Saeko Ichinohe, a prominent Japanese choreographer from New York City, recently spent 10 days in Canton teaching Canton Ballet dancers a new work she created for them.
Titled Whispering Wind, the dance centers on a boy walking through the woods who feels a wind blowing. The ballet's female dancers portray the wind. Male dancers dressed in black will carry the girls against a black backdrop, giving the illusion they are flying.
"Whispering Wind" will be part of Canton Ballet's spring season April 3 and 4 at the Palace Theatre. The Japanese-themed program is a tie-in with the Canton Museum of Art's "Kimono As Art" exhibition.
