休斯顿芭蕾舞团首登Segerstrom今日收官 George Li同台现场弹肖邦
Costa Mesa——休斯顿芭蕾舞团（Houston Ballet）10月15日至18日首次登上橙县 Costa Mesa 的 Segerstrom 艺术中心舞台，带来艺术总监 Stanton Welch 编舞的《Sons de L'âme》（灵魂之声），今日（10月18日）下午1时在 Segerstrom Hall 演出最后一场。场馆地址为 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa。
这部作品此次为西海岸首演，全剧音乐均出自肖邦的钢琴作品。华裔钢琴家 George Li 与舞团20名舞者同台，他在舞台上现场演奏，舞者随琴声起舞——编舞设计让舞蹈与现场钢琴互相呼应。据 Segerstrom 艺术中心介绍，这也是该剧完整上演仅第三次。
休斯顿芭蕾舞团成立于1969年，是全美第四大芭蕾舞团，现任艺术总监为 Julie Kent 与 Stanton Welch。George Li 11岁时在 Carnegie Hall 首演，2015年在柴可夫斯基国际音乐比赛中获得银奖；《华盛顿邮报》曾评价他的演奏兼具惊人的技巧与表达的深度。
票务方面，该系列适用 Segerstrom 艺术中心的「30 Under 30」计划：30岁以下观众凭代码 30UNDER30 可以30美元购票，每场数量有限。
信息来源：Segerstrom 艺术中心官方活动页（scfta.org）
Houston Ballet Closes Its Segerstrom Debut Today, With George Li Playing Chopin Onstage
COSTA MESA — Houston Ballet performs at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the first time from October 15 to 18, closing today, October 18, with a 1 p.m. performance of Stanton Welch's Sons de L'âme at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.
The production marks the work's West Coast debut and is set entirely to piano music by Frédéric Chopin. Pianist George Li shares the stage with 20 company dancers, performing live as the choreography merges with the music. According to Segerstrom Center, this run marks only the third time the ballet has been performed in its entirety.
Founded in 1969, Houston Ballet is the nation's fourth-largest ballet company, led by Artistic Directors Julie Kent and Stanton Welch. George Li made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 11 and won the silver medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition; The Washington Post has praised his staggering technical prowess and depth of expression.
Through the Center's 30 Under 30 program, patrons under 30 can buy select Dance Series tickets for $30 with the code 30UNDER30, subject to limited availability.
Source: Segerstrom Center for the Arts official event page (scfta.org)
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