“When the curtains open on Stanton Welch’s "Orange," three couples stand, their backs to the audience. It’s a striking first look, with stage lights bouncing off lush orange costumes, reflected in the deep, rust-colored backdrop. Statuesque dancers begin to move in short, almost mechanical jolts, softening with the touch of their partner.

Set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi, "Orange" conveys an inexplicable sorrow, depicted through the dancer’s sharp movements. There’s a flowing, seamless display of support, merged with bodily collapse. Dancers sweep the floor, floating from lifts, inducing goosebumps with uninterrupted, fluid movements. Vivaldi’s composition ends jovially. In the work’s final moments, pain returns as a cannon of abrupt movements, dancers surrendering to a stark orange background.”

Pittsburgh City Paper (March 15, 2019)

ORANGE

Choreography: Stanton Welch
Costume Design: Holly Hines
Lighting Design: Andrew DG Hunt
Asst. Lighting Design: Jasmine Monet Lesane

PRESENTED BY:
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre,
& Dance Theatre of Harlem,
at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center