THE VAIL INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL PRESENTS UPCLOSE
The UpClose series of performances uses a lecture demonstration format mixed with fully staged performances to bring the audience past the proscenium, educating as well as entertaining. The inspiration for these evenings is the format that Leonard Bernstein used in select performances as music director of the NY Philharmonic, which were in essence open rehearsals. On these unique evenings, the audience would hear the great masetro fine-tune the repertoire, and listen to his explanations and opinions thus bringing the music alive in new ways for the audience.
It is our hope that with evenings such as these, we will help provide the footholds necessary to ensure that great art is fully appreciated. Now in its fourth year as part of the Vail International Festival lineup, the UpClose series promise to be a cornerstone of the event moving forward into the future.
