Bolero

What is Bolero?

Inspired by Maurice Ravel’s iconic score, Bolero incorporates a cast of 50 community members and dancers into a tableau and celebration of a specific region. Bolero is the centerpiece of K+C’s community outreach efforts and a collaborative process allows participants to explore their own creativity and physicality, while capturing the uniqueness of each locale.

In 2007, K+C premiered Bolero ADF at the American Dance Festival and Bolero NYC, co-choreographed by Nicole Wolcott, at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Based on the success of those projects, K+C has since created Boleros across the country from Akron to Chicago to Santa Barbara, engaging more than 700 community cast participants nationwide.

Past Boleros

Bolero ADF (2007)

American Dance Festival, Winston-Salem, NC

Bolero NYC (2007)

The Skirball Center for the Arts, New York, NY

Bolero NYC (2009)

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY

Bolero Colorado (2009)

The Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO

Bolero Santa Barbara (2010)

DANCEworks & The Lobero Theatre Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA

Bolero Suburbia (2010)

The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, Purchase, NY

Bolero Akron (2010)

Dance Cleveland & The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Bolero NYC at SummerStage (2011)

Dance Cleveland & The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Bolero Red Bank (2012)

Two River Theater, Red Bank, NJ

Bolero Chicago (2012)

Chicago Dancing Festival, Chicago, IL

Bolero Greensboro (2013)

UNC Greensboro, NC

Bolero Virginia (2013)

Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA

Bolero Sarasota (2014)

The Ringling International Arts Festival, Sarasota, FL

Bolero Silicon Valley (2016)

Stanford University, Stanford, CA