AXCBT Brings THREE S A CROWD To Bell Works
NY ballet pros join forces with Monmouth County s Ballet Company.by Alexa Criscitiello
Dance enthusiasts will have to wait until the fall to travel to Manhattan to see the return of most of the country s top companies. In the meantime, the NYC dance world is coming to the Garden State.
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the professional ballet company founded by Elise Feldman and Gabriel Chajnik as a program for Ocean Township s Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC), will present Three s a Crowd at Bell Works in Holmdel on July 29 through August 2.
This original program, curated by AXCBT company director Gabriel Chajnik, includes iconic masterpieces by Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, and new dance pieces by members of New York City Ballet, Martha Graham dance company, the Juilliard School and national-international choreographers.
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Evan Ambrose and Duane Gosa rehearse a pas de deux from “Swan Lake,” part of Ballet22’s inaugural streaming performances. Photo: Ballet22
Over the summer, as the isolation of the pandemic wore on, Roberto Vega Ortiz posted a video of himself dancing in satin pointe shoes on Instagram, with the hashtag #maleballerinas. Soon, men from around the world were posting videos with the same hashtag, sharing footage of themselves sometimes bare-chested and sometimes in tutus dancing en pointe in Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Chile and throughout the U.S.
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Beckley Dance Theatre Artistic Director Jerry Rose works with, Delaney Hames, left, as Fritz, and Lexi Clay who will dance the role of Clara in The Nutcracker.(Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald)
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Beckley Dance Theatre Artistic Director Jerry Rose works with Lexi Clay, who will dance the role of Clara in the Beckley Dance Theatre and Beckley Performing Arts production of The Nutcracker.(Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald)
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Delaney Hames, as Fritz and Lexi Clay who will perform as Clara in The Nutcracker.(Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald)
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Beckley Performing Arts is raffling original âNutcrackerâ-themed artwork by Brent A. Woodard to help cover expenses. Call 304-255-5684 for information. A winning ticket will be drawn on the final day of performance, Jan. 17, at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton.Â
The program, titled Breaking Ground, premieres December 11, will include a modern take on the
Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from
The Nutcracker; Juntos, a neo-classical work by Cincinnati Ballet Soloist Joshua Stayton; and a world premiere by Artistic Director of Boca Tuya, Omar Román de Jesús. We were able to produce our first digital performance by flying in dancers and choreographers from around the country to safely quarantine together for the rehearsal and filming process, said Executive Director Thereasa Knudson.
The roster of performers includes: Evan Ambrose (formerly Alabama Ballet), Gilbert Bolden III (New York City Ballet), Ashton Edwards (Pacific Northwest Ballet Professional Division), Duane Gosa (Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo), Christopher Kaiser (Oregon Ballet Theatre), Donghoon Lee (Diablo Ballet, formerly Korea National Ballet), and Roberto Vega Ortiz (Diablo Ballet, formerly Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo).
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