Events for June 10 - June 18
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Gertrude C. Ford Foundation Opening Ceremony
Honors Robert Joffrey with a performance by dancers of the Joffrey Ballet, under the artistic direction of Ashley Wheater. Accompanied by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the guest artists present Gerald Arpino’s Round of Angels and Yuri Possokhov’s interpretation of the Spartacus Pas De Deux. Justin Peck’s In Creases, choreographed to Phillip Glass’s Four Movements for Two Pianos, features dancers with accompanists at two grand pianos on stage.
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Class Observation: Dance School classes
Dance School classes may be observed June 11-15 and June 18-22 at the Bitsy Irby Dance Center, Studio 3, Belhaven University, 1500 Peachtree Street. Class times are: 9:30-10:30 a.m., 10:45-Noon, 1-2:30 p.m., and 2:45-4:15 p.m. Note: Special programs will pre-empt the normal class schedule on June 18, June 20 and June 21.
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USA IBC Arts & Lecture Series: Dancing for George Balanchine
Be enlightened, enriched and entertained. Attend one or all four lectures in the Legends of Ballet series. 2018 USA IBC Honorary Chairman Edward Villella, internationally revered for his contributions to dance, describes dancing for George Balanchine at New York City Ballet and the ballets Balanchine created on him, including Rubies and Prodigal Son. Monday, June 11. Sponsored by EastGroup Properties
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Class Observation: Competitor classes
Competitor classes may be observed Monday, June 11-Monday, June 18, at 1:00 p.m. in the Jackson Convention Complex, 105 East Pascagoula Street. Limited number of tickets available. No admission after class begins.
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2018 USA International Ballet Competition, Round I
Round I, Monday, June 11–Thursday, June 14, 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. daily. Your opportunity to see every competitor dance Jackson! Eight sessions of classics from Don Quixote to Coppélia, Giselle to Laurencia and Talisman. Soloists perform two pieces and couples perform one pas de deux during each session.
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USA IBC Arts & Lecture Series: History of the Ballet Russes
Be enlightened, enriched and entertained. Attend one or all four lectures in the Legends of Ballet series. Olga Guardia de Smoak describes the impact of one of the 20th century’s most influential ballet companies in History of the Ballet Russes, Friday, June 15. In 2000, she founded the New Orleans International Ballet Conference which organized the Ballet Russes Conference, reuniting surviving members of Ballet Russes. A documentary of the reunion also will be shown at the planetarium. Sponsored by EastGroup…
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2018 USA International Ballet Competition, Round II
Round II, Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, June 17, 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. Semifinalists perform their selections of choreography created since 2014. The contemporary round gives competitors freedom to choose works that reveal more of their strengths to the jury.
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USA IBC Arts & Lecture Series: Honoring Robert Joffrey
Honoring Robert Joffrey, a presentation by members of the Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation, offers the perspectives of Charthel Estner and Trinette Singleton, both former dancers and ballet mistresses for Joffrey Ballet; Nicole Duffy Robertson, a dance historian and repetiteur for the Arpino-Joffrey Foundation; and Ashley Wheater, Joffrey Ballet artistic director. Monday, June 18 Sponsored by EastGroup Properties
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Class Observation: Joffrey Master Class
Observe a Joffrey Master Class, taught by Charthel Estner of the Arpino-Joffrey Foundation and based on Joffrey’s teaching style, a synthesis of Russian, Italian, French and Bournonville techniques. Monday, June 18, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
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Edward Stierle Contemporary Showcase
Highlights contemporary dance from around the world, performed by competitors who are not finalists. The Showcase will be held at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts.
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