This March, NY Worldwide Dance Competition will current Soirée Celtique, an occasion that includes performers from internationally in celebration of Celtic folklore, music, track and dance. The efficiency will happen on March 15, at The Heart at West Park in NYC.
The present consists of 48 musicians from Bagad Sonerien Bro Dreger based mostly in Bretagne, France, in addition to Irish step dance and track accompanied by reside music. As well as, the efficiency can even function an Irish “Reeling” and “Selkies” ballet, a nod to Scotland with the pas de deux from La Sylphide, a Celtic Viennese waltz, and particular visitor artists from Brooklyn Irish Dance and Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.
Brigid Le Minez, creative director and founding father of NY Worldwide Dance Competition, says, “My Irish heritage and my eager curiosity in Breton tradition, which in a approach led me to my husband, made it a pure option to create a night celebrating the synergy between my very own traditions and the various cultures in my inventive circle.”
NY Worldwide Dance Competition launched with its inaugural efficiency occasion in 2024. Le Minez notes that she had wished to start out her personal arts pageant after being so impressed by fellow freelance dancers, in addition to singer and musician mates, who had a lot expertise however not many platforms for showcasing their work and creativity.
“One good friend specifically had all the time wished to create her personal Irish step dance-inspired ‘Reeling’ ballet,” Le Minez shares. “She added the gas and encouragement I wanted to show my dream into actuality. Many artists have been nonetheless feeling the impression of the pandemic on the humanities, even in a giant metropolis like NY.”
On the “Reeling” ballet to be introduced at Soirée Celtique, choreographer Elisabeth Archer says, “It’s been such a pleasure to unite two dance types I’ve dearly liked and studied since childhood. By way of the method, I’ve explored utilizing ballet vocabulary and up to date ground work layered on prime of the normal Irish ceili framework. I’ve been experimenting with merging Irish dance kind and up to date ballet for a couple of years now, and I’m so grateful for Brigid’s belief in my imaginative and prescient.”
Soirée Celtique will happen within the Sanctuary House of The Heart at West Park, the place viewers members can even be taking within the excessive vaulted ceilings, majestic Romanesque revival structure and Tiffany stained glass home windows of this distinctive efficiency setting.
“Whereas the efficiency highlights artwork types from Celtic nations, the artists themselves mirror a wide range of cultural contexts,” Le Minez explains. “I most stay up for the intermingling of cultures, the fusion of what’s conventional with what’s novel and the sharing of our collaborative pleasure with the viewers.”
Orlando Pagan, creative director of Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, says the corporate is “thrilled to carry the colourful spirit of Ukrainian dance to the worldwide celebration of Soirée Celtique. Audiences can count on to be captivated by Syzokryli’s dynamic performances, showcasing the wealthy cultural heritage of Ukraine by means of highly effective actions, intricate footwork and dazzling costumes. We’re honored to share our ardour for dance with the world and rejoice the attractive variety of cultures by means of this shared love of music and motion.”
“It lastly took being in my 40s to have the boldness to launch my very own firm,” Le Minez says. “I’ve an unwavering dedication to variety and inclusion, and I intend for my platform to be an avenue by which artists can experiment with their very own distinctive, creative visions.”
Soirée Celtique will probably be introduced on March 15, at 7pm, at The Heart at West Park in Manhattan. For extra info on NY Worldwide Dance Competition, go to nyintdancefestival.com. For tickets, click on right here.
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa.
