SAN CARLOS, CA–Oceánica Ballet soars in a showcase of dances with themes of flight and retro Americana. Flying Colors features works by Oceánica Ballet Artistic Co-Directors Edgar Lepe and Robert Lowman. In a new work set to Gershwin’s “3 Preludes,” Lowman takes inspiration from the physics of flight. Lowman’s “Lark Ascending” juxtaposes moments of isolation and community in a meditation on the beauty of nature and the journey of “leaving the nest.” Edgar Lepe’s “Swingin’” takes a step back in time with vivacious dances set to 1940’s Big Band music. See Flying Colors with purchase of museum admission at Hiller Aviation Museum. To purchase museum admission, visit hiller.org/tickets 

 Flying Colors will be performed in-person in Hiller Aviation Museum’s atrium at 12:30pm and 2:30pm Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9th.

 About Artistic Co-Director Edgar Lepe

Trained in Folklorico Ballet throughout his youth, Edgar Lepe began studying classical ballet in 2008 at the San Francisco Academy of Ballet under the direction of ballet masters Richard Gibson and Zory Karah. 

Edgar has performed in Mexico and the United States with Collage West Ensemble, Compañia Mexico Danza, Ensembles Ballet Folklorico of San Francisco, as well as Peninsula Ballet Theatre, Presidio Dance Theatre, Bay Pointe Ballet, and Oakland Ballet. Edgar has choreographed for Bay Pointe Ballet, Bay Area Ballet Conservatory, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, and San Jose Dance International. Edgar currently teaches at Bay Area Ballet Conservatory.

About Artistic Co-Director Robert Burns Lowman

Robert Burns Lowman trained at Susan Hayward School of Dancing and holds B.A.s in Dance and Theater & Performance Studies from U.C. Berkeley. He is a recipient of the Mask and Dagger Memorial Prize (2012) and the Rosalyn Schneider Eisner Prize (2013).

Robert has danced in works by Gregory Amato, Marit Brook-Kothlow, Carlos Carvajal, Ron Cunningham, Katie Faulkner, and Scott Wells. At Peninsula Ballet Theatre, Robert performed principal roles in Giselle, The Nutcracker, and Carmen Suite; and was featured as a soloist in the virtual release of The Chrysalis Project. In addition to performing, Robert directed PBT’s annual Dance Makers choreography showcase from 2016-2019 and was PBT Artistic Assistant from 2018-2020. Robert has also performed with em(body) dance project and currently teaches ballet at Bay Area Ballet Conservatory.

About Oceánica Ballet

Oceánica Ballet is a group of dynamic artists curated from the Bay Area’s diverse classical dance scene. Oceánica Ballet was formed in 2021 to unite people through the shared experience of dance performance as a reflection of our complex and diverse collective humanity. Our mission is to enliven the San Francisco Bay Area cultural landscape by making professional-level ballet performances accessible and relatable to Bay Area audiences. We enrich the artistic careers of locally-based, professionally trained dance artists of diverse ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, and body types. We create innovative new ballet-based dance works, and interpret classics in fresh and exciting ways. 

Oceánica Ballet, Inc. has been designated a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Dance, Theater, Performance

WHO/WHAT: Oceánica Ballet presents Flying Colors

WHEN: Saturday, June 8th at 12:30pm and 2:30pm; Sunday, June 9th at 12:30pm and 2:30pm

WHERE: Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070

TICKETS: Included with purchase of museum admission:

https://www.hiller.org/tickets/

 For more information visit https://oceanicaballet.org