Capitol Ballet and Nathaniel Orr

Nathaniel Orr, an Ailey alumnus and former member of the Washington Ballet, was part of the new, 12-member incarnation of the Capitol Ballet Company in 1988.

Orr’s Undeniably Bach used a straightforward neoclassical approach in a modestly scaled setting of a three-movement Bach concerto, the high point being the lyrical dalliance of the middle movement, featuring Sandra Fortune-Green, Don Bellamy and Otis Daye.

Sources:

Capitol Ballet Capital Night, The Washington Post
Diverse Rhythms of Black Dance, The Washington Post

More about Nathaniel Orr

In addition to being a part of the Capitol Ballet Company, Orr was also an Ailey alumnus, former member of the Washington Ballet, and a former member of the RockVille Dance Company. Orr has been featured in articles from The Washington Post and The New York Times. Orr performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, along with fellow Capitol Ballet Company members April Berry and Kevin Brown in March 1981 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sources:

The Dance: RockVille Performs, The New York Times
Arts Around Ann Arbor, Pulp

 

 

Alisha Naidu