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Common Ground

Michigan Opera Theatre

03/04/2017 7:30pm

Eisenhower Dance, State Street Ballet, and ezdanza bring classical and contemporary styles together to create Common Ground, a stunningly original piece. Visionary choreographer Edgar Zendejas was inspired by Max Richter’s re-composition of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and built Common Ground around it. Three diverse companies—State Street Ballet, Detroit’s Eisenhower Dance, and Montreal’s ezdanza—bring classical and contemporary styles together to create something stunningly original. Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent describes it as “choreography that rejects the assumption that dancers on pointe can’t mix with other kinds of movers.” “In Common Ground, we explore the change of seasons within each one of us.” -Choreographer Edgar Zendejas