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"Dancing that pulls the viewers right out of their seats"
– New York Times
Combine voluptuous physicality with classical dance training and up-to-the-minute attitude, and you have Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet! This New York-based troupe of international dancers includes alumni of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as well as the Boston Ballet-trained dancer who performed with Beyoncé on her Single Ladies video. In St. Louis, they'll perform a program by three of the world's most daring contemporary choreographers.
> Excerpts from Decadance 2007 by Ohad Naharin, Israel. The work that rocketed Cedar Lake into the international spotlight! As Dance Magazine raved when reviewing the 2007 American Dance Festival, "Technical feats, willful exuberance, and emotional power blew audiences away." Naharin has drawn Decadance from different dances he has created throughout his prodigious 25-year-career.
> Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue by Crystal Pite, Canada. Each duet is a story on its own. This exquisite work shows "Pite's ability to delve deep into the human heart," said Dance Spirit magazine. "A palpable hush blanketed the audience…The dance hit home in a quiet, powerful way."
> frame of view by Didy Veldman, the Netherlands. A surreal set and a wild mix of music from Nina Simone to Offenbach surround the dancers as they cope with life's daily absurdities in a way that The Globe and Mail calls "wonderfully humorous, ironic and melancholy all at the same time."
See Cedar Lake live before they hit the big screen with Matt Damon!
Don't miss the chance to experience Cedar Lake up close and in person before they charge into movie theaters this March in the Universal film The Adjustment Bureau. This science fiction thriller stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt as the Cedar Lake lead dancer he loves. The movie is studded with dancing by Cedar Lake created by Benoit-Swan Pouffer especially for the film. Click here to read Emily Blunt telling Dance magazine about how she became a ballerina via "Cedar Lake boot camp" in From Movie Studio to Dance Studio.
Dance Spirit profiles Ebony Williams, the dancer who performed with Beyoncé on Single Ladies HERE.
Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer talks about what he looks for when choosing dancers and choreography HERE.
“A team of wonderful performers, adept at picking up different styles and always impressive.” – New York Times
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Dance St. Louis is supported by the Arts and Education Council, Missouri Arts Council, Regional Arts Commission, Mid-America Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, and other sources. American Airlines is the official airline.