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The USC Dance Company’s fall production will be an amalgam of avant garde ballet, classical dance, orchestra, and opera.
The evening will begin with the Columbia premiere of “The Seven Deadly Sins,” a contemporary ballet with original choreography by Miriam Barbosa, associate director of the USC Dance Company. The USC Symphony Orchestra will perform the Kurt Weill score live, accompanied by USC Opera members.
“The Seven Deadly Sins” is the story of Anna, a young woman sent away by her family to earn money to build them all a home. During a seven-day journey through a surreal American landscape, the well-grounded Anna, accompanied by her impulsive alter personality, confront the seven deadly sins: sloth, pride, anger, gluttony, list, greed, and envy. The house itself is built onstage in seven scenes. Obie-award-winning scene designer Nic Ularu, theatre, has created the very colorful set.
The production also will include a performance of George Balanchine’s “Who Cares,” set to the music of George Gershwin. Stacey Calvert, a member of the USC dance faculty and a former soloist for the New York City Ballet, will do the staging for this jazzy, whimsical performance.
Completing the evening will be "The Dance of the Hours" from the opera "La Giocanda." Staged by USC dance faculty member Joula Moisseeva, this ballet symbolizes the changes of time throughout the day and uses the original choreography from 19th century choreographer Marius Petipa.
The fall dance production begins at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 and 5 at the Koger Center. To reserve tickets, call 251-2222.
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Students Sarah Coats (left) and Kathryn Jensen dance the dual role of Anna in the USC Dance Company's production of "The Seven Deadly Sins" Nov. 4 and 5 at the Koger Center.
