So… Tell us What You Thought of Chromatic Quartet!

Did you see Chromatic Quartet on opening weekend?  We want to hear what you think in the comments below! Which piece was your favorite? Do you want one of those dresses from Chromatic Quartet? Did the Stravinsky Violin Concerto make you feel closer to Balanchine? Interested in seeing more from Christopher Wheeldon? Do tell. Here’s… Read More

BACKSTAGE PASS: A Few Delicious, Nearly Finished, Lost Dance Ensembles…

The costumes for The Lost Dance are loaded in to The Newmark for tomorrow night’s opening night of Chromatic Quartet. Before he sent them off, Adam Arnold shared a few final pictures of the costumes coming together. Here’s a peek:

Win Box Seats to Chromatic Quartet Opening Night!

The Newmark Theatre is a wonderful venue for dance and the box seats make you feel like the whole performance is being given just for you. There’s a reason they used to be reserved exclusively for titled nobility. They’re THAT good. Score your own VIP experience and win a pair of box seats for the… Read More

BACKSTAGE PASS: Rehearsing The Lost Dance

Company Artist Makino Hayashi takes the spotlight. Choreographer Matjash Mrozewski with soloist Brian Simcoe. Soloist Javier Ubell leaps into action. Company Artist Grace Shibley and  Soloist Lucas Threefoot find the balance point in a pas de deux. Intense focus is required to synthesize new elements of choreography while also staying committed to the current moment.… Read More

BACKSTAGE PASS: Draping The Lost Dance, Images from Adam Arnold Studio

Some ties in progress for the men in The Lost Dance. Fabric waiting to be draped. A dress begins to take shape. You can see the results of Adam Arnold‘s work in the world premiere of Matjash Mrozewski’s The Lost Dance , one of 4 short works in Oregon Ballet Theatre’s spring program, Chromatic Quartet,… Read More