Pioneer Winter Collective Presents “Apollo” – Preview

A spokesperson says---

“...Featuring a multigenerational cast, Apollo explores queer dynamics, memory, HIV/AIDS, and legacy while also confronting ageism in the performing arts and reimagining who gets to be seen and celebrated on-stage...

Apollo as a biomythography, a style of composition that weaves myth, history, and biography in epic narrative. The work draws inspiration from Greek mythology's Apollo (god of the sun, music, prophecy, and healing), George Balanchine’s 1928 ballet Apollo, and the cast’s lived experience. Where Balanchine’s Apollo character encountered three ageless Muses, Pioneer Winter’s Apollo encounters three queer elders, each a past iteration of Apollo himself. Together, these dancers meet, compete, and find strength in their tensions as they try to understand each other and themselves. As Apollo’s story unfolds, questions emerge: of community, queering the classics, HIV/AIDS and the Missing Generation, and the importance of legacy..."