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WHEN:
June 18–23, 2024
WHERE:
Kennedy Center Opera House
2700 F St NW
Washington, DC 20004
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography features two repertory programs of works, including several East Coast premieres, all by Asian and Asian-American choreographers performed by acclaimed ballet companies from across the U.S. The celebration will also include a special one-night-only event with national and international artists on June 21 with a focus on the contributions of Choo San Goh, the late Singaporean-born choreographer of Chinese descent who served as resident choreographer and associate artistic director for The Washington Ballet for nearly a decade and was hailed artistically for his major contributions to the ballet field...
PROGRAM A
Tuesday, June 18–Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
home-coming (Britell and Nyman/Ishida)
The Washington Ballet
The Veil Between Worlds (Davis/Liang)
Pacific Northwest Ballet
New Work - TBA
Ballet West
SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT ONLY EVENT HONORING CHOO SAN GOH
Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Momentum (Prokofiev/Goh)
Singapore Ballet
Amber Waves (Ruo/Chan)
Dancers from Ballet West
Ballade (Fauré/Goh)
Goh Ballet featuring dancers from National Ballet of China
A Tribute to Marian Anderson (Brahms/Burgess)
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Fives (Bloch/Goh)
The Washington Ballet
Work performed by Georgia Pazcoguin
The evening will also include special guest speakers Phil Chan, Georgina Pazcoguin, Chan Hon Goh (niece of Choo San Goh), Janek Schergen, and more.
PROGRAM B
Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
Elapse (Xiaogang/Zhang)
Houston Ballet
Fives (Bloch/Goh)
The Washington Ballet
New Work - TBA
Ballet West..."
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