Boston Ballet presents BB@yourhome: Celebrating Jorma Elo, a virtual program celebrating the evolution of Boston Ballet Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo and his 15 year career with Boston Ballet. Celebrating Jorma Elo will premiere on Thursday, February 25 and will be available until March 7. Subscribers will receive a streaming link prior to the premiere. Jorma has been a major part of the development and versatility of our company dancers, through his unique, individual movement vocabulary that bridges classical and contemporary ballet, said Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen. Over 15 years of working closely with Boston Ballet, and with each new work for the Company, the relationship and process with our dancers grows deeper and deeper, enabling his work and artists to be personal, poignant, and vulnerable. Jorma has also been open to pivoting his style and in recent years he has incorporated more neo-classical elements, which serves the Company and repertoire really well.
Boston Balletâs âThe Giftâ is a welcome one
By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent,Updated December 17, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
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In Boston Ballet s The Gift, Chyrstyn Fentroy performs in âArabesque Cookie.âBrooke Trisolini (Custom credit)
For the second of its six virtual presentations of the 2020â2021 season, Boston Ballet is offering âThe Giftâ â and a very handsome one. The music for this holiday celebration is Duke Ellingtonâs 1960 âNutcracker Suite,â jazz arrangements of the Tchaikovsky score by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Five company dancers plus a BB2 member and a BB School post graduate choreographed the nine selections, which were performed in the studio this month by a cast of more than 50. Boston Balletâs dancers have always excelled at kicking up their heels, so this program is right up their alley.