Festival Ballet in Providence concludes its “Up Close on Hope” series of programs on Friday and Saturday nights, with a unique collaboration between choreographer Ty Parmenter and storyteller Valerie Tutson. The pair teamed up to produce an original dance set to the spoken word piece “How We Got the Stars.”
Originally a story told by the Zulu people, Parmenter has created a dance for four dancers choreographed to Tutson’s telling of the story. Parmenter and Tutson spoke to Rhode Island Public Radio’s Chuck Hinman about how the piece evolved.
Festival Ballet’s Up Close on Hope series, including “How We Got the Stars,” concludes with performances on Friday and Saturday nights, the 11th and 12th of November. All performances are at Festival Ballet, Black Box Theatre, 825 Hope St., Providence.
