PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Pennsylvania Ballet Company presents “Director’s Choice” — an evening of dance, inspired by the company’s leaders — from May 8th to May 11th at the Academy of Music.
“I think one of the great strengths of the Pennsylvania Ballet is the fact that we have dancers in the Company that can — in the course of an evening — change gears two or three times,” Kaiser explains.
In this case, it’s going from classic choreography by former artistic director Robert Weiss to a romantic, modern dance by Christopher Wheeldon, set to “After the Rain” by Arvo Part.
In between, there’s a world premier by an artist familiar to PA Ballet-goers — Trey McIntyre, with music by Patrick Watson.
“A smaller work for six couples. And Trey has a very contemporary aesthetic to his work. Women are in flat shoes instead of point shoes, and [it’s] very movement oriented,” Kaiser says.
