"Dance Near the Edge, " through
March I I at the Portland Civic
Auditorium.
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Dance Theatre in Colorado. Three
of his works received popular and
critical acclaim during OBT’s New
York City debut last summer,
moving the New York Post to write,
“Canfield has done wonders in 10
short years.”
Tickets for “Dance Near the Edge,”
priced from $12.50 to $76.50, are
on sale now. T ickets may be
purchased through the OBT Ticket
Office (1120 SW Tenth Avenue in
downtown Portland) by calling 503-
2-BALLET(503-222-5538)ortoll
free at 1-888-922-5538, Monday
through Friday from 9 am. to 5 pm.
Tickets are also available through
Ticketmaster (503-790-2787), G.l.
Joe’s stores, and the Portland Center
for the Performing Arts (1111 SW
Broadway, downtown Portland).
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together with Trey McIntyre’s Curupira.
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Dance Near the Edge
“ The dance scene in
Portland is remarkably
vital, thanks to...Oregon
Ballet Theatre.”
- The New York Times
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