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Valley Dance Theatre, the resident ballet company at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore, will be inviting people to witness its Spring Rep 2024 performance, which will highlight the company’s favorite works from its repertoire this weekend.
According to a press release, Valley Dance Theatre was formed in the ’80s with the goal of “providing performance opportunities for talented local dancers and bringing affordable, quality ballet performances to the Tri-Valley.”
The Spring Rep production will include a “Don Quixote” performance with live music and the gypsy and tavern scenes along with the full grand pas de deux, which is a suite of dances where a male and a female dancer express their love through ballet steps.
It will also feature “Ballderdash” — which the ballet company describes as a unique and humorous choreography that incorporates snowballs, tennis balls and exercise balls all to the music of American composer Leroy Anderson, performed by the Valley Dance Theatre Pit Orchestra.
Another part of the performance will showcase “Asian Artistry”, a highlight of various Asian cultures by incorporating Chinese sleeves, Indian sticks and Japanese fans all while a 100-year-old traditional kimono fabric is displayed on stage, according to the ballet company.
The Spring Rep show will close with “Slaughter on 10th Avenue”, a jazz ballet set in 1930s New York.
“It’s a lively ‘guys and gals story’ that takes place on the streets of New York City and features 1930’s attire, a speakeasy and some drama”, VDT founder and artistic director Betsy Hausburg said in the press release.
Tickets for the shows this Saturday and Sunday (May 25-26) range from $15 for students to $30 for ages 18 and over — children under 2 will not be charged. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit livermorearts.org.
