Flawless and triumphant, Ballet Edmonton makes their Vernon debut with an exquisite mixed program of three contemporary ballets.
Dancers take the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre (VDPAC) stage Friday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. as the final performance of the 2022-23 Spotlight season鈥檚 dance series.
鈥淏allet Edmonton is one of Canada鈥檚 newest ballet companies and they already have an impressive body of work from some of the country鈥檚 most respected choreographers,鈥� said VDPAC artistic director Erin Kennedy. 鈥淲e are thrilled to present their Vernon debut.鈥�
Ballet Edmonton will perform a triple bill mixed program of three new works. The evening opens with two works by artistic director Wen Wei Wang, Persistence of Memory and Swan, followed by a stunning new creation called Valei-me by Brazilian-born choreographer Diego Ramalho. He got his start in dance by breakdancing on the streets of Mococa, Sao Paulo in Brazil.
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A teacher who saw Ramalho and his friends frequently would offer them studio space in exchange for their choreography services. She eventually convinced a very reluctant Ramalho to join her ballet classes. In 2013, he moved from Brazil to Vancouver and became a company member of Coastal City Ballet Company where he danced for five years before moving to Edmonton to become a company member under the mentorship of Wang.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I could have imagined my journey from a small town in Brazil to Canada would have meant this kind of opportunity,鈥� said Ramalho.
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