2015 · Dance – stage work
Talsikan (later revised as 'Talsik', 2016)
Archive folder: BalletX piece
Norbert De La Cruz III · BalletX
A ballet for BalletX by Norbert De La Cruz III whose Tagalog title refers to varied flights, leaps, and splashes. Dancers reshape white corset-boning tubes into shifting formations while the piece plays with classical ballet's constraints and gender roles. Ben's original score moves from playful and dark to driving and expansive.
- Premiere
- 2015-02-18
- Venue
- BalletX Winter Series, Wilma Theater
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Performances
- BalletX Winter Series, Feb 18–22, 2015. Revised and restaged as 'Talsik' for the SUNY Purchase Fall Dance Concert, 2016.
- Credits
- Choreography: Norbert De La Cruz III; original music: Ben (Benjamin) Juodvalkis; dancers: BalletX company (incl. Caili Quan); about 19 minutes; supported by the Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter Family Foundation and BalletX Giving Tuesday supporters.
Press
“Tick tock clocks, jangling bells, and disparate piano notes tumble over one another and back again in Ben Juodvalkis's score.”
“De La Cruz's world premiere features an original score by the emerging San Francisco-based composer Ben Juodvalkis.”
Elsewhere
- Amazing, Awesome BalletX — thINKingDANCE, 2015-02-25
- BalletX Winter Series 2015: Norbert De La Cruz III connects classical steps with modern contortions — Phindie, 2015-02-16
- Talsikan — BalletX (repertory), 2015-02-18
- Choreography — Norbert De La Cruz III (choreographer's site), 2016
- Winter Series 2015 Program Note: By Lisa Kraus — BalletX blog (Tumblr), 2015-02