| Memphis Ballet Features Music of Roy Orbison February 7th, 2007 |
This weekend, the Memphis Ballet will perform the world premiere of IN DREAMS, the music of Roy Orbison put to dance by renowned choreographer Trey McIntyre. The first performance will be at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN on Sat., Feb. 10th at 8pm as part of the 5th year celebration of McIntyre's residency in Memphis titled, "Trey Bien!; The McIntyre Residency. For tickets, please visit: http://72.interticket.com/cgi-bin/balletmemphis/search.cgi There will also be a show on Sun., Feb. 11th and the show will also make the stage with the company traveling to the Joyce Theatre in New York later this Spring. The show will feature seven Orbison classics including "Crying," "In Dreams," and "Dream Baby." To view a podcast of rehearsals for the piece, follow this link: http://treymcintyre/Pages/Podcast_OrbisonPreview.html or visit the the Memphis Ballet website at www.balletmemphis.org for more information. We are so excited that Mr. McIntyre has chosen Roy's music as the basis for this new piece of work. Roy loved the idea of his music in films and to see what Mr. McIntyre has done in dance is awesome! As always, we thank you for your support. The Roy Orbison Fan Club << Back |
