ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Stephen Mills’ RED ROSES made its world premiere with Ballet Austin in 1989, with subsequent stagings by Nashville Ballet , Louisville Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Ballet Austin II and internationally with The Icelandic Ballet. Robert Faires with The Austin Chronicle exclaimed RED ROSES “…boasted the kind of passion that smacks of youthful energy and an eagerness to stretch one’s wings. This was amour, lively and immediate, as it’s been in the dreams and sighs of every would-be Romeo and Juliet since Cupid took up archery.”
CHOREOGRAPHY: Stephen Mills
MUSIC: Edith Piaf
Photography by Anne Marie Bloodgood
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Choreography: Stephen Mills
- Music: Edith Piaf
- Costume Design: David Chipman Siebert
- Lighting Design: Tony Tucci
- Run-time: 20 minutes
- Dancers: 8 (4 women & 4 men)
PREMIERES
THE BASS CONCERT HALL | BALLET AUSTIN
Austin, TX – 1989 (World Premiere) | ’99 | ’06
REYKJAVIK CITY THEATRE | THE ICELANDIC BALLET
Reykjavík, Iceland – 1992 (International Premiere)
VICTORIA THEATER | THE DAYTON BALLET
Dayton, OH – 1995 | ’12
BLUEBIRD CAFE | NASHVILLE BALLET
Nashville, TN – 2000 | ’04
KENTUCKY CENTER : WHITNEY HALL | LOUISVILLE BALLET
Louisville, KY – 2002
AUSTIN VENTURES STUDIO THEATER | BALLET AUSTIN II
Austin, TX – 2011
PRESS
“[There was a] very clear, romantic, beautiful couple off against this couple that was throwing each other to the ground. Putting those two onstage next to each other was especially effective. And it was just so vulgar and fabulous, climbing all over each other and jumping on each other. I was just weepy the entire time.”
The Austin Chronicle
“[‘Red Roses’] boasted the kind of passion that smacks of youthful energy and an eagerness to stretch one’s wings. This was amour, lively and immediate, as it’s been in the dreams and sighs of every would-be Romeo and Juliet since Cupid took up archery.”
The Austin Chronicle
“…very well crafted…nuanced work began to emerge [when] we started to embrace the familiarities of couples falling in and out of love, because it showcased how love is complicated and unpredictable in an accessible way.”
Dayton Most Metro