Angels & Demons
Join us for “Angels & Demons”
a fundraising event featuring a brand new excerpt of The Divine Comedy Ballet choreographed by Anna Betz with original music composed by Ian McGlynn.
It’s a COSTUME PARTY! Guests are encouraged to ‘pick a side’ and dress as an angel or a demon. Click here for Costume Inspiration.
Enjoy a LIVE PERFORMANCE, drinks, food, and dancing!
October 21, 2023
7:30pm | Schmidt Artist Lofts Tickets on sale now!
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midway on our life’s journey, I found myself in a dark wood…
Excerpt from ‘Paradiso’ - The Divine Comedy Ballet (2016)
Dante is exploring the first sphere of Paradiso - the moon sphere - the slowest of all the spheres in the heavens (Paradiso II-IV). With each sphere that Dante advances, they rotate at higher and higher speeds until he reaches the Empyrean. Based on Dante Alighieri's vision of his journey through the afterlife which began in the 'Inferno', and culminates in emerging through heaven or 'Paradiso'. Anna Betz choreographed this for Kanopy Dance Company, a modern dance company in Madison, WI in spring of 2016. Performed at the Overture Center for the Performing Arts in the Promenade Theater.