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From the publicist:


SATELLITE BALLET   presents the world premiere of a new trilogy  
PROGRESS: COSMONAUT: EPISTASIS  
A strong statement of direction for classical dance in a multimedia age  

October 14, 2011 Baryshnikov Arts Center Jerome Robbins Theater   featuring  New York City Ballet dancers Teresa Reichlen, Chase Finlay, Ashley  Laracey, Marika Anderson, Daniel Applebaum, Samuel Greenberg and Lauren  King


Friday, October 14, 2011 at 8 pm  
Baryshnikov Arts Center Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 W 37th Street, New York  
Tickets are $25; $10 for students available at SatelliteBallet.org

Satellite  Ballet presents its NYC premiere, a full evening's work featuring the  choreography of Troy Schumacher, dancers of the New York City Ballet,  original music performed live by Nick Jaina and ensemble, and multimedia  projections by Kevin Draper, the trilogy PROGRESS: COSMONAUT:   EPISTASIS  
  
Satellite  Ballet is a new face in contemporary dance - a collaboration of  emerging New York City choreographer Troy Schumacher, established  composers from the American Northwest indie scene, and new artists  working with experimental video and photography. Satellite Ballet is  premiering a new trilogy of two ballets and a song cycle that make a  strong statement about the direction of classical dance in a multimedia  age. High intensity graphics, fiery musical performance and athletic,  highly musical choreography are the signatures of the Satellite Ballet.  This new trilogy is a direct engagement of themes of decadence, heroism,  and human connection in the America of today.  
  
Satellite  Ballet artists collaborate as equals: music, dance, imagery, story and  abstraction are the result of continuous interaction through the entire  production cycle - a commitment to collaboration that transcends the   piecework nature of traditional productions.  
  
Troy  Schumacher, Choreographer and founding Ballet Director, began dancing  with New York City Ballet in 2004 after training at the School of  American Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. Seeing ballet as rooted in history,  he proposes a fresh perspective to the future - including direct  involvement in the creation of original scores for the Satellite Ballet.  His choreography forms an essential relationship with music and  multimedia space: he selects highly individual dancers with inherent,  unique movement qualities and creates dancer specific movement to  advance the language of modern classical dance. Schumacher's work has  been noted for an "emphasis on expressivity and beauty." (Marina Harss,  Faster Times, April 21, 2011).  
  
Librettist  and Projection Artist Kevin Draper is an architect, poet and multimedia  artist and founder of the Satellite Collective, an arts incubator with  studios on Lake Michigan. Draper studied architecture at the University  of Michigan under Lise Ann Couture and Tulane University under Raphael  Moneo; he holds an MBA in entrepreneurship from Notre Dame University.  He has developed the web presence of noted brands including Hush  Puppies, Merrell and Caterpillar. Draper's art engages the human  presence in the urban environment. Working in a deconstructionist mode,  his flash fiction texts drive the story arcs and structure of Satellite  Ballet works.  
  
Composer  and Music Director Nick Jaina is an accomplished musician inspired, in  part, by the vast number of cities he has lived in - San Francisco, New  Orleans, New York and Portland, to name a few. The wide range of his  musicality has emerged from that broad range of American flavors, as  well as the many instruments that he plays, including guitar, piano,  drums, ukulele, harmonica, and flute. Together with his talented band,  Jaina has recorded nine albums and regularly tours the entirety of the  United States. His scores for PROGRESS:COSMONAUT:EPISTASIS are written  for piano, viola and violin.  
  
Satellite  Ballet 2011 repertory is made possible in part through the support of  private donors and foundations, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural  Affairs, corporate support of Nestle Nutrition and SAP America, and the  Satellite Collective, an arts incubator.  
  
For more information, visit satelliteballet.org