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The doors to Swarthmore Ballet Theatre’s Park Avenue home have been closed to the public since March of this year, due to COVID-19. But Artistic Director Lori Ardis — along with her daughter, choreographer Amber Flynn, and former Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer William DeGregory — have continued teaching ballet to students, with live accompaniment, using Zoom.
In celebration of SBT’s 30th anniversary, Mrs. Ardis and her daughter, Amber Flynn, choreographed a sumptuous production featuring the absolute fan-favorite dances from three decades of performances. This production, presented in early June, soared from the sweet strains of The Nutcracker o the drama of Giselle, seeming to touch on familiar work representing all moods in between. The program also sampled original creations, including The Dream Weavers conceived by Ardis & Flynn, and two ballets written by SBT resident composer Ray Lindsey.
