B24 - Wednesday, April 18, 1984 - North Shore News + + an oo o¢ oe oe oe o¢ oe o¢ o-¢ oe LAWRENCE GRADUS OOoeeeooes OOOO 0000005 9456060004 0640000906 4400004 + + na bonnnane OOO oeee HEHE OHOOeH Modest director promises great ballet LAWRENCE GRADUS, artistic director of the Theatre Ballet of Canada, says his company has never received a really bad review. And Gradus is a modest man, gentle, friendly, not a hypester. One tends to believe him. If what he and reviewers from Los Angeles to Lethbridge say is true, then something very special may fluence of modern ballet, New York style, to his chosen home of Montreal, in 1967. There he and his late wife happen Friday night at the Jacqueline Lemieux later Centennial Theatre. tounded the EntreSix com- pany and school. EntreSix Theatre ballet, a unique was a ‘chamber ballet’ a umon of dramatic flair and classical dance’s elegance, in- vented in North America, will grace North Van's main small company that perform. ed only works choreographed by Gradus for a few dancers. “After the death of my Stage. wife,’’ Gradus says, ‘‘I didn’t Gradus learned theatrical really want to do ExtreSix dance from the best. A anymore.”’ former soloist with the Gradus was persuaded to American Ballet Theatre, and merge his company . with Jerome Robbins’ Ballet: Toronto's Ballet Ys to form USA, he brought the in- the present Theatre ballet. | | | LAWRENCE GRADUS, Artistic Ballet of Canada. 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It is called ‘Moralities’ and is based on Aesop's fables. “It’s a huge, solid piece,”’ he says, beaming contented- lv. ‘‘That’s good, because this is only our third year and we haven't much of a reper- toire... My company and | are just beginning to know each other. The more they know me, the better they “But | don’t know how understand me, the better we apyope could get any work work.’’ done vc ee As a man who has packed The performance at up and moved many times, Centennial Theatre is the Gradus seems settled with his young company in Ottawa. ‘“*As an artist I’m developing a nitch and I’m very happy with that. | mean this is so lovely,’’ waving al the North Shore Mountains. Theatre Ballet of Canada’s Vancouver premiere. 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