Part of Hancher's 52nd Season

Two world-renowned dancers head a pioneering company dancing to music by two world-changing artists.

Founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson—both legendary former principal dancers with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company continues to push ballet into the future with electrifying dancers and mesmerizing choreography. The company’s Hancher debut will feature Bach 25, set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and STAR DUST, a dazzling love letter to David Bowie set to his music and reveling in his colorful and energetic imagination.

“Companies like Complexions are game-changing: they're forging a path for what ballet can be instead of what it historically has been.” — The Guardian

PROGRAM:
BACH 25 
Reverence, Celebration, Moxie
Choreography by Dwight RHODEN | Music by Johann Sebastian BACH & Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH

STAR DUST: A Ballet Tribute to David Bowie
Choreography by Dwight RHODEN | Music by David BOWIE

I. “Lazarus” (from Blackstar, 2016)
II. “Changes” (from Hunky Dory, 1971) 
III. “Life on Mars” (Hunky Dory,1971) 
IV.  “Space Oddity” (Space Oddity, 1969) 
V.  “1984” (Diamond Dogs, 1974) 
VI.  “Heroes” (Heroes, 1977)
VII.  “Modern Love” (Let’s Dance, 1983) 
VIII.  “Rock and Roll Suicide” (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars, 1972) 
IX.  “Young Americans” (Young Americans, 1975) 

Complexions Contemporary Ballet Website

HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS
Bruce Gantz
John R. Menninger
Margaret Neumann
Gregg Oden & Lola Lopes
Alan & Liz Swanson
Derek & Pamela Willard
George & Carrol Woodworth