MOVIMIENTO

OCTOBER 18-19
HOYT SHERMAN PLACE

RUN OF SHOW

  • Don Quixote Suite

  • Outside of Us, world premiere by Katlyn Addison

  • Intermission - 15 mins

  • Various works, solo piano and voice, Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinosa

  • Intermission - 15 mins

  • Songs of a Distant Land, world premiere by Mariana Oliveira

A powerful triple bill celebrating the rich diversity, nuance, and sophistication of cutting edge LatinX and Afro-Caribbean artists, featuring new commissions by renowned choreographers Katlyn Addison and Mariana Oliveira and live performance by Colombian musician Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinosa.

Spanish for movement, Movimiento is a groundbreaking new triple bill celebrating identity. This new evening length program will feature the choreographic work of internationally-acclaimed Brazilian artist Mariana Oliveira, alongside work from Canadian-born choreographer, Katlyn Addison – the first Black female Principal Artist at Ballet West in their 58-year history. Included in the program is a live performance by Colombian composer and musician, Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinosa.

Purchase tickets at the Hoyt Sherman box office or through the links below:

VISITING ARTISTS

KATLYN ADDISON
CHOREOGRAPHER

MARIANA OLIVEIRA
CHOREOGRAPHER

JUAN SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ ESPINOSA
MUSICIAN

DON QUIXOTE SUITE

  • Choreography by Tom Mattingly after Petipa

  • Music by Léon Minkus

  • Costumes by Sarah Dornink

  • Lighting Design by Felix Campbell

  • Casting:

    • Kitri: Megan Boyette

    • Basilio: Cameron Miller

    • Espada: Noah Klarck

    • Bridesmaids: Jordan Powers, Elianna Price

    • Groomsman: Thomas Montgomery

OUTSIDE OF US

WORLD PREMIERE

  • Choreography by Katlyn Addison

  • Music by Jonathan Sanford (world premiere score)

  • Rehearsal Director Josh Bodden

  • Costume Design by David Heuvel

  • Casting:

    • Kate Anderson, Savannah Cox, Amelia Grubb, Chiyo Nishida

    • Gabriel Hartman, Logan Hillman, Rune Houchin, Eddie Kidd

intermission

Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinoza

  • Piano and Solo voice

  • Repertoire

    • Piano Descarga 

      • Improvisation (Cuba)

    • O Pato 

      • Jaime Silva (Brazil)

    • Ese Arar En El Mar

      •  Chabuca Granda (Peru)

    • Los Mareados

      • Jan Carlos Cobián (Argentina)

    • Mambo #8

      • Pérez Prado  (Cuba)

    • Mira! 

      • Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinoza (Columbia)

    • Baila Bailador

      • Juan Sebastian Ramirez Espinoza (Columbia)

intermission

SONGS OF A DISTANT LAND

WORLD PREMIERE

  • Choreography by Mariana Oliveira

  • Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos

  • Scenic Design by Mariana Oliveira and Felix Campbell

  • Light Design: Mariana Oliveira 

    Costumes Design: Adriana Oliveira & Mariana Oliveira 

  • Company Casting

    • Kate Anderson, Megan Boyette, Savannah Cox, Amelia Grubb, Chiyo Nishida, Elianna Price

    • Gabriel Hartman, Logan Hillman, Rune Houchin, Eddie Kidd, Noah Klarck, Cameron Miller

"I let the rivers and seas of Brazil sing in my compositions. There's no limit to the tropical exuberance of the Brazilian forests and skies, which I instinctively convey through everything I write."
- Heitor Villa-Lobos 

movimiento on tour: a celebration of art and identity

Ballet Des Moines will collaboratively lead conversations, community programs and youth education, creating space for communities from across generations and zip codes to explore what they create and how their identity shapes decisions, builds bridges, creates our individual and collective futures. Leading with curiosity, activities will explore motivation, empathy, creativity, and movement in two rural locations across the state.

●  Sunday, October 20: Windsor Theatre, Hampton, Iowa

Support is provided by the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority, Arts Midwest, and the Franklin County Arts Council. Contact: Leon Kuehner, Executive Director of the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education, leongkuehner@gmail.com.

●  Friday, October 25: The Merrill Hotel, Muscatine Iowa

In partnership with the Stanley Center for Peace and Justice, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, Aligned Impact Muscatine County, and the Muscatine Art Center. Contacts: Vivian Jardim, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, vjardim@givinggreater.org and Krista Regennitter, program officer for global education at the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, kristar@stanleycenter.org

BALLET DES MOINES WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS