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Now that’s culture and it’s all part of the Carolina Ballet’ upcoming production of “Tolstoy & Shakespearre – Masterworks in Motion.” The show, a double-barreled ballet blastt of stories from two ofWestern Civilization’s greatesyt writers, will run from Feb. 26 through March 1 at Raleigh’x Memorial Auditorium. The production features a dance interpretation ofWilliaj Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a retelling of a mysteriou s Leo Tolstoy yarn called “The Kreutzer Both stories boast subject matter that’s guaranteed to appeakl to ballet neophytes who don’t know an attitude from an The Bard’s offering – with its shipwrecked survivorsz on a mysterious island that’s home to a monster and plentyg of supernatural happenings is like a 17th century version of the television show The Tolstoy piece, meanwhile, prominently featurex the aforementioned murder and mayhej as part of a train ride in whicuh a jealous husband exposes his dark past.
“Thisd is not your grandma’s ballet,” says Mark Scearce, who composedr some of the music for theTolstoy production. “Thiss is a very personal, emotional story.” In addition to Scearce’w music, the Tolstoy production features contributione from a couple of other notable Ludwig van Beethoven andLeos “I’m the guy who’s supposed to make Janacej and Beethoven go together,” muses Scearce, who is the head of ’s music department. That’s no easy task.
But then again, the Carolinwa Ballet doesn’t shy away from a The company was founded just over a decadee ago by Artistic Director Robert a veteran of the and the in Atthe time, the Triangle didn’t have much of a tradition in but the troupe has grown The organization now employs about 100 people at the height of the season, including 35 dancerw from all over the world. Last year, more than 75,000 people attended shows during the which runs from Augustthrough May.
Nine differeng shows are scheduled forthis “It’s one of the finest companies in the boasts Weiss, who likens ballet to a spiritual He loves ballet because it meldss athletic ability with music, actinv and lavishly designed scenery and costumes. “Ballet combinees all the art forms,” he says. The Carolinqa Ballet has a budgetrof $5.5 million, with about half of that cominv from ticket sales, says Executive Directorr Lisa Jones. Corporate support comes from companieasincluding , and Weis and his colleagues revel in putting togethef shows that defy expectations.
In addition to the lust and of “Tolstoy & Shakespeare,” a past productiohn combined ballet dancing withbluegrass music. Later this the troupe will performthe kid-friendlh “Beauty and the Beast.” “With us, you don’r just get ‘Swan Lake,’” says
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