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UPCOMING EVENTS
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April 14, 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. November 2009 - Fall Festival, CBTB Fundraiser
February 24, 2010 - Educational Performance of Ondine: The Sea Sprite
February 27, 2010 - Public performances of Ondine: The Sea Sprite
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.
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.
Ondine:
The Sea Sprite, premiered in 2010
Choreographed by Marla Hirokawa - Co-Choreography by Brenda Neville,
Mandy Sau-Yi Chan, Jose Rivera, Allison Jay-Baber, Rebeccah Hope
Brann, Kristin Licata, Joseph Tudisco, Laura Assante, Emily Santoro
and Sheila Fazio
Music
by:
Ned
Rorem, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Jean Sibelius & Gerald Finzi
OTHER BALLETS
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.
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!
Colour's
de Amour, 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
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Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance, 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
The
Heirloom Doll, 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
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.
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Concerto,
premiered in 2001
Choreography by Marla Hirokawa
Music by J.S. Bach
A neo-classical, leotard ballet to Bach concertos.
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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?
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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.
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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. |
Out-of-Line
Dances,
premiered in 2010
Choreography by Marla Hirokawa
Music by John Adams
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