ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Hailed by The Austin Chronicle as “springlike and buoyant,” Stephen Mills’ LUMINARIA was originally created for the closing ceremonies of the biennial Luminaria Festival in San Antonio, Texas. This playful work explores the intricate vocal and instrumental rhythms blended in Jordia Savall’s exotic compilation of Spanish New World baroque music.
Commissioned by the City of San Antonio’s Luminaria Festival
CHOREOGRAPHY: Stephen Mills
MUSIC: Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI
Photography by Tony Spielberg
All rights reserved | No unauthorized use
HIGHLIGHTS
- Choreography: Stephen Mills
- Music: Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI
- Costume Design: Jorge Gallardo
- Lighting Design: Tony Tucci
- Run-time: 20 minutes
- Dancers: 8 (4 women & 4 men)
PREMIERES
LUMINARIA FESTIVAL | BALLET AUSTIN
San Antonio, TX – 2011 (World Premiere)
AUSTIN VENTURES STUDIO THEATER | BALLET AUSTIN
Austin, TX – 2011
PRESS
“Throughout the piece, the dancers hold their arms and hands in gestures reminiscent of ballet’s ancestor, court dance: the arms held away from the body, as if to make room for the voluminous garments of the period, the line broken at the wrists; the hands exceedingly soft, fingers separated and curved, as if displaying the weight of heavy metals.”
The Austin Chronicle