Ballet Kelowna dances into autumn, winter, spring

Dance company’s season subscriptions now on sale

Ballet Kelowna is really up on its toes for its new season.

Its 2018/19 season line up includes five world premieres, two company premieres, two audience favourites, and two add-on performances.

“For the 2018/19 season, we continue our initiative to commission and create exciting new works right here in Kelowna – works that are capturing the interest of international presenters and festivals,” said Simone Orlando, the company’s CEO and artistic director.

The Kelowna performance season begins Nov. 16-17 with Autumn, Ballet Kelowna’s newest collection of dance inspired by the splendours of fall.

Following the success of A Streetcar Named Desire, the company debuts another work by renowned choreographer John Alleyne called Schubert.

Also on the program, the company premiere of In Between, a work originally created for the National Ballet of Canada by Alysa Pires and hailed by The Globe and Mail as “a polished, cohesive, and energetic ballet.”

Fresh off its Toronto premiere at the Fall for Dance North festival, the program closes with the wildly popular MAMBO, also by Alysa Pires.

Next, Ballet Kelowna presents Winter, Feb. 1, a joyful mixed program to brush away the winter blues. Film and television choreographer Heather Laura Gray promises to deliver a unique blend of dance and musical theatre in her first commission for the company.

Ballet Kelowna’s Orlando premieres an evocative new work inspired by Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Also on the program, 1723-Vivaldi, a dynamic work by Wen Wei Wang commissioned for Ballet Kelowna in 2017.

The season culminates with Spring, May 3- 4, a program that draws inspiration from Igor Stravinsky, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

Spring features the world premieres of three reimagined classics – The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring.

These iconic works will resurface through the voices of today’s top B.C.-based female choreographers – Amber Funk Barton, Heather Dotto, and Orlando.

The spring program promises to be the dance event of the season.

To add to the experience of the Kelowna performances and celebrate the seasons, Ballet Kelowna’s three mixed programs are paired with exquisite wines from Quails’ Gate Winery.

Patrons receive a complimentary tasting of the featured Quails’ Gate wine at each performance.

Season subscriptionscan be purchased online atballetkelowna.ca, by phone at 250-862-2867, or in person at Kelowna Tickets at 100-2600 Enterprise Way.