Ballet company in New York City, USA
West 26th Street studio
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was a New York City -based contemporary ballet company.
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by Nancy Walton Laurie .[ 1] It had sixteen dancers.[ 1] [ 2]
Cedar Lake offered a wide-ranging repertory, including works by Alexander Ekman , Jiří Kylián , Hofesh Shechter ,[ 1] Crystal Pite , Jacopo Godani , Angelin Preljocaj , Ohad Naharin, Didy Veldman, Jo Strømgren, Regina van Berkel and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui .
Cedar Lake is featured in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau , including original choreography for the film's co-star Emily Blunt .
On March 20, 2015, artistic director Alexandra Damiani announced to the troupe that the company would close.[ 2] The company concluded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in June, 2015 with a final world premiere by Richard Siegal .
Artistic staff
The troupe of the Cedar Lake Ballet at the end of a representation of Orbo Novo by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui , in Rome
Alexandra Damiani, Artistic Director[ 3]
Crystal Pite, Associate Choreographer[ 4] [ 5]
Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director (previous to Damiani)[ 6]
Dancers included
References
^ a b c Luke Jennings, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review: Sadler's Wells, London , The Guardian , 21 October 2012
^ a b Voien, Guelda (March 20, 2015). "Breaking: Top N.Y. Avant-Garde Ballet Company Closes" . The New York Observer . Retrieved March 20, 2015 .
^ "Alexandra Damiani (Cedar Lake)" . Axis Connect . 2020-06-16.
^ Perron, Wendy (2014-09-30). "10 Minutes With Crystal Pite" . Dance Magazine .
^ Mackrell, Judith (2013-09-29). "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 .
^ "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet" . NYC-ARTS .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Spoleto Festival presents: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet" . www.festivaldispoleto.com . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ "Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents "The Nutcracker ROCKS" " . www.newjerseystage.com . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ "Dance Teacher Faculty Bio | Jon Bond | Steps on Broadway" . www.stepsnyc.com . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet" (PDF) . Cal Performances .
^ "Patrick Coker" . Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet" (PDF) . Spoleto Festival USA .
^ "2023 Festival Artists" . Vail Dance Festival . Retrieved 2024-01-02 .
^ Jowitt, Deborah (June 8, 2015). "Cedar Lake's Last Stand" . www.artsjournal.com . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ "Ballet Intensive | CCJ Conservatory" . www.ccjconservatory.com . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ Macaulay, Alastair (2008-01-12). "Rituals and Symptoms in a Triple Bill of Movement" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
^ Yung, Susan (2008-06-30). "Cedar Lake" . Dance Magazine . Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
External links
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