An evening with Edwaard Liang

Edwaard Liang had only been in our studios for several hours when we invited a few of our supporters to observe him creating a new ballet on Tulsa Ballet dancers. He was working on a pas de deux, with 5 couples learning the parts. We watched for nearly an hour as he listened to the music, worked out the choreography in his mind, and then had the dancers perform it. Here are a couple of stills from the video I shot:





It was really fascinating to hear how Edwaard came to be a part of this season's evening of creations, to be preseted in April, and how he creates the ballet for the dancers who will perform. Although Edwaard says his ballets tend to be classically inspired, in keeping with the theme for the evening, Pop Culture, he has chosen a beautiful song by Rufus Wainwright.

I can't wait to see the full ballet in spring.