Blue until June

« A  stunning first image was of a blond woman wrapped in fabric, arms  raised, purple skirt extending from her waist to the borders of the  stage. With statuesque calm, she rotated to the deep bluesy swing of  “St. Louis Blues,” slowly uncovering the rest of the dancers. Slow,  deliberate walks were met with swift, effortless partnering. Men lifted  women high in the air, swinging them back and forth under “moonlight.”  Women responded with stoic pirouettes attached, almost by accident, to  male partners who supported their bodies with cool reserve.
Using the words of songs to narrate each vignette, McIntyre’s most  powerful tale, “Fool That I Am,” is a chilling condemnation of ’50s-era  repression. Beautifully danced by Eric Beauchesne and Edgar Zendejas,  the two men discreetly touch hands till one must leave the other for a  woman waiting at the stage’s edge. Woman in hand, he leaves, briefly  looking back at the love he cannot have.”
– Ninotchka Bennahum, Denver Post

“In Trey McIntyre’s Blue Until June was a moving embodiment of the live romantic music sung by the soulful Faye Butler.”
– Pointe Magazine

“Choreographer Trey McIntyre is really making the  rounds. Open a dance program book at the Kravis Center — for Ballet  Florida, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and, early next season, for Miami  City Ballet — and you’ll find the young American listed. McIntyre’s  one-act ballet Blue Until June (2001) wasn’t just the program opener; it  was an eye-opener. It beautifully captures the innate desperation of  the blues. Let-it-all-hang-out lyrics come through in each dance  gesture, attitude, step and shimmy. As much ballet as body language, the  32-minute Blue requires spirited acting (and) spot-on technique.”
– Palm Beach Post

“Songs by blues thrush Etta James provides the  backdrop for Trey McIntyre’s sultry “Blues Until June,” a 2000 piece  that packs a wallop. Young master McIntyre has achieved great success  with this ballet, which sets “St. Louis Blues,” “At Last,” “One For My  Baby” and other gems into fluid motion.”
– Philadelphia Daily News

“The duets between the men and women have an  aggressive intensity to them that often turn the partners into  combatants. It’s exciting movement set against James’ often wrenching  vocals.”
– The Cincinnati Post

Source : treymcintyre.com