William Forsythe - The Barre Project (Blake Works II) - 23 Sep 2020

In the midst of a pandemic that has swept the globe, leaving theatres dark and stages uninhabited, world-renowned choreographer William Forsythe and CLI Studios bring you The Barre Project (Blake Works II), an exhilarating virtual performance created for our remote era. Set to the music of contemporary singer-songwriter James Blake, Forsythe conceived the work as an homage to all the dancers worldwide who have recently been unable to access formal classes but have nonetheless sustained themselves by diligently doing ballet barre by any means possible. His classical, yet unpredictable choreography delights in revealing the extraordinary range of dynamic potential contained within that most primary feature of ballet training: barre. Witness this intricate and highly demanding choreography performed by a company of world-class artists from the realms of classical ballet and commercial dance: Tiler Peck, Lex Ishimoto, Brooklyn Mack, and Roman Mejia.