Magloire's New Chamber Ballet Pays Homage to Debussy
By: Julie Musbach Mar. 15, 2018
Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet pays homage to Claude Debussy on this 100th anniversary of the great composer's death with a world premiere by guest choreographer Constantine Baecher, former member of the Royal Danish Ballet, and a repeat of Magloire's "Two Friends," Also on the program are repertory works to music by contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, April 6 & 7 at 8 PM in City Center Studio 5.
The Company will present the world premiere of a trio by Constantine Baecher set to Debussy's Children's Corner for piano. Baecher created his first work for New Chamber Ballet in 2006, and has been the company's resident choreographer since 2014.
Also set to music by Debussy, his whirlwind Violin Sonata, is Magloire's "Two Friends," a stormy friendship drama.
The program will be completed by two Magloire works to music by Kaija Saariaho, a contemporary Finnish composer whose opera "L'amour de loin was recently performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
Boston native Constantine Baecher was a member of the Royal Danish Ballet from 2003 to 2001, and has also performed with the Carolyn Carlson Company. He has created works for the Royal Danish Ballet, Kunst-Stoff San Francisco, MoveiUs (Washington DC), the Columbia Ballet Collaborative and Lake Tahoe Dance Collective. He co-founded and directed Cross Connection Ballet and the Copenhangen International Choreography Competition.
New company member Madeleien Williams trained in her native Australia at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, where she appeared in Balanchine's Serenade, Xaio-Xiong Zhang's Rite of Spring, and Nacho Duato's Jardi Tancat. With the Academy's company, LINK Dance Company, Madeleine performed around the world, including China, France, and The Netherlands. She recently relocated to the U.S. and is a welcome addition to New Chamber Ballet.
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