| Configuration,
established in 1999 by Joseph Cipolla and Catherine Batcheller, brings together
artists from all points of the globe to create new work. Formed in a spirit of
collaboration, this unique ensemble draws together leading dancers, choreographers,
and musicians into a 'liquid' dance troupe, which changes its 'configuration'
to suit each new group of artists. They perform to Cape Cod audiences as the region's
only professional dance ensemble. Now
based in Buffalo New York, this non-profit company showcases contemporary ballets
and specially commissioned works, as well as excerpts from the classics. Configuration's
repertoire includes: Thadeus Davis' Situation Red, choreographed for Configuration
in 2003, Peter Quanz's Corelli Variations, choreographed for the company in 2004.
Yuri Zhukov's Saying Goodbye, specially commissioned for the company, Royston
Maldoom's mesmerizing Adagietto #5, Resident Choreographer Harrison McEldowney's
witty Group Therapy and his poetic Enredandos Sombras, a piece specially choreographed
for Configuration in 2002, to name just a few. The
company also offers aspiring, talented students the opportunity to be chosen to
work as apprentices with the ensemble. Its residency programs give these students
a rare insight into what being a professional dancer is all about. |
