BAM presents Cedar Lake 10th Anniversary Celebration
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in Necessity, Again (photo by Paula Lobo)
BAM presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
10th Anniversary Celebration
The company makes its BAM debut under the leadership of newly appointed artistic director Alexandra Damiani and associate choreographer Crystal Pite.
Bloomberg is the BAM 2014 Winter/Spring Season sponsor
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
June 11—14 at 7:30pm
Tickets start at $20 (programs A & B) & $25 (program C)
Program A (Jun 11 & Jun 13): Orbo Novo by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Program B (Jun 12): Violet Kid by Hofesh Shechter; Tuplet by Alexander Ekman; Necessity, Again by Jo Strømgren
Program C (Jun 14): Grace Engine by Crystal Pite; Tuplet by Alexander Ekman; Necessity, Again by Jo Strømgren
Orbo Novo (2009)
Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Lighting design by Jim French
Scenic design by Alexander Dodge
Costume design by Isabelle Lhoas
Music by Szymon Brzóska
Violet Kid (2011)
Choreography and music by Hofesh Shechter
Lighting design by Hofesh Shechter and Jim French
Costume design by Hofesh Shechter and Junghyun Georgia Lee
Tuplet (2012)
Choreography by Alexander Ekman
Lighting design by Amith A. Chandrashaker
Costume design by Nancy Haeyung Bae
Music and sound design by Mikael Karlsson
Necessity, Again (2012)
Choreography by Jo Strømgren
Costume design by Junghyun Georgia Lee
Lighting design by Jim French and Jo Strømgren
Music by Charles Aznavour with text by Jacques Derrida
Additional music by Bergmund Skaslien
Grace Engine (2012)
Choreography by Crystal Pite
Costume design by Nancy Haeyung Bae
Lighting design by Jim French
Music by Owen Belton
Brooklyn, NY/April 17, 2014—World-renowned company Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet celebrates its 10th anniversary with a BAM debut under the leadership of newly appointed artistic director Alexandra Damiani and associate choreographer Crystal Pite. The celebration includes three programs of acclaimed works by some of the world’s most progressive choreographers. Program A features Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s gripping evening-length work Orbo Novo, with live accompaniment by the Mosaic String Quartet. Program B includes Violet Kid, a dark, primal piece by Hofesh Shechter, Alexander Ekman’s stunningly rhythmic Tuplet, and Jo Strømgren’s theatrical romp, Necessity, Again. The final program features the stark, breathtaking Grace Engine by Crystal Pite, as well as Tuplet and Necessity, Again.
