"Arts In Depth" with WSKG Host Bill Snyder
A Smorgasbord of Dance at the Hangar Theatre
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The Ithaca Ballet presents ‘Winter Dance 2020 in the Hangar Theatre.
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The Ithaca Ballet presents ‘Winter Dance 2020 in the Hangar Theatre.
Ithaca Ballet presents a ballet version of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with music by Felix Mendelssohn.
‘Winterdance’ is back as the Ithaca Ballet performs at the Hangar Theatre
Ithaca Ballet presents ‘Snow White’ and ‘Haunted House’ in two performances in the State Theatre in Ithaca. Choreographer Cindy Reid joins us to talk about the two short ballets. ‘Snow White’ features music by Lavinia Reid and ‘Haunted House’ is to Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘A Night on Bald Mountain’. http://wskg.org/audio/snowwhite.mp3
Photo credit: Ithaca Ballet
The Ithaca Ballet presents its first production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s full-length ballet, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ in two performances at the State Theatre of Ithaca. Choreographer Cindy Reid tells us how they are performing this major work with just twenty dancers, and how the original choreography of Marius Petipa has been passed down from generation to generation. http://wskg.org/audio/sleeping.mp3
Photo credit: Ithaca Ballet
Ithaca Ballet, under the direction of Cindy Reid, presents an evening of cutting edge and innovative dance with works by Larry Brantley, Amy O’Brien, Tucker Davis, Kevin Olmstead. J. Locarro and Heather MacNeill, Lena Rose Polzonetti, M. Matteer and Anna Nolan Wheatley along with a wide variety of music. Cindy Reid tells us what to expect. http://wskg.org/audio/0131ithacaballet.mp3
Photo credit: Johann Studier via Ithaca Ballet
The Ithaca Ballet presents a double-bill of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and ‘Carnival of the Animals’ in Lavinia Reid’s choreography. Cindy Reid talks about how these two classics translate onto the stage, and hints at some of the funny aspects of having animals played by humans. Performances are at the State Theatre of Ithaca. http://wskg.org/audio/peterwolfmix.mp3
Photo credit: Thomas Hawk via Skype
The Ithaca Ballet presents a double-bill of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and ‘Carnival of the Animals’ in Lavinia Reid’s choreography. Cindy Reid talks about how these two classics translate onto the stage, and hints at some of the funny aspects of having animals played by humans. Performances are at the State Theatre of Ithaca. http://wskg.org/audio/peterwolfmix.mp3
Photo credit: Thomas Hawk via Skype