"Tryptych" (excerpt)

"For Ballet Nouveau Colorado's 21st Century Choreography
Competition. Title: "Tryptych" (excerpt) Choreography by Rick McCullough
Performed by Columbia Classical Ballet

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• ballet
• nouveau
• balletnouveau
• dance
• 21
• st
• century
• choreography
• competition
• Colorado
• contest

[vitaminjordan]

This video is from so long ago, from LifeChance...how'd you manage to get the recording?

[BryMar1995]

I'm the choreographer.  I get a recording of my work as part of my contract. It was 2005, I believe.

[cormama303]

Of all the entries in the BNC competition, this is my absolute favorite.  I'm not a Philip Glass fan, but the choreography is so beautiful and unique and is enhanced by the music quite effectively. Obviously, the company who danced in this video did an excellent job, but the choreography they had to work with was excellent as well. Kudos to all!

[soussus]

I was very much absorbed by the beauty of the dancing flowing with the music, and by the excellently choreographed partnering sections... set on lovely dancers.

[prettyinpointe]

I love this. All of the partnering and choreography is brilliant. I just saw it last night at Streetcar Named Desire and it was even better live. The music is georgeous. I looked for the song, but couldn't find it. Could you tell me the title?

[ameliaflies]

Wonderful partnering and musicality. I want to see the whole thing!

[Pointe1432]

I was worried when I first heard the music because I have trouble seeing anything but Stephen Mills' "Hamlet" danced to it... but... I really enjoyed this.  The partnering is really interesting, it's so easy to slip back into conventional, simple upright shapes and transitions and I really enjoyed watching how each duet developed and didn't fall back into something else.

[tinertoes]

this is undoubtedly beautiful, but i can't help but question whether it is truly contemporary work, or simply gorgeous neo-classical work.

[lamiagreen]

So many choreographers want to use Philip Glass, but very few are as up to the subtle challenges of the music as this.

Very impressive!

[Hyperionaloft]

Lovely visuals...the choreography is captivating and intuitive. Seamless in its concept and design. The dancers flow nicely to the haunting music of Glass...well done.