A poem inspired Caitlin Phibbs in creating a new story ballet that includes the younger dancers at Colton Ballet School
Drawn from British poet Lemn Sissay’s “Let the Light Pour In”, the ballet, which will be presented on the Imperial Theatre stage March 13-14, highlights a conversation between the sun and moon.
“I thought it was such a sweet idea of the sun and the moon having a conversation with each other and trying to understand each other, and it offered just a little bit of hope and inspiration for this idea,” said Phibbs, Colton Ballet Company’s artistic director.
A child, the sun and moon go through a single day meeting wildflowers, moths, lightning bugs and birds to further tell the story…