Ballet Tribute To David Bowie Comes to ABT This Month

Alberta Bair Theater's First Interstate Bank Fox Series continues with Complexions Contemporary Ballet's "Bach to Bowie" on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. A truncated performance, part of ABT's Valley Federal Credit Union Student Matinee Series, begins at 12:30.

Combining technical precision, power and passion, Complexions Contemporary Ballet transcends tradition with a groundbreaking mix of styles from ballet to hip hop. Founded by former members of Alvin Ailey, Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden, the company has been featured several times on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance.

"We are delighted and excited to share with the audiences in Billings the energy, passion and spirit that Complexions Contemporary Ballet delivers," said Richardson. "Touring to new cities and interacting with new communities reinforces our aim of bringing our groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, and cultures to all parts of the world...especially the United States. Since dance is such a display of the human experience, interacting with local dancers and audience members gives our dancers a fresh point of view to draw from."

This season the company brings an exhilarating program featuring Rhoden's Star Dust an "utterly transfixing" tribute to the life and music of David Bowie, full of glitter and glam. The first half of the show Bach 25 premiered in Arata, California in April 2018.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet makes it "sensationally, jaw-droppingly clear that we live in the age of the super-dancer, at a time when technical virtuosity is being redefined as an expressive state," says Dance Magazine.

This performance by Complexions Contemporary Ballet is sponsored by First Interstate Bank, Langlas & Associates, Buchanan Capital and My105.9. Tickets, $45/$30 and $25 for students with valid I.D., are available at the Alberta Bair Theater Box Office on the corner of 3rd Ave N and N Broadway, by phone at 406-256-6052 (box office hours are Monday through Friday, 10-5; Saturday 10-3) and/or online at www.albertabairtheater.org. General admission tickets for the matinee are $6 and can be purchased by phone or at the Box Office window. Seating is based on availability and bused students are seated first.

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