Looking Deeper – Never Stop Falling (In Love)

OBT 25’s program culminates in a celebration with a brand-new ballet titled Never Stop Falling (in Love). In their first ever collaboration, the dancers of Oregon Ballet Theatre share the stage with Portland’s favorite “little orchestra”, Pink Martini! The ballet was choreographed by another audience favorite, Nicolo Fonte, whose contemporary versions of Petrushka and Bolero were premiered… Read More

Exposing the Choreographic Process

How do you create a ballet? International choreographer Nicolo Fonte is currently sharing that process with Portlanders at OBT Exposed in Pioneer Square. It is the company’s 25th anniversary season and in celebration, Mr. Fonte is choreographing a brand new ballet set to local musical favorite and internationally acclaimed Pink Martini. Mr. Fonte begins the… Read More

Nicolo Fonte Discusses Left Unsaid with Dance Magazine

(Anne Mueller, Artur Sultanov, Brian Simcoe and Steven Houser in Nicolo Fonte’s Left Unsaid. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert) Wendy Perrin from Dance Magazine recently sat down with choreographer Nicolo Fonte to discuss his approach to choreography and his current most popular work, Left Unsaid, which will be presented as part of our spring program,… Read More

Daily Dance Break: Nicolo Fonte Explains the Hows and Whys of Choreography

Ever wonder what inspires a choreographer to create a particular piece in a particular way? Here’s a quick video from choreographer Nicolo Fonte (who’s Left Unsaid will be performed as part of our Song & Dance program in April and who will be world premiering Petrouchka as part of our season opening performance next year)… Read More