Columbia City Ballet presents Emanuel: Love is the Answer
March 27, 2017
A Spiritual Ballet of Transcendence, Love and Forgiveness
Columbia City Ballet brings messages of healing and racial harmony through a full-length, multimedia ballet titled Emanuel: Love is the Answer. The world premiere was created and choreographed by Artistic Director William Starrett and will feature multimedia elements from inspirational icons and local artist Jonathan Green. Emanuel: Love is the Answer will premiere on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts.
The ballet will celebrate the indomitable human spirit arising from the senseless tragedy at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Starrett hopes that this work can become an expression of the everlasting power of the lives of these South Carolinians. “Through this ballet we can learn how we’re supposed to live, forgive and be united in love”, said Starrett to the S.C. media.
The production will feature healing messages from some of our greatest political and spiritual leaders of all time. It will combine elements of film, pantomime, acting, sign language, voice, nature, art and a multitude of dance genres to express love and unity. “So much of media is part of our everyday lives,” Starrett said. “I thought that this would help us understand and help us gain the knowledge of how to be unified as a community and learn that we are more alike than different. That our differences should be celebrated as gifts of freedom and unique opportunities for growth and expansion, progress and enlightenment.”
Columbia City Ballet invites you to join them as they celebrate love, unity and transcendence through this full length, multimedia production that will help us understand how love is the answer. Discount ticket rates will be offered for groups of 40 or more to make this event accessible and available as a fundraiser for organizations.
For more information about our group rate discounts call 803-799-7605 and for tickets, visit http://www.kogercenterforthearts.com, or call the Koger Center ticket box office at 803-251-2222.
Columbia City Ballet’s mission is to offer South Carolina and Southeastern audiences the highest quality ballet. We in South Carolina can proudly claim one of the strongest and most versatile ballet companies in the Southeast. Since the Columbia City Ballet’s founding in 1961, it has integrated the world of dance within the community as the largest performing arts organization in the state.
