Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Heart
June 6, 2026.
AVID (Creative Adventures In Dance) previewed a brand new work, The Wolff, upfront of a fall season. The night included popcorn and sweet cigs, in addition to a wine reception after the efficiency. Per this system, the model facilities the wolf not as a villain, however as a power of instinct and the elemental knowledge inside us all. The one-act ballet is choreographed by Melody Mennite (former principal with Houston Ballet), who describes the work.
“What if the wolf was by no means the villain? Wolves deliver stability to ecosystems and are deeply revered in lots of cultures, but our tales typically solid them because the antagonist. On this retelling, the wolf isn’t the villain. He exists as he does in nature – related to the forest and the weather – serving as an alternative as a information, reminding us of the stability with the pure world.”
The Wolff has music by Evgueni Galperine, Gustav Holt, and Kurtis W Spring, costumes by FERN, and is danced by Emily Pace, Eoin Robinson, Thomas Caleb Roberts, David Hochenberg, Sara Jumper, Ethan Schweitzer-Gaslin, and Anaka Weiss-Jones.
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By Emily Sarkissian of Dance Informa.
