Covenant Ballet Theate of Brooklyn, Inc. & CBTB Dance Academy

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Marla A. Hirokawa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
André Setyon, President
Pasquale Santoro, Treasurer
Lucie Santoro, Secretary
Geovanni Esté, Member
Lawrence Lam, Advisor

HONORARY BOARD
Marty Markowitz
Brooklyn Borough President
Mike Nelson
Councilman

UPCOMING EVENTS
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February 24, 2010 - CBTB Academy performance of "ONDINE: The Sea Sprite". - Educational Show - SOLD OUT
February 27, 2010 - CBTB Academy performance of "ONDINE: The Sea Sprite" and other dances - Public Show
April 8, 2010 - CBTB Unplugged - Private Showing, call for more information

PAST EVENTS
August 2009 - CBTB Cultivation Event
February 2009 - Lost & Found: A dance concert exploring the themes of loss, discovery & recovery.

REPERTORY
STORY BALLETS
Orphan Train, premiered in 1997
Conceived & choreographed by Marla Hirokawa
Music by Peter Sculthorpe, David Diamond, Alberto Ginastera, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Peggy Stuart Coolidge

A dance drama in tribute to Rev. Charles Loring Brace, founder of the NY Children’s Aid Society and father of the first placing out, foster care movement, nicknamed the Orphan Trains. Carrying orphaned, abandoned and neglected children from New York in search of homes in Western towns and cities, the Orphan Trains ran from 1853 to 1929 affecting the lives of over 150,000 children.

Prodigal’s Song, premiered in 1999
Conceived & choreographed by Marla Hirokawa
Music by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Keith Hall

A ballet depicting the Bible parable known as the Prodigal Son, set in a musical context. A Maestro has two, young female prodigys under his care—a violinist and a cellist. The violinist rebels and after suffering hard lessons, comes to her senses, returns to her Maestro and finds forgiveness.

Nisei, premiered in 2001
Conceived & choreographed by Marla Hirokawa
Music by Keith Hall, Taki Rentaro, Johann Pachelbel

Nisei is a Japanese word for 2nd generation Japanese American. This dance drama is a tribute to the Nisei Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team who faced prejudice and concentration camps in America during WWII, but fought in the war and became the most highly decorated unit of its size and duration in American Military history.

Fool’s Gold, premiered in 2005
Conceived & choreographed by Marla Hirokawa
Music by Roy Harris, Frank Martin, Jean Francaix

An original, western “fairy tale” about a man ensnared by an evil spirit called the “Siren.” The Siren and her cohorts thrive on the lawlessness of the Wild West and feed on the greed of the gold rush. Although the man breaks away from the Siren to find love and a new life, the Siren returns to haunt the man bringing him to a final showdown.

The Fantastic Toys, premiered in 1996 & re-choreographed in 2005
Conceived & original choreography by Marla Hirokawa
Re-staging and new choreography by Brenda Neville, Mandy Chan & Rebeccah Hope Brann

A comedic “fairy tale” ballet, roughly based on the Leonide Massine ballet, “La Boutique Fantasque”, is set in a quaint village far away in time and place. In the village is a special Toy Shoppe that is owned by a woman skilled in making beautiful life-sized dolls that are brought to life by the magical Silver Fairy. When the selfish King and Queen take over the shoppe, the Silver Fairy and the dolls save the day!

SHORTER WORKS

A New York Rhapsody, premiered in 1991 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa. Music by George Gershwin A day in the life of a New Yorker or was it all a dream?	Wisdom & the Young Man, premiered in 1997 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by Ellen Taafe Zwilich A pas de deux depicting the Bible Proverbs (Prov. 1-9) that personifies wisdom as a woman.	Reel Romance-Take 3, premiered in 1997 & re-choreographed in 2006 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa. Music by Nino Rota, Max Steiner Nostalgic duets depicting 3 famous, fictional couples who were brought to life on the silver screen: Romeo & Juliet, Rhett & Scarlet and Ilsa & Rick.
Concerto, premiered in 2001 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by J.S. Bach A neo-classical, leotard ballet to Bach concertos.	Prism, premiered in 2001 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa. Music by Tangerine Dream’s Tangram Set 1, written by Edgar Froese, Chris Franke and Johannes Schomelling. A modern dance depicting light refracting through a prism.	Doggone, premiered in 2004 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by Bob Merrill, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Connie Kaldor, Harry Nilsson A canine romp to 4 songs; will the real dog sit up?
A Trifle, premiered in 2005 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by Antonio Vivaldi Classical ballet meets barefoot modern and the result? A trifle of a dance.	Revolutions, premiered in 2007 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by Javier Alvarez Caught up in circles? Sometimes we need to break away.	Diamond Caper, premiered in 2007 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by Karl Jenkins A light hearted chase for the Hope Diamond.
Awaken, premiered in 2008 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by George Gershwin A romantic piece that swells like the tide on the seashore.	Stray, premiered in 2009 Choreography by Marla Hirokawa Music by the Craig Brann Group A pack of whimsical dances organized around three, improvisational solos that portray a stray animal theme. Performed to live jazz music and inspired by the animals at the city shelter.