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Jun 11, 2024<\/p>\n
On June 29 and 30, in South Bend, Indiana, there will be a major
\nand even unprecedented event in the history of American Catholic
\nart: a new, full-length classical ballet production with a new
\nstory, new music, new sets and costumes, and nationally known
\ndancers – with a cast of about fifty. This fairytale ballet, titled
\nRaffaella, was commissioned by Duncan and Ruth Stroik in honor of
\ntheir daughter Raffaella Maria Stroik, a dancer with the St. Louis
\nBallet who passed away tragically in 2018 at the age of 23.<\/p>\n
In the first segment, Thomas Mirus interviews impresario Duncan
\nStroik about the ballet as a whole and the process of putting
\ntogether such a huge production. In the second, he interviews
\ncomposer Michael Kurek and choreographer Claire Kretzschmar about
\nthe collaboration between music and dance, and the difference
\nbetween classical and modern ballet.<\/p>\n
Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Tickets for Raffaella\u00a0https:\/\/raffaellaballet.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n See rehearsal footage on Instagram\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raffaella.ballet\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Michael Kurek https:\/\/michaelkurek.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Claire Kretzschmar at Ballet Hartford\u00a0https:\/\/www.ballethartford.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Duncan Stroik\u00a0https:\/\/www.stroik.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n SIGN UP for Catholic Culture’s newsletter: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n DONATE to make this show possible!\u00a0http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n