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Venue: Zellerbach Hall
Price: $26/$36/$48
Subscription Series: Choose-Your-Own, Winter Dance & Theater Mini-Series
The inimitable "Trocks" return with their outrageous, and outrageously popular, twist on ballet tradition. Dancing a fine line between high art and high camp, this group of men in tutus has become a major dance phenomenon around the globe since its inception 30 years ago, delighting aficionados and novices alike with their irresistible blend of wicked comedy and technical prowess. Parodying classic works like Swan Lake and Giselle — en pointe, no less! — and boasting stage names like Raisa Legupski and Fifi Barkova, the immensely talented Trocks are all classically trained dancers in peak form, yet delight in taking loving jabs at classical ballet's mannerisms and vanities. "As much food for the mind as it is for the eye and the funny bone," says The New York Times.
Patron Information
Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.
Education and Community Events: Sightlines event: Thur-Sat, May 5-7, 7-7:30 pm, ZH — Pre-performance talk with associate director Tory Dobrin
Related Performances:
National Ballet of Canada
Mark Morris Dance Group
Bolshoi Ballet & Orchestra
Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!
Artists links:
Official Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo site
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