What's Going On at Richmond Ballet
En Chalant,” Richmond Ballet artistic director Ma Cong said at the opening night of the company’s Studio Finale series on September 17th, “is the opposite of nonchalant.”
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En Chalant,” Richmond Ballet artistic director Ma Cong said at the opening night of the company’s Studio Finale series on September 17th, “is the opposite of nonchalant.” It’s the title of his world premiere—Ma’s 11th for Richmond Ballet but his first as the company’s artistic director. (Founding artistic director Stoner Winslett passed the torch to Ma in July after helming the company for 44 years.)
The company’s new works festival used to be called “Studio Series.” This program, a two-piece bill with Ma’s new work and Val Caniparoli’s “What’s Going On”—is a finale because the company will be moving to its new home, the renovated theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in 2025.
But enough milestones. Ma wishes us an evening full of “chalance” as he leaves the stage and the lights dim.
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