A Grand Evening
It was a lovefest at the David H. Koch Theater last Thursday for the Youth America Grand Prix's 25th Anniversary Gala performance. As galas go, the night was awash in pageantry.
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Doug Varone is known for the masterful way he moves groups of people around onstage, yet he may have outdone himself in his latest work, “To My Arms/Restore.” With musicians of New York Baroque Incorporated, six vocalists, and a choir of 100 voices conducted by Tony Award-winning Ted Sperling, the two-part evening achieves a blending of movement and music so seamless there are times you might swear the dancers are singing.
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It was a lovefest at the David H. Koch Theater last Thursday for the Youth America Grand Prix's 25th Anniversary Gala performance. As galas go, the night was awash in pageantry.
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