From one of the most influential and beloved choreographers of our time, Crystal Pite’s global success Frontier here in a new, updated version that premiered with Ballet BC in Pite’s hometown of Vancouver in autumn 2024.
Frontier looks towards a dark and eerie universe. Solos, duets, and large ensemble scenes, visible and invisible, shifting like shadows in a borderland between what we know and the unknown. The darkness embraces and makes the impossible possible.
Press quotes
“Powerful choreography that explores and refines the human shadow in a thousand layers and mercilessly draws every spectator into a whirling artistic experience.” (Aftonbladet)
“A mysterious shadow realm visualized through both the dramatic lighting and the insistent soundscape—with a powerful, sacred choir, whispers and echoes—and in the choreography itself.” (Svenska Dagbladet)
“The flowing movements are magically beautiful. And evocative.” (Göteborgs-Posten)
“The bodies beautifully strive together toward the light.” (Göteborgs-Posten)
Team
CHOREOGRAPHY Crystal Pite
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER / REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Spencer Dickhaus
COMPOSER Owen Belton
MUSIC Eric Whitacre
COSTUME DESIGN Nancy Bryant
SET DESIGN Jay Gower Taylor
LIGHTING DESIGN Tom Visser
Information
Dancers: 23
Running time: 35 minutes
World premiere: Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) 2008.
