Spellbound Contemporary Ballet has defined itself in the European dance community for its many works, dynamic choreography, and the virtuosic technique of the company’s dancers
Date/Time: Mar 5 2017, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Vancouver, The Norman Rothstein Theatre | Event calendarCost: $36.46
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Spellbound Contemporary Ballet returns to Chutzpah! with their full-length production of Carmina Burana, choreographed by company Artistic Director Mauro Astolfi. The combination of Astolfi’s skillful choreography and Spellbound’s exquisite dancers accompanied by the powerful music of Carl Orff, Antonio Vivaldi and V. Caracciolo, makes for a memorable audience experience.
In this telling, Carmina Burana touches on topics as familiar today as they were in the 13th century. From the turning of fortune’s wheel… to the fleeting nature of life… to joy in spring’s coming… to the pleasure of the senses… to the perils of greed. Such themes expressed through the physicality of dance showcases the restless, rebellious spirit of another time that we recognize in our own world.
Spellbound’s Carmina Burana has been performed all over Italy and has toured to Thailand, Cypress, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Panama and South America.
“Astolfi’s exhilarating choreography is a model of invention” – Ballet Review USA
“An artful evening of extraordinary dancing” – Palm Beach Daily News USA
“The impulses and the movements of the nine dancers on stage, with its explosive physicality, transport us to a world of the senses…” – Saltinaria.it
“Spellbound Ballet confirms its place as the Italian leader in the field of contemporary dance. Carmina Burana reminds us that the absence of verbal language does not represent a limit…” – La Platea
“A show that deserves to be seen for the impeccable skill of the dancers, and above all for the skills which choreographer Mauro Astolfi puts into play by developing a captivating and clever choreograph” – ViceVersa, suoniimmaginaleparole
Presented with il Centro-the Italian Cultural Centre
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