Spring Performance Program Details
The annual Spring Performance was held at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 at the Smothers Theater, Pepperdine University.
This year’s performances featured excerpts from the great classical ballet Swan Lake, as well as Yvonne Mounsey’s own dynamic Classical Symphony. The youngest dancers appeared as musical instruments in Caprice Walker's delightful ballet The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra Classical, neoclassical and jazz dance pieces rounded out the program, created or staged especially for our dancers by Sophie Monat, Melissa Barak, and Michelle Bachar.
Program:
Swan Lake excerpt: Act II complete (staged by Martine Harley)
Sleeping Beauty excerpt: Garland Dance from Act I
Concerto Italia (an original work choreographed by Melissa Barak)
Beyond the Edge (an original work choreographed by Sophie Monat)
A Chorus Line (Michele Bachar)
Intermission
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (featuring music by Benjamin Britten): a huge cast (45 kids!), staged by Caprice Walker
Concerto Italia (an original work choreographed by Melissa Barak)
Coppelia excerpt: Dance of the Hours
Eccossaises (Choreographed by Yvonne Mounsey). Solo Pianist is Level 6 student Allegra Davis, who will be playing on stage for the three dancers in the piece
Classical Symphony (Yvonne Mounsey's choreography)
The program will run about 2 hours with one 20 minute intermission.
Photo shows the oboes in the 1995 staging of Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.