Répétiteur Repartee: Cameron Basden & Light Rain

About this episode

Cameron Basden discusses the Fort Wayne Ballet's staging of Light Rain and the evolution of the company.

Cameron Basden, Répétiteur for the Arpino Trust, joins us ahead of Fort Wayne Ballet's staging of Light Rain , as part of the Ballet Russe Reimagined series conclusion. Jim and Cameron discuss the evolution of our company over the years of performing Gerald Arpino's masterworks and the versatility and skill of Fort Wayne's dancers.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Sparrow, John Dawkins

Guest: Cameron Basden

Topics covered

• ballet
• interview
• performance
• dance
• artistic evolution

Keywords

• Cameron Basden
• Fort Wayne Ballet
• Light Rain
• Gerald Arpino
• dance performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arpino Trust, Fort Wayne Ballet

Books & works: Light Rain, Ballet Russe Reimagined

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