“Bach” comprises three performances, beginning with the CBT-2 Junior Company Dancers: Hannah Bolski, Tehilah Brann, Irving Brann, Isabel Campanelli, Quetzali Espino, Alessandra Gamez, Laura Holmes and Calista Wu performing to Bach’s “Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrees I and II.”
A new work by Kristin Licata, CBT’s Artistic Advisor, was also included in the first act.
After act one, accordionist virtuoso Hanzhi Wang turned spectators on to Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations No. 1.”
Wang also accompanied the headlining act as well, consisting of dancers Rebeccah Brann, Tehilah Brann, Jenna Lemmon, Kate Reyes, Colleen Rivera and Tanya Trombly.
Together, they interpreted Bach’s “Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BVW 1068: II. Air; and III. Gavotte I-II.”
Marla Hirokawa, artistic director and founder of the Covenant Ballet Theatre, described the evening’s dance style as “abstract, with no improvisation or specific storyline, per se: music visualization which is open to interpretation.”
Hirokawa created “Bach to the Streets” back in 2022.
“One of my ideas some years ago was to be able to dance in the street, showcasing classical music and classical dance,” Hirokawa recalled. “The goal was to bring ballet and classical music outdoors.”
Hirokawa pointed out that it was a bit challenging to switch gears so quickly and reinterpret the performance for an…
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