by Linda Besant“More steps per minute than any other show in town,” said dance writer Nancy Reynolds of Square Dance. For fifty years, audiences have been wowed by this non-stop ballet: “Tempos that could only be called lickety-split.” (Manchester, 1958) “Filigree footwork that requires the most astonishing technical dexterity.” (Kaplan, 1988) “The speed of the… Read More
Your Daily Dance Break: Yo Yo Ma and Lil Buck
It seems we are not the only ones creating a little classical/hip hop fusion. Check out this extraordinary video of famed cellist Yo Yo Ma collaborating with hip hop dance artist Lil Buck on a brief improvised performance piece. We present this in honor of our sister organization Portland Center Stage’s opening night performance of… Read More
Why Do We Do What We Do?
Thanks so much to everyone who helped to make Saturday Night’s Moveable Feast Gala such a success! If you weren’t able to join us, take a moment to check out this short video sharing why we do what we do… If you would like to contribute to OBT’s Education and Outreach opportunities, please contact Emily… Read More
Yoga and Ballet: Finding the flow in Left Unsaid
By OBT Historian Linda Besant Are Locusts and Downward Facing Dogs a regular part of your life? If so, then you won’t want to miss seeing Left Unsaid in OBT’s “Song and Dance” program that opens April 21st. Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is a devoted practitioner of Iyengar yoga, and his ballet is rich with artistically… 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
