Shantell Martin rehearsal for ChoreograpHER. Photo by Boston Ballet
Coming to the Boston Ballet March 3-13, ChoreograpHER is a female-led program celebrating innovative women across creative fields including choreography, music, design, and visual art. The program will feature five world premieres as each featured female choreographer brings her own unique perspective to the program, creating an evening that honors the variety of creative expression each woman possesses.
“This boundary-breaking program is sure to excite our audiences, with five world premieres by five incredible female artmakers,” said Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen. “Boston Ballet launched the ChoreograpHER Initiative in 2018 to amplify female voices. While this mainstage program is the culmination of the work over the past four years, it is also just the start of Boston Ballet highlighting innovative female artists.”
Among the programming is the first choreographic work of Shantell Martin – a visual artist internationally acclaimed for her landscape of lines and existential questions. The multi-talented artist brings a playful approach to the stage and inspires audiences to tap into their own creativity. Her new work Kites pulls inspiration from the idea that a kite can represent a life that’s traveled, and its string is the memory between the past and the future.
Photo by Michelle Mosqueda.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Boston Ballet, especially when you’re venturing into the unknown as I was coming from a visual artist’s perspective into movement,” said Martin. “It was really important and fulfilling for me to be able to do this with the support and talent of everyone from the dancers to Mikko Nissinen, who trusted me and gave me the confidence to create.”
Click here to learn more about the featured choreographers, and details on the performances.
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