Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Presents ON POINT: FROM DUEL TO PAS DE DEUX Tonight

Dégagé, Coupé, Glissade, Croisé... These are not only Steps in Ballet, but also Techniques of the Blade. Pointwork can be done with a Rapier as well as a Point Shoe. Translating the choreography of the duel to the language of ballet, this Benefit Performance for Salon/Sanctuary Concerts will feature the world premiere of a fiery and intimate pas de deux created for Jared Angle and Megan LeCrone, as well as a live presentation of the historically-based, fiercely beautiful sword fight (performed by a male and female fighter), upon which the ballet is based.

Music for the program, from the award-winning period instrument ensemble THE SEBASTIANS, will include Heinrich Ignaz von Biber (1644 - 1704) Battaglia à 10 in D Major; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620 - 1680) Balletto for Strings and Continuo in G"DieFechtschule"; Selected works of GF Handel (1685 - 1759).

Program Concept by Erica Gould, Jared Angle, and Jessica Gould. Stage Direction & Fight Choreography by Erica Gould.

A limited number of benefit tickets will be available for an Intimate Post-Performance Dinner Reception With the Artists.

The performance will take place at the Liederkranz Club, founded in 1847 for the celebration of German musical culture. The club's elegant townhouse, originally the home of philanthropist Henry Phipps, provides the ideal intimate salon setting for the evening.

Jared Angle (Principal Dancer, NYCB), was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania where he began his early dance training at age six at the Allegheny Ballet Academy. He entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1996. In 1997, Mr. Angle received the Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship to continue his training at SAB for the 1997-1998 school year. Mr. Angle became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in March 1998 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in July 1998. He was promoted to the rank of soloist in February 2001. On November 11, 2005, Mr. Angle was promoted to principal dancer following a performance during a Company visit for the reopening of the Tivoli Concert Hall.

Megan LeCrone (Soloist, NYCB), was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She began her dance training at the age of four at Greensboro Ballet with MaryHelen Mayfield, John Dennis, and Elissa Fuchs. At age 14, she began studying with Melissa Hayden and Duncan Noble at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winton-Salem. Ms. LeCrone entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, full time in the fall of 2001, and in November 2001 she became an apprentice with New York City Ballet. Ms. LeCrone joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in October 2002 and was promoted to soloist in February 2013.

Erica Gould (Stage Director and Fight Choreographer) Directing credits include the world premieres of Neil LaBute's plays autobahn andStand Up (w/ Mos Def), SpeakEasy (Joe's Pub/Public Theater), and Dirty Paki Lingerie, which she developed with writer/solo performer Aizzah Fatima (productions in Toronto, Edinburgh,The Cherry Lane, 59E59, & upcoming at The Flea). Other productions with Salon/Sanctuary: The Heirs of Tantalus an original site-specific pastiche, More Between Heaven and Earth w/ Matthew Modine, Melissa Errico, & Kathleen Chalfant, and Exodus: Dreams of the Promised Land. Upcoming: her site-specific production of John Gay's 18th century comic political masterpiece The Beggar's Opera. Erica has directed and choreographed the fights for numerous productions of Shakespeare, and Jacobean and Restoration playwrights. She recently had the honor of being a featured speaker, along with Rick Sordelet, for the SDCF Masters of the Stage panel on Physical Staging and Fight Direction, which will be available as a podcast through the American Theatre Wing. Teaching: Yale, NYU, Fordham, Pace, Bard, and the O'Neill National Theatre Institute. Erica is an alumna of The School of American Ballet.

The Sebastians Praised for their "well-thought-out articulation and phrasing" (Early Music Review) and "elegant string playing... immaculate intuning and balance" (Early Music Today), the Sebastian Chamber Players (Sebastians) specialize in music of the Baroque and Classical eras and newly commissioned works for period instruments. They recently won the Audience Prize at the 2012 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition. They were also finalists in the 2011 York International Early Music Competition and the 2011 Early Music America/Naxos Recording Competition. For the tricentennial of the publication of Antonio Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico, the Sebastians commissioned composer Robert Honstein to write a companion suite, which they premiered alongside Vivaldi's work in December 2011. The suite will receive its New York premiere on November 20, 2013 at Columbia University's Italian Academy.

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts has been praised by Time Out NY for "impeccably curated early-music performances in intimate historical venues," and by Seen and Heard International: "It is a rare occurrence at any concert or opera when every possible aspect of the performance experience succeeds completely. I am not simply referring to the musicians, concert hall or instruments but to the gestalt: the unified whole that makes the sum greater than all of its parts." Founded by Artistic Director Jessica Gould in 2009, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts offers the special chance to hear pre-Romantic music in intimate venues that complement the historical context of the repertoire. Pleased to present special projects that cast a light on historical issues through the prism of music, Salon/Sanctuary takes pride in many special interdisciplinary performances featuring luminaries from the worlds of opera, theater, film, and dance. The series has garnered critical praise for its innovative programming, and continues to attract a diverse audience for its pathbreaking offerings. www.salonsanctuaryconcerts.org

The concert is set for tonight, June 3rd, 2013 at 7:00PM at THE LIEDERKRANZ CLUB, 6 EAST 87th STREET b/w FIFTH and MADISON. Admission: $100 Premium Seating (tax-deductible), $50 General Admission, $35 Rear Seating, $25 Students/ Seniors. $250 Premium Seating and Post-Performance Dinner Reception With the Artists (tax-deductible). For reservations, visit www.salonsanctuary.org, or call 1888 718 4253.