Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Goes to Israel

Pittsburgh Ballet in Israel

  • 7/27/2012
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    The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre was ready to go on an international tour, first time in nearly 20 years.
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    Pittsburgh Ballet Pittsburgh Ballet Copyright: Step Touch Photo by: Rich Sofranko Artist: Erin Halloran
    Step Touch Photo by: Rich Sofranko Artist: Erin Halloran
     
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    The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre was ready to go on an international tour, first time in nearly 20 years. The Karmiel Dance Festival is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Karmiel and Pittsburgh are Sister Communities. Zipora Gur, Executive Director of Classrooms Without Borders, proposed the idea of the PBT performing in Israel at the dance festival. The result: The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform "Step Touch",  choreographed by Dwight Rhoden, and set to a dozen songs of the doo-wop era at the Karmiel Dance Festival on August 8th.
    "They [the directors of the festival] specifically wanted something that reflects our contemporary works," PBT executive director Harris Ferris said. 'Step Touch' uses the classical language of ballet to veer off in contemporary ways. And doo-wop is very American." 
    The Karmiel Festival attracts more than 5,000 dancers, and over 300,000 visitors, each year from Israel and throughout the world. As part of the festival PBT will present several other performances of "Step Touch":
     
    August 6, 8:30 PM  
    Haifa Auditorium
    Sderot HaNassi 138 Haifa
    August 8, 7 PM Karmiel Festival
     
    August 9, 8:30 PM 
    Hekhal haTarbut Rishon LeZion 
    16 Jabotinsky Street, Rishon LeZion
     
    August 10, 9:30 PM
    Richard E Dwor Cultural Center
    Kibbutz Kfar Menachem