February 9: DMA Members and TBT Subscribers only
February 10: Performance open to members and the public
Inspired by the DMA’s two masterpieces by Jackson Pollock and the Blind Spots exhibition, Arts & Letters Live has commissioned the Texas Ballet Theater to create a new suite of five dances resonant with his art, particularly the black paintings from 1951-1953. Gavin Delahunty will share insights into Pollock’s oft-underexplored work and the significance of assembling these works of art, not likely to be reunited again in our lifetimes. Texas Ballet Theater Artistic Director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., choreographed the new dances and calls them Reflections of an Iconic Artist. Don’t miss this world premiere, evoking Pollock’s energetic and dynamic visual vocabulary through dance.