At one time derided, then adored. When billionaire Nancy Walton Laurie – heiress of the Walmart founder – founded the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, many scoffed at the project. Today it is an institution, one of the few modern ballet companies on which critics the world over are united. Once Laurie financed famous choreographers and first-class rehearsal conditions for her troupe – almost unprecedented in the United States – it wasn’t long before the company had America’s best dancers at its disposal. The renowned magazine “Tanzkritik” once referred to the troupe as a “stroke of luck” – and we have nothing to add to that …

Simply Marvel (German premiere)
Regina van Berkel Choreography

Nu (world premiere) 
Benoit-Swan Pouffer Choreographiy
Mikael Karlsson Music
Sirius Quartet et al.

Hubbub
Alexander Ekman Choreography
Jim French Lighting Design
Alexander Ekman Costumes

Music: “Amapola”, “Isle of Capri” & “Sibone” from La Cucaracha: The Hits of Xavier Cugat/ Frédéric Chopin Nocturne Text by Spenser Theberge