{"id":7689,"date":"2015-01-15T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T11:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=7689"},"modified":"2015-01-15T11:44:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T11:44:12","slug":"intermezzo-dance-company-presents-2015-season-5-world-premieres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/intermezzo-dance-company-presents-2015-season-5-world-premieres\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERMEZZO Dance Company presents | 2015 season 5 World Premieres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6836\" src=\"\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall.png\" alt=\"headersmall\" width=\"900\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall.png 900w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/headersmall-600x288.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dance Mogul<\/strong>:\u00a0How does music help create new visions to keep ballet interesting for the new generation, but still familiar to those who have had a lifetime to love and grow with it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Craig Salstein:<\/strong> My experience as a dancer with combining steps and music; Robbins and Bernstein in Fancy Free or Tharp and Glass in In the Upper Room, can be thought of as &#8220;inexplicable inspiration&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But more importantly,\u00a0it is about showing a deeper understanding of the music that will help keep the audience interested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What can the audience expect from the classical myths theme?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Craig Salstein:\u00a0<\/strong>Hopefully audience will see, especially in the Myth of Sisyphus, that our understanding of a myth can be projected onto the natural world. Camus&#8217; essay The Myth of Sisyphus isn&#8217;t a retelling of a story (though he concludes the book with its telling) but rather an understanding of its pertinence to individual freedom. The choreographer may or may not show the actual story. Instead how they can relate it to dance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dance Mogul:<\/strong>\u00a0Is there anyone you would like to thank for helping you this production?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Craig Salstein:<\/strong> I must first thank my rehearsal coordinator, Nadezhda Vostrikov. The job is hard and crucial to a dance company. I would also like to thank\u00a0anyone who donates financially.\u00a0The budget is very stressful.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>INTERMEZZO Dance Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presents 2015 Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five World Premieres <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>January 17-18, 2015<\/p>\n<p>at Miller Theatre at Columbia University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\" width=\"100%\"><a name=\"149c9042ad772a21_149a9f572e88123f_LETTER.BLOCK6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">INTERMEZZO Dance Company, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">a ballet company founded by American Ballet Theatre soloist Craig Salstein, announces its 2015 season, featuring five World Premiere pieces, running from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_45008419\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 17-18, 2015<\/span><\/span> at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_45008420\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7:30pm and Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2pm<\/span><\/span> at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. Tickets are $25 ($20 for students) and are available at <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.millertheatre.com\/events\/2015\/01\/17\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">http:\/\/www.millertheatre.com\/<wbr \/><\/span>events\/2015\/01\/17<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001wAAiaxJXE7xMnH54czF9Q5NPMTD41SLw77Lsx1qVdm3P7pFgGX15XFgIqtdaz7PQd0Np6llb6XqIJVlAh5Q-3viUV_l1qGNyiV68J3rQ4Ty25YUggG3w27YTxusqCPwI5T-c7BkCfmbNkvHwK7KqA3HQyu42JhWpYpdPFq2qXi39w0rTg8_QazF45W6s7MrWrhURq2AIAJvrjm_yoOzY3jxlgK0wUK67&amp;c=o2z4oVQEjoT-6T5J-m4-0pZwywyLlqsrbSkTJCUSoCKlrFoHGyH9Fw==&amp;ch=FVHvksXi8jlLYNb_2HPJTiuogymxMHWhBYT8uhKQLOunlz8Di3Ao-g==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">INTERMEZZO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">will offer a program of five World Premieres. The evening is titled <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">From Myth to Philosophy <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and will explore classical myths through modern ballet. The pieces will be choreographed by <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ja&#8217;Malik, Adam Hendrickson, Cherylyn Lavagnino, Gemma Bond <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Craig Salstein.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dancers will include <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Abi Stafford, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Nicole Graniero, Amber Neff, Nancy Richer, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Alfredo Solivan, Giselle Alvarez, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Rina Barrantes, Tanner Schwartz, Morgan Stinnett, Oliver Swan-Jackson, Mauro Villanueva, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Shoshana Rosenfield.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">INTERMEZZO<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dance Company,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> founded by ABT soloist Craig Salstein, seeks to create new works in the genre of classical ballet using the music of the great composers as an inspirational springboard.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">ABOUT CRAIG SALSTEIN<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Born in Miami, Florida, Craig Salstein began dancing at five years old with Mia Michaels and at age eleven became a student at the Miami City Ballet School. He trained in summer programs at The Joffrey Ballet, the School of American Ballet and at American Ballet Theatre. In 1999 he joined the Miami City Ballet and in 2000 joined American Ballet Theatre&#8217;s Studio Company. In 2002 he joined the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre and was promoted to Soloist in March 2007. Salstein&#8217;s repertory with the Company includes Mercutio in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Romeo and Juliet<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, the first sailor in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Fancy Free<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, the Bronze Idol in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">La Bayad\u00e8re<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, the Champion Roper in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Rodeo, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Twyla Tharp&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In the Upper Room<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, Paul Taylor&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Company B<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, He created leading roles in Alexi Ratmansky&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Symphony #9 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> The Nutcracker<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. In 2010 he choreographed for ABT&#8217;s &#8220;Innovative Initiative.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For more information, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001wAAiaxJXE7xMnH54czF9Q5NPMTD41SLw77Lsx1qVdm3P7pFgGX15XNCA-Tnpth4_naE3m-yueviLlGX53UsE213tnnKJXx0DJY0YUa4hexCPJ57nKp9ns9JrXWI-sDNhcl3vlGMiwCP5kwBIpKJeZ5y2pcg4y-8FLWjeL_pCnH2FN3PC20Ou8UFqhWve5mNQAdKWvn6fSP0=&amp;c=o2z4oVQEjoT-6T5J-m4-0pZwywyLlqsrbSkTJCUSoCKlrFoHGyH9Fw==&amp;ch=FVHvksXi8jlLYNb_2HPJTiuogymxMHWhBYT8uhKQLOunlz8Di3Ao-g==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\"><span style=\"color: #386eff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>InternezzoDanceCompany<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"149c9042ad772a21_149a9f572e88123f_LETTER.BLOCK7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 21px;\" width=\"446\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0#<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dance Mogul:\u00a0How does music help create new visions to keep ballet interesting for the new generation, but still familiar to those who have had a lifetime to love and grow with it? 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