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The
Kravis Center for the
Performing Arts
will host the world premiere
of the new public TV documentary
STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE
on February 24.
Presented by
Arizona PBS,
the film concerns the life and work of Mr. Caras, a former
New York City Ballet dancer, who transformed his career to
become one of the world's most renowned dance photographers.
Currently a resident of West Palm Beach, Caras is also a
published author, guest lecturer, ballet master and founding
chairman of the Randolph A. Frank Prize for the Performing
Arts in Palm Beach. For more information, please visit
www.stevencaras.com.
Directed by Emmy Award winner
Deborah Novak,
Steven’s story begins in the 1950s, when men did not readily
pursue a career in ballet without escaping unscathed. In
spite of the bullying he endured, he persevered, receiving
full scholarships to the Joffrey School and the School of
American Ballet in New York City. At 18, with only three
years of training, he was personally invited by the
legendary choreographer
George Balanchine*
to join his company, the New
York City Ballet.
Without question, Balanchine
would change his life.
During a 14-year period of
dancing with NYCB, Balanchine took note of Caras’ gift as a
photographer and granted him privileged access to photograph
all aspects of City Ballet’s private world.
STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE
will present rare, behind-the-scenes photographs of ballet
superstars such as
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Suzanne Farrell, Rudolf
Nureyev
and
Natalia Makarova.
These now historic dance moments are but a few of the
countless arresting images featured in the film. Lively
interviews with dance icons further enhance the film. They
include
Peter Martins,
Mia Michaels,
Jacques d’Amboise,
Patricia McBride,
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux,
Allegra Kent,
Sean Lavery,
Kay Mazzo,
Elizabeth Streb
and
Virginia Johnson,
among others.
Wall Street Journal
drama critic
Terry Teachout,
fine art and photography expert
Sarah Morthland,
and New York Public Library at Lincoln Center's Executive
Director
Jacqueline Z. Davis
are also among those who appear in the documentary,
commenting upon the artistic and historic significance of
Caras’ work.
Above all, the documentary
STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE
features the compelling story of this unique
dancer/photographer, giving viewers an intimate look at the
ballet world through the eloquent narrative and unique
perspective of a male dancer's personal journey of
challenges and heroic accomplishment.
Both director Deborah Novak
and Mr. Teachout, author of
All in the Dances: A Brief
Life of George Balanchine,
will engage in a conversation with Mr. Caras onstage at the
Kravis Center’s world premiere of the documentary on
February 24.
STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE
will have its New York premiere on March 7 at the New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. It
will begin airing nationally on stations of the public
television system on March 9.
General admission tickets are
$20 for the world premiere of
STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE
at the Kravis Center on February 24.
Tickets are available for
purchase at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee
Blvd. in downtown West Palm Beach; online at
www.kravis.org;
or by phone at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471.
*
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