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MUSIC+DANCE:LA 1 - Balanchine and Astaire

LIVE MUSIC AND ORIGINAL BALLETS, UP CLOSE.

MUSIC+DANCE:LA features live performances of dance and music in dynamic, contemporary settings with all seating at stage level. Original programs feature American Contemporary Ballet in new works and masterpieces of 20th century dance, accompanied by some of Los Angeles' finest musicians. Each one-hour performance is followed by a reception with the artists, drinks, and live jazz.

Los Angeles Times called MUSIC+DANCE:LA "a welcome new series" and Los Angeles Magazine called it "a seductive and engaging synthesis of dance and music."

MUSIC+DANCE:LA takes place at the Farmers and Merchants Bank building. The audience is seated at stage level in this stunning, Classical Revival structure in the heart of downtown.

MUSIC+DANCE:LA I
Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie
Premiere: Astaire Dances IIFred and Ginger

Friday, June 19 at 7 & 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 20 at 7 & 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 21 at 2 & 4 p.m.

For select sold out shows we have added additional seating. Contact acb@acbdances.com for reservations or be added to the waiting list.

New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff described Balanchine's Valse-Fantaisie this way: "With its dancers who never stop moving and who constantly run or leap in and out with great swiftness, 'Valse-Fantaisie' seems suddenly to distill the essence of Balanchine's style: speed and momentum."

Stage and Cinema called Zsolt Banki "ridiculously elegant" in his 2014 performances of Astaire's I'm Old Fashioned and Dancing in the Dark. This year, Banki returns in an all new Astaire program, featuring some of Astaire's most famous, accomplished, and nuanced choreography.

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Visit www.ACBDances.com for more information.

Next up!

MUSIC+DANCE:LA II
Premiere: The Seasons
Choreography by Lincoln Jones
Friday, August 14 - 16