A new ballet by Justin Peck is part of Houston Ballet's mixed rep program on the Wortham stage. HoustonBallet WorthamCenter
Houston Ballet Soloist Mackenzie Richter and First Soloist Harper Watters with Artists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch’sAs you stand in a line, start by leaning to the right, and imagine you're leaving a space ship to explore a new world — that's the instructions acclaimed choreographer Justin Peck gave to the four featured dancers in his new workFirst Soloist Harper Watters will be part of that line, charged with building the intensity of the ballet set to Philip Glass music and...
"He has this energy especially now that is different in his approach in the studio. He comes in with these incredible visions and he has it set up in his mind but when he's choreographing, he himself if bolting around the studio and running through space. He has this energy and I want to match that as a dancer."
When we spoke to Watters, who was knee deep in rehearsals, he said Peck hadn't finished the ballet yet and was on his way back to polish it. "But what he's made so far for me is probably one of the most exciting ballets that's entered our rep. It's a full company piece. It's a large cast." "I’ve been very fortunate to have found Houston Ballet as not just a place for me as a dancer but me as a person. It's really rare for someone to say they're been with one company for as long as I have. With that love and support my dancing becomes better and I gain more confidence with what I'm doing and how I present myself on stage.
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