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Above left: 'Leaping' by Lesley Parolis from the ballet
'Smoke'. Right: 'Trio' by Lesley and another view of the
dance from 'Reverie' by Sally-Ann Spooner.

SALT ballet (cont. from p22)

Kirsten Isenberg, multi-award-winning choreogra-
pher Mthuthuzeli November and Michelle Reid.
Kirsten Isenberg’s Reverie is described as a neoclas-
sical work danced to Rachmaninov’s Concerto No 2
in C Minor. “This classical work explores being lost in
one’s thoughts after adversity and the journey from
light to dark and back again. Sometimes supported
and sometimes alone,” Isenberg told publicists.
Reverie is danced in a colour palette of blush pink, For Mthuthuzeli November’s Chapter Two ballet, the danc-
representing a meditative and dreamy state. ers are dressed in vibrant pink and red while dancing to the
In Michelle Reid’s athletic Smoke, the dancers wear commissioned modern percussion score by Peter Johnson.
hot red costumes, which is described as a meta- “With this new work I am very excited to be back home,” he
phor for glowing heat and intense emotion. With says. "I feel inspired by the idea of starting again/picking
a passion for jazz music, she created a new take on up where you left off. I’ve grown a lot since my first work to
the rhythmic tempo of Dave Brubeck's iconic Take now. The team has been incredible and I can’t wait for us to
Five jazz hit. share the work.”
Continued p24

The image above from the ballet 'Reverie'was Richard Goldschmidt photographed guest artist Brandon Lawrence and
captured by Sally-Ann Spooner. Camille Bracher in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto pas de deux.

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