Parallel Connections
10/20/2017 - 10/21/2017
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Three Columbus organizations committed to dance unite for Parallel Connections. Join BalletMet, The Ohio State University Department of Dance, and the Wexner Center for the Arts as they come together for three performances only. This special program will feature BalletMet performing master choreographer James Kudelka’s The Man in Black, set to the music of Johnny Cash, and Wexner Prize–recipient William Forsythe’s dynamic and sophisticated Slingerland Pas de Deux. Ohio State Department of Dance students will perform Wexner Center MinEvent, with selections drawn from the vast repertoire of dance icon Merce Cunningham, another recipient of the Wexner Prize. Then the Ohio State dancers and BalletMet’s professional company will join forces onstage to perform the irresistible and exuberant Minus 16, by noted Israeli choreographer and Batsheva Dance Company artistic director Ohad Naharin. Together, these works will demonstrate surprising connections across the spectrum of contemporary dance artistry—as well as celebrate our vibrant community of dance lovers and dance organizations.
BalletMet’s season is presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and The Columbus Foundation.
Parallel Connections is presented with support from The Ohio State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Arts Initiative.
Major support for the Wexner Center’s performing arts season is generously provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The Wexner Center receives general operating support from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council, The Columbus Foundation, and Nationwide Foundation. Generous support is also provided by the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation and Wexner Center members.