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Choreographer: Julia Erickson
Music: Various - see Program Notes for a complete listing
World Premiere: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, August Wilson Center - March 17, 2018
PBT Performance Date: March 17, 23, 25, 2018

Program Notes

Part of a mixed rep program titled “New Works’, which consisted of seven new ballets created by and for the PBT dancers. Complete program notes for this ballet follow.

Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m., Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m.

Choreography Julia Erickson

Music Exploding: Jim James Sh-Boom: The Chords Interlune: L’Impératrice Le Départ – Version Acoustique: L’Impératrice Hot Dreams: Timber Timbre Possibility (2nd Movement): The Roots Finality (4th Movement): The Roots The Way I Feel Inside: The Zombies Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair: Nina Simone Redford (For Yia-Yia and Pappou): Sufjan Stevens Kids: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Red Gold Yesterday: LUCHS Now it’s Over. Now I’m Awake.: LUCHS Anna: Will Butler

Inspired by the poetry of Nayyirah Waheed

Through a series of vignettes unified by a poignant strand of poetry, Erickson explores the human need for interconnectedness and self expression in a world of increasing fragmentation, detachment and distraction. Pedestrian movements and patterns and a quirky, contemporary movement style create a dreamlike version of reality, which challenges us to grasp moments of calm to seek our own wild, weird, imperfect truth. Erickson also created Demon Hostess for PBT in 2017.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Program Notes