With Olney Theatre Center's EVITA, Christopher d'Amboise Explores The Storytelling Aspects of Choreography

"We aren't really doing the tango here," choreographer Christopher d'Amboise tells The Washington Post during a break from his work on the Olney Theatre Center's upcoming production of EVITA.

Though he earned a 1986 Tony nomination as the lead dancer of the ballet that constituted SONG AND DANCE's second act, d'Amboise is better known for having been a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet and artistic director of the Pennsylvania Ballet. He's choreographed over fifty ballets for major companies worldwide, and theatre is in his blood with his sister Charlotte (PIPPIN, A CHORUS LINE, CHICAGO) and father Jacques who was a legendary dancer and choreographer.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's EVITA is Christopher d'Amboise's first venture in musical theatre in the D.C. area, and he's hoping to do many more.

"I'm interested in figuring out how we can use dance in the storytelling process," he says to the Post. "There seems to be a momentum in D.C. to do more dance in musicals, and I think I can contribute to that in a positive way."

Click here for the full article and enjoy the video of Christopher and Charlotte d'Amboise dancing in honor of their father at the 1995 Kennedy Center Awards ceremony.

The Olney Theatre Center's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's EVITA, directed by Will Davis, runs from June 23rd through July 24th. Visit olneytheatre.org.

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes