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Deep in the Heart of Dixie: New South meets neo-classicism at North Carolina Dance Theatre.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Deep in the Heart of Dixie: New South meets neo-classicism at North Carolina Dance Theatre.(Organization overview)

Article Excerpt
A dozen high-stepping, dress-swooshing dancers cover he stage. Feet pluck and brash at the floor in time with banjo picking bluegrass music. A quick turn and the male dancers in the group ascend into soaring split jumps while their female counterparts launch into high-arm pirouettes. In Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's thigh-slapping ballet Shindig (2004), the South rises again--hoedown-style. It is one of four southern-themed dance works on North Carolina Dance Theatre's "Under Southern Skies" tour, taking flight in March and April.

Part of the Charlotte-based company's 35th anniversary season--and 10th under Bonnefoux and wife Patricia McBride--the tour celebrates the rich culture of the South. It also continues a touring legacy that began shortly after the company's founding in 1970 by Robert Lindgren at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Throughout its history touring has been a staple for NCDT, and in 1982 the company was named the highest rated touring company in the U. S. by the National Endowment for the Arts. That legacy, as well as a commitment to a diverse repertoire, has been a hallmark of the 18-member contemporary ballet company ever since Bonnefoux took over as director in 1996. Bonnefoux has bolstered the company's repertoire with master works by...

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