New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Lido Pimienta has composed the score for a new performance by contemporary choreographer Andrea Miller (GALLIM) that made its world premiere at the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala last night on
September 30th. Pimienta performed the piece live on stage with the company; five additional presentations run through October 12 at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Pimienta is one of only a few female composers in the Company's history to create a commissioned score, as well as the Company's first-ever female composer of color. This year's Gala co-chairs include
Sarah Jessica Parker,
Georgina Bloomberg, Laverne Cox, Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy,
Diane Kruger, Mazdack and Zanna Rassi, Deborah Roberts and Al Roker, and Jordan Roth.
Pimienta and Miller were featured in the NY Times this week for their historic partnership with New York City Ballet. Read the piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/arts/dance/lido-pimienta-andrea-miller-new-york-city-ballet.html
Her own fall tour will get underway at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 15 and includes several performances with
Sylvan Esso including two nights at Terminal 5 in NYC on November 15 and 16. It was also just announced that she will make her debut at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN this February.
Lido Pimienta reached tremendous new heights with her 2020 release of Miss Colombia (ANTI-), which was praised widely by the NY Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR and far beyond. The album earned Pimienta her first GRAMMY nomination as well as her first Latin GRAMMY nomination. She also performed at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony. Pimienta's debut album La Papessa won Canada's prestigious Polaris Prize. A composer, electrifying live performer, prolific visual artist and collaborator with the likes of
Bomba Estereo and Ricky Reed, Pimienta's singular vision is boundless.
The New Miller work featuring Pimienta's composition is part of the NYC Ballet Innovators & Icons series. More information and tickets here: https://www.nycballet.com/season-and-tickets/calendar
Performance schedule:
David H. Koch Theater, at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
October 1 - 8PM
October 2 - 2PM
October 3 - 3PM
October 6 - 7:30PM
October 12 - 7:30PM
*Choreographer: Andrea Miller - Choreographer, Artist
Director & Founder of Brooklyn-based company GALLIM
*Designer: Esteban Cortazar
*Lighting Designer:
Nicole Pearce
From Left: Esteban Cortazar, Lido Pimienta, Andrea Miller
Photo Credit: Moriah Ziman
Lido Pimienta Tour Dates:
October 15, 2021 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
October 26, 2021 Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
October 27, 2021 Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre
October 29, 2021 Madison, WI - The Sylvee
October 30, 2021 Madison, WI - The Sylvee
October 31, 2021 Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
November 2, 2021 Louisville, KY - Old Forester's Paristown Hall
November 3, 2021 Columbus, OH - Express Live!
November 5, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
November 8, 2021 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
November 10, 2021 New Haven, CT - College Street
Music Hall
November 11, 2021 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem
November 13, 2021 Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
November 14, 2021 Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
November 15, 2021 New York, NY - Terminal 5
November 16, 2021 New York, NY - Terminal 5
February 11, 2022 Toronto, ON - AXIS
March 24, 2022 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival 2022.
