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From Ballet to Blues:

Entertainers Pay Homage to American Icons of Music and Dance

TYSONS, Va. – Come enjoy Alchemy Ballet’s “Gala Americana,” a family-friendly and vibrant mix of classical and contemporary dance works and musical compositions celebrating America, featuring both masterpieces and new creations. Showtimes are 3pm and 7pm on Nov. 10 at The Vault at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.

New work will be unveiled by the formidable Fredrick Davis, a former principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and the subject of the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary, “From the Streets to the Stage: The Journey of Fredrick Davis”.  Davis will pay tribute to the legendary Phil Wiggins with the premier  of his choreography to Wiggins’ harmonica recording based on Blues Master Sylvester Weaver’s “Guitar Rag.”  Wiggins, who passed away earlier this year, has been described by The New York Times as the “virtuoso of Blues harmonica.” By way of paying further tribute to Phil Wiggins, award-winning tap dancer Baakari Wilder will perform with Ian Walters and Steve Wolf, members of Phil’s band, The Chesapeake Sheiks.

In homage to American icon Marilyn Monroe, Alchemy Ballet will perform the premier  of "M” choreographed by Igor Bulitsin. The audience also will be treated to a Neoclassical ballet titled “Eternal Brilliance,” with choreography by Vasily Medvedev and Stanislav Fico--along with “The Story of Everything,” a contemporary ballet choreographed by Lauren Carnesi Daniels  

The production also features Michael Rossi and other members of the D.C.-based Lindy Hop dance troupe Fidgety Feet accompanied by Rockabilly Blues artists Jess Eliot Myhre and Willie Barry, who will deliver their signature vocals and instrumentals.  

Also on tap is Jessica Brown’s choreography to chart-topping soul singer Roberta Flack’s “Tryin’ Times.” 

Alchemy Ballet Academy and Company, and non-profit parent organization Artists in Motion, pride themselves on cultivating excellence and artistry in ballet, while also celebrating diverse traditions and genres of dance and music. Working behind the scenes at Alchemy, a Vaganova-based ballet school and company, are Academy Director Marianna Rozanova, former professional ballerina with the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and incoming Managing Director Ivan Semirechenskiy, a former professional dancer of international renown and executive at Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

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Discounts are available for United States veterans and active U.S. military personnel, adults age 65 or older, children 12 and under, and groups of 10 or more.