Salsa Dreams with Billy the Kid and Cryin' Out

Location: TPAC - Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Date: Friday, February 10 - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Time: Friday & Saturday - 7:30 pm, Sunday - 2 pm
Price: $28 - $65
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This year's winter production includes three dances selected by Vasterling for their popularity and contribution to American culture. The performance will include Salsa Dreams, where ballet and salsa meet on stage, fueled by the music of a live salsa band. Previously performed in 2005, the infectious music inspired audience members to dance in the aisles and their seats. Also featured during the performance is Cryin' Out with choreography by Gina Patterson and music from genre-busting songwriter Gary Nicholson, whose songs have been recorded by rock and country legends alike, including Bonnie Raitt, Vince Gill and the Dixie Chicks. Vasterling will also revive Billy the Kid, a quintessential American work choreographed by Eugene Loring in 1938. Based on the life of the infamous Western outlaw of the same name, Billy the Kid tells the story of a typical 19th Century boy whose life takes a turn for the illegal after his mother dies. Billy's escapades helped to perpetuate the image of the Wild West as a dangerous, lawless territory and inspired this ballet that celebrates American culture and artists.