Ballet Repretory Theatre - Fall Festival

The performance began with Act II of La Bayadere otherwise known as “the kingdom of the shades.” Chills ran through my body as the Corps de Ballet entered with the parade of arabesques this Act is most known for. I saw The Bolshoi Ballet perform the full-length version of La Bayadere last November and I have to admit that these young ballerinas performed the parade of arabesques with just as much stage presence as The Bolshoi Ballet.

The roll of Nikiya was beautifully danced by Randi Galbraith. Randi and Michael Houston who danced the roll of Solar partnered each other ex

Expressions, was the closing piece of the performance. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the classical music used for the four movements of this dance. The fun, contemporary choreography of Expressions was done by Anthony Sellars. I enjoyed Expressions because it allowed the principal dancers and soloists of this company to show off what they can do. My two favorite sections of this dance were the partnering section and the all male section. I saw some breath taking lifts during the partnering section of this piece. Joshua Haines & Stephanie Stellrecht looked great together and they were fun to watch because they were the youngest of the couples. I also enjoyed the section where all five male dancers performed together. They showed off their best leaps, jumps, and multiple turns and they proved to be very powerful, yet still graceful.

Right before the second intermission, Christopher Sellars performed a short solo entitled, Variation From La Corsair. This high-energy solo began with hi

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