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Línea Recta, Photo by Paula Lobo.
LÍNEA RECTA (excerpt) CHOREOGRAPHER: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa MUSIC: Eric Vaarzon Morel COSTUME DESIGN: Danielle Truss LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola WORLD PREMIERE: November 18, 2016, at the Apollo Theater ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHY From one of today’s most sought-after choreographers comes a powerful and resonant work that explores an intriguing aspect of flamenco dance: the conspicuous absence of physical partnering. While maintaining the integrity and hallmark passion of the genre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa imagines an original and explosive movement language premised upon the theme of partnership and performed to flamenco guitar by Eric Vaarzon Morel. ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER The Colombian-Belgian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa completed her dance education at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp, Belgium. After a 12-year career in various European dance companies Ochoa decided in 2003 to focus solely on choreography. In that same year, she was hailed as a “rising star of the Dutch dance scene” (NRC newspaper) and only seven years later the Temecula Performing Arts Examiner wrote “Ochoa is truly a masterful choreographer with an edge for what dance can and should be in this constantly changing industry.” Ochoa is an award-winning and sought-after choreographer that has created works for 64 dance companies around the world. Ballet Hispánico | 6
