Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Explained

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was a New York City-based contemporary ballet company.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by Nancy Walton Laurie.^[1] It had sixteen dancers.^[1]

Cedar Lake offered a wide-ranging repertory, including works by Alexander Ekman, Jiří Kylián, Hofesh Shechter,^[1] Crystal Pite, Jacopo Godani, Angelin Preljocaj, Ohad Naharin, Didy Veldman, Jo Strømgren, Regina van Berkel and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Cedar Lake is featured in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau, including original choreography for the film's co-star Emily Blunt.

On March 20, 2015, artistic director Alexandra Damiani announced to the troupe that the company would close.^[2] The company concluded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in June, 2015 with a final world premiere by Richard Siegal.

Artistic staff

• Alexandra Damiani, Artistic Director^[3]
• Crystal Pite, Associate Choreographer^{[4] [5]}
• Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director (previous to Damiani)^[6]

Dancers included

• Jubal Battiste^[7]
• Jolene Baldini^[8]
• Jon Bond^{[9] [10]}
• Patrick Coker (apprentice)^[11]
• Nickemil Concepcion
• Soojin Choi^[12]
• Vânia Doutel Vaz
• Daphne Fernberger (apprentice)^[13]
• Gwynenn Taylor Jones
• Jessica Lee Keller
• Jason Kittleburger
• Joseph Kudra
• Ana-Maria Lucaciu
• Navarra Novy-Williams
• Raymond Pinto^[14]
• Guillaume Quéau
• Matthew Rich
• Ida Saki
• Joaquim de Santana
• Acacia Schachte
• Billy Bell^[15]
• Rachelle Scott
• Jessica Coleman Scott^[16]
• Harumi Terayama
• Kristen Weiser^[17]
• Ebony Williams
• Jin Young Won
• Madeline Wong

External links

• • Cedar Lake project 52
• Archival footage of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performing at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 2009
• Archival footage of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performing Jo Strømgren's Necessity, Again in 2013 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

Notes and References

1. Luke Jennings, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review: Sadler's Wells, London, The Guardian, 21 October 2012
2. News: Breaking: Top N.Y. Avant-Garde Ballet Company Closes . Voien . Guelda . . March 20, 2015 . March 20, 2015.
3. Web site: 2020-06-16 . Alexandra Damiani (Cedar Lake) . Axis Connect . en-US.
4. Web site: Perron . Wendy . 2014-09-30 . 10 Minutes With Crystal Pite . Dance Magazine . en-US.
5. News: Mackrell . Judith . 2013-09-29 . Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review . en-GB . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
6. Web site: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet . NYC-ARTS.
7. Web site: Spoleto Festival presents: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet . 2024-01-03 . www.festivaldispoleto.com . en.
8. Web site: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents "The Nutcracker ROCKS" . 2024-01-03 . www.newjerseystage.com.
9. Web site: Dance Teacher Faculty Bio Jon Bond Steps on Broadway . 2024-01-03 . www.stepsnyc.com.
10. Web site: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet . Cal Performances.
11. Web site: Patrick Coker . 2024-01-03 . Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
12. Web site: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet . Spoleto Festival USA.
13. Web site: 2023 Festival Artists . 2024-01-02 . Vail Dance Festival . en-US.
14. Web site: Jowitt . Deborah . June 8, 2015 . Cedar Lake’s Last Stand . 2024-01-03 . www.artsjournal.com.
15. Web site: Ballet Intensive CCJ Conservatory . 2024-01-03 . www.ccjconservatory.com.
16. News: Macaulay . Alastair . 2008-01-12 . Rituals and Symptoms in a Triple Bill of Movement . en-US . The New York Times . 2024-01-03 . 0362-4331.
17. Web site: Yung . Susan . 2008-06-30 . Cedar Lake . 2024-01-03 . Dance Magazine . en-US.