Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Charles Barker has a resume any ballet dancer would envy, with performances with San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and the Australian Ballet. And he's accomplished it without executing nary a grand jete or pirouette. Instead, he's the man behind the music as principal conductor for American Ballet Theatre and music director for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He's in Pittsburgh leading PBT's orchestra in performances of "Coppelia" at the Benedum Center, Downtown, that today will close the curtain on the company's 42nd season.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Person of interest: Charles Barker, ballet music director
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Charles Barker has a resume any ballet dancer would envy, with performances with San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and the Australian Ballet. And he's accomplished it without executing nary a grand jete or pirouette. Instead, he's the man behind the music as principal conductor for American Ballet Theatre and music director for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He's in Pittsburgh leading PBT's orchestra in performances of "Coppelia" at the Benedum Center, Downtown, that today will close the curtain on the company's 42nd season.
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I really liked this little Q and A, which I wasn't expecting whatsoever. One thing that he said that I absolutely agree with is the part where he says that ballet is not simply tutus and point shoes. I don't think that I can name another art form that involves so much pain. Ballet dancers have to get their bodies to behave sculpturally in motion. It is also interesting to see this from the perspective of the composer. His life is paralleled with the dancers but it is true, he is seeing this in a completely different light. He isn't as stressed and he has is a part of a different dynamic with each show.
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