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LAUREN STEWART |
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Last night I attended ASFB’s debut in Chicago at the Harris Theater. Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty, who direct the company, are both former Joffrey dancers. The company comprised of ten dancers performed Jorma Elo’s “1st Flash,” set to Jean Sibelius’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor; Twyla Tharp’s rarely seen “Sweet Fields,” set to early American hymns by 19th-Century composer William Billings; and “Noir Blanc,” set to a New Age collage and created for the troupe by Moses Pendleton. Each piece showcased the versatility and strength of the dancers; they especially excelled in Elo’s “1st Flash” with its demanding choreography and non-stop movement. A former SAB roomate of mine, Samantha Klanac, is now dancing with ASFB in her sixth season. It was great to see her perform with such magnitude after not seeing her since the SAB summer program in 2000. Enjoy some photos I uncovered from that summer and you might notice a fellow winger in the bunch!
Blast from the past: summer 2000 roomates-(left to right) Me, Ashley Dawkins, and Samantha Klanac
Matt Murphy and I with our friend, Danielle Welch, that same summer course at SAB
Where were we?!
