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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was a New York City-based contemporary ballet company.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by Nancy Walton Laurie. [1] It had sixteen dancers. [1] [2]

Cedar Lake offered a wide-ranging repertory, including works by Alexander Ekman, Jiří Kylián, Hofesh Shechter, [1] Crystal Pite, Jacopo Godani, Angelin Preljocaj, Ohad Naharin, Didy Veldman, Jo Strømgren, Regina van Berkel and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Cedar Lake is featured in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau, including original choreography for the film's co-star Emily Blunt.

On March 20, 2015, artistic director Alexandra Damiani announced to the troupe that the company would close. [2] The company concluded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in June, 2015 with a final world premiere by Richard Siegal.

Artistic staff

The troupe of the Cedar Lake Ballet at the end of a representation of Orbo Novo by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, in Rome
  • Alexandra Damiani, Artistic Director [3]
  • Crystal Pite, Associate Choreographer [4] [5]
  • Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director (previous to Damiani) [6]

Dancers included

References

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  2. ^ a b Voien, Guelda (March 20, 2015). "Breaking: Top N.Y. Avant-Garde Ballet Company Closes". The New York Observer. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Alexandra Damiani (Cedar Lake)". Axis Connect. 2020-06-16.
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  5. ^ Mackrell, Judith (2013-09-29). "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review". The Guardian. ISSN  0261-3077.
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  12. ^ "Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet" (PDF). Spoleto Festival USA.
  13. ^ "2023 Festival Artists". Vail Dance Festival. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  14. ^ Jowitt, Deborah (June 8, 2015). "Cedar Lake's Last Stand". www.artsjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  15. ^ "Ballet Intensive | CCJ Conservatory". www.ccjconservatory.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  16. ^ Macaulay, Alastair (2008-01-12). "Rituals and Symptoms in a Triple Bill of Movement". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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