Carla Körbes and Seth Orza in A Million Kisses to my Skin. Photo © Angela Sterling

"Peter Boal has brought an extraordinary number of new ballets by world-class choreographers...an embarrassment of riches for Seattle audiences."  (seattlepi.com)

*A Million Kisses to my Skin  (Johann Sebastian Bach/David Dawson)
*Cylindrical Shadows  (Johann Sebastian Bach, after Allessandro Marcello, Henry Purcell, David van Bouwel/Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)
**Mating Theory  (Jasper Gahunia/Victor Quijada)
   *PNB Premiere   **World Premiere

An all-premiere line-up presents PNB's introduction to a pair of hot-ticket European choreographers and a second commission from dance-fusion pioneer Victor Quijada (Suspension of Disbelief). "A dazzling work that succeeds in making Bach's Concerto No 1 in D minor sing...the sheer joy of movement" (Dominion Post), British choreographer David Dawson's A Million Kisses to my Skin is his tribute to the complete bliss dancers sometimes experiences in their work, a feeling "just like that—a million simultaneous kisses to your skin." Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's poignant Cylindrical Shadows extends the scope of an earlier piece she created in homage to the unexpected death of a close friend, a reflection on emotions linked to instantaneous loss. Mating Theory, Victor Quijada, founder of RUBBERBANDance Group, combines street-dancing with modern dance, classic and contemporary ballet, and "a combination of many influences, including capoeira, yoga, martial arts, and even theatrical improv" to forge an original work that promises a living demonstration of his essential goal, "to make a new dance language, one that can tell new stories."

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