"Apetalous"

"Apetalous" (a botany term meaning a flower with no petals) is Shelby Curtis' most recent choreographic work. Set to Mozart's Requiem in D Minor and Arvo Part's Adagio Fuer Violine, the duet presents two perspectives of one persona once it is stripped away of external accessories and influences. Lighting design is by Pablo Santiago, and the set and costumes are designed by Shelby Curtis.

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Entertainment

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• dance
• modern
• ballet
• shelby
• curtis
• lilia
• kibarska
• robin
• wilson
• choreography
• apetalous
• mozart
• requiem
• arvo
• part

[hypoclit]

beautiful work!!

[skynnibytch]

Love it, very elegant =]

ps. This is Mikayla from your pilates class, hehe

[carolynne108]

Both are such beautiful dancers. Thanks.

[laurajanewilson1949]

As the mother of one of the dancers, I can only say how happy I am that my daughter chose to study ballet and then modern dance!

[dirtydak3000]

This particular video was from our College of the Canyons, Valencia CA showing.

[britneyelizabeth]

This is absolutely beautiful. The music combination with the moves, the fluidness to all the movement the minimalism of only two dancers. wow absolutely amazing.

[carnesk6]

The title "Apetalous", meaning a flower with no petals, is profound being that the dancers started out without pedals and by the end the dancers each brought multiple handfuls of pedals to the stage.

This meant as each dancer tried to bring outside influences (the pedals) into their life, the other resists until the end where they dance in unison and the two dancers remove the barrier between them (the mirror) and finally become one. This choreographic work by Shelby Curtis is wonderful.

[kelsreed]

What an amazing performance. I enjoyed the use of only two props, it allowed the viewers to really focus on the dancers. Both the lighting and music helped set the mood and the dancers added such a free and dramatic energy to the performance; I enjoyed watching this!

[sydleigh3]

This piece was gorgeous. I love the use of the mirror, acting as if it is her only companion. It is almost as if the mirror image comes to life as the other dancer enters the stage. The lighting was great, giving an almost isolated affect. I also loved the dramatic music and the conceptual, contemporary style of the piece as a whole.

[Hasunohanacyoucyo]

I like the combination of the music and the dance, the way of using props ( the girls are dancing in petals even its title is apetalous, the relationship of a mirror and the title and their corresponding and synchro movements), their repetitive motions and the costume which reminds of me a apetalous flower.