Been There Done That: Michael Shannon Ballet: What Happened to Us: Beethoven: Configuration Dance

Ballet, contemporary dance choreography, "What Happened to Us," New York production "Been There Done That" to Beethoven by American Michael Shannon, Los Angeles California, Resident Choreographer, Configuration Dance Theatre, the people's choice for the Artvoice Best Dance Company Award 2008, 2009, 2010. Video story excerpt features dancers, Young Sil Kim and Raul Peinado.

ARTVOICE described Configuration Dance Theatre and its choreographers in "Balanchine and Beyond" (9/20/2009): "As their name implies, their emphasis widens the scope of dance and dramatic, a certain noir-ness, they lay bare emotions, startle senses, and make one think," qualities DANCE MAGAZINE experts saw, and more, giving CDT its unique, descriptive moniker, "A LIVING ART GALLERY."

Michael Shannon's ballet, "What's the Pointe," was featured in "DANCE SPECTACULAR" (9/22/09) by its producer, New York City Ballet star, Daniel Ulbricht, with stars from New York City Ballet and Boston Ballet in "Apollo," "Tarantella," "Diamond Pas De Deux" and "Who Cares," authorized by Balanchine Foundation, with Susan Jaffe's "Royenne," and "Breathless" by Joseph Cipolla, "whose acclaimed ballet company," said Ulbricht, "is known for its cutting-edge contemporary choreography."

THE BUFFALO NEWS (1/02/09) named Artistic Director Joseph Cipolla and Resident Choreographer Michael Shannon, "THE DREAM TEAM," each highly respected with illustrious careers with legendary dance institutions, both principal stars for Birmingham Royal Ballet under the patronage of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Prince of Wales, Lady Sarah Chatto, Artistic Director David Bintley (CBE).

Since 1995, companies have premiered Michael Shannon choreography in ballets, opera, plays, television and film productions in Europe and USA, with 12 new productions for Configuration Dance Theatre since 2005, i.e., "Yumeji" and "Madame Bovary" for CDT co-founder, and principal ballerina, Catherine Batcheller (Stuttgart Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet) and Momchil Mladenov (principal star for Suzanne Farrell Ballet, National Ballet of Bulgaria) who portrayed Emma Bovary and Léon Dupuis, literature's most famous illicit lovers in Shannon's "Madame Bovary."

CIPOLLA was a principal star for Dance Theatre of Harlem co-founders, Arthur Mitchell (New York City Ballet) and Karel Shook (Dutch National Ballet), Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet for Artistic Directors Sir Peter Wright and David Bintley; 1993 Lawrence Olivier Award Nominee; 2006 St. Josephs Collegiate Institute Wall of Honor Awardee; retired in 2002, but returned to BRB in 2007 to dance Nimrod in "Enigma Variations" and De Guiche in Cyrano.

In 2007, SUSAN JAFFE, principal star for American Ballet Theatre, and guest artist for the Kirov, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Ballet of Covent Garden, English National Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich State Opera Ballet, La Scala Ballet in Milan, Dance Magazine Awardee, author, actress, TV host, educator, Advisor to American Ballet Theatre's Board of Governing Trustees Chairman 2002-2007, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School faculty since 2002, Duke Corporate Education Lecturer on Excellence, and joined the CDT National Advisory Board and is Principal Guest Choreographer.

SHANNON retired from dancing (1979-2002) after his last roles for Birmingham Royal Ballet as Lancelot in David Bintleys "Arthur" and Prince Siegfried in Sir Peter Wrights "Swan Lake." He was a principal star in the Bolshoi Ballet for legends, Artistic Director Yuri Grigorovich; Stars of the Bolshoi tours for Maya Pliesetskaya, Madame Sophia Golovkina, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekatrina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev; Vienna State Opera Ballet for Artistic Director Elena Tchernichova (ABT, Kirov); Kremlin Palace Ballet for Director Andrei Petrov, Vladimir Vasiliev, Ekatrina Maximova; and others, i.e., Royal Ballet 1979; Los Angeles Ballet 1980, American Ballet Theatre 1981; Boston Ballet 1983; National Ballet of Canada 1984; Royal Swedish Opera Ballet 1986; Hungarian State Opera Ballet; Awarded Silver Medals in Paris France 1992 and Budapest Hungary 1993 International Ballet Competitions; Town Hall of California Honoree 1986, 1990; Honored by President George H. W. Bush 1990, and President William J. Clinton 1993; Best Play of 1995, "Monday After the Miracle" televised at the Moscow Art Theatre; Awarded Professor of Choreography, Ukrainian State Academy of Ballet 1999; 2008 YAGP Outstanding Choreographers Award." (http://www.michaelshannon.net)

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[yldayta]

Boy, this is me and my husband. I got him to watch because it is hard to put into words how I feel when we have these problems. He got the message, and I got a kiss and hug. Thank you.

[nicky3443]

thank you that was inspiring

[Verochka59]

yeah talents, excelent

[applelemonhead3345]

haha that's funny my name is Shannon and my ex boyfriends name is Michael. and we broke up because of this reason xD

[dinlainwen]

lmao omg buffalo sabres game!? AWESOME. and dance? wicked.

[baficionado]

One word describes this ballet, amazing. My husband and I used What Happened to Us from Been There Done That to test our new large screen. We invited the installer to join us. He had never seen a ballet before. When it ended, he said, It really got me. I have been there and done that. How does he do it, create a complete story about real life without words in 5 minutes? Thats genius. We agree. It was fun introducing and cultivating a new fan. Bravo and thanks to Michael Shannon.