Process of Creation

Audition on November 15, 2009

Posted October 30, 2009 in , in (No Comments)

Sunday, November 15, 200910:00am-5:00pmRegistration begins at 10:00amBallet-based class begins at 11:00amRepertory to follow until 5pmPlease bring ballet shoes and also be prepared to dance barefoot and with socksRSVP required by November 13. Email: info@lunanegra.org. No phone calls.Ballet Chicago17 N State Street, 19th floorChicago, IL 60602

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Nube Blanco (White Cloud) Rehearsal Pictures

Posted March 20, 2009 in (1 Comment)

 Photo by Altin Kaftira 

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Impressions from choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on the creation of her new work

Posted March 19, 2009 in , in (No Comments)

It’s been nine days since Luna Negra Dance Theater dancers and I have started to work on the creation of Nube Blanco (White cloud). I guess I can say we finished the piece yesterday right before the Company took off on a small tour to Asheville. I’ve been surprised and amazed by the dancers’ energy, dedication and extreme speed in

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Vilaro and the creation of Deshar Alhat (Leave Sunday)

Posted September 4, 2008 in (No Comments)

Deshar Ahlat is almost finished now. It has taken nearly four months to develop, test and examine the six sections I have completed. When it comes to the question of how I got here, well there's never a short answer. Here are some ponderings on my choreographic process.I never plan a movement or how to execute vocabulary when I am

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Meet the Artists

Septime Webre

Septime Webre

Choreographer

Septime Webre is artistic director of The Washington Ballet. He has created works for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Dayton Ballet, Ballet Austin, Atlanta Ballet, Aspen Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Louisville...

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