Alberta Ballet heads to the Badlands for special show
Alberta Ballet is taking its dancers from the Jubilee Auditorium stage and travelling to the majestic badlands near Drumheller for a one-night-only performance, July 25.
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Ballet in the Badlands is a mixed repertoire event in the Badlands Amphitheatre – the same large outdoor venue used for the annual summertime Badlands Passion Play.
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The program is curated by artistic director Francesco Ventriglia, and fitingly, is a majestic tribute to the power of place – guiding the audience through an immersive journey of feeling and form that stirs the soul. The show features four pieces chosen for the depth and expression to mirror the landscape, and take advantage of the outdoor venue.
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'This collaboration is a celebration of Alberta's artistic and natural heritage,' says Ventriglia. 'There is something deeply powerful about dancers performing surrounded by ancient stone and open sky. I hope this can be the first of an annual tradition!'
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Badlands Amphitheatre artistic director Alyssa Neudorf adds: 'This is a dream realized – bringing Alberta Ballet to this stage unites two powerful storytellers: the land, shaped by time and the body in motion, shaped by art.'
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