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Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:30 PM
  • Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa
FROM $44.07
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Two ballet dancers pose in a studio with a gray backdrop. The man wearing sparkly green pants is poses with his legs and arms outstretched, supporting the woman in his back as she extends her legs while wearing pointe shoes.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet performers.
(Rachel Neville
/
Couresty Segerstrom Center For The Arts)

It’s like someone whispered the magic words to me: what if U2’s 2023 album Songs of Surrender was a ballet? Ask and you shall receive. On the 30th anniversary of Complexions Ballet Company, the troupe is putting a contemporary spin on classical ballet and reinterpreting the Irish lads’ latest release for the stage. Dwight Rhoden has put together an immersive dance piece – titled “For Crying Out Loud” – with 16 performers that push boundaries.