MODERN DANCE BALLET: Local Stops
Ray Leslee
About this work:
This full length ballet entitled "Local Stops", was scored for live jazz quartet, and premiered at The Joyce Theatre in New York with The Eleo Pomare Dance Company. Mr. Pomare, a modern dance pioneer, choreographed a brutally honest and earthy view of urban life. Structured as a suite, each movement reflected the passions and local color of a particular neighborhood, and were titled as NYC subway stops such as "14th Street", "Christopher Street", etc.
Year composed: 1983
Duration: 00:45:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Piano Quartet or Quintet
Instrumentation: 1 Tenor Saxophone, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Electric Bass