Carrie Ruth Trumbo watches dancers practice ahead of Amor Fati, the show Trumbo choreographed. Photo courtesy of DFW Dance Photography.
The stories of the Fates, Pandora’s box and Hades and Persephone will be reimagined in dance this weekend in the show Amor Fati: An Evening of Greek Mythology conceptualized and choreographed by Bishop Arts resident Carrie Ruth Trumbo.
The two-day production will be the first ever dance performance put on at the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater and run June 23 and 24. Tickets for Amor Fati start at $37, but $15 tickets are available to students.
Trumbo is a resident choreographer for the Pegasus Contemporary Ballet, and the show will be the final ballet for the company’s second season.
Trumbo, who has been a Dallas resident for the last year, said she has always had an affinity for Greek mythology.
“I used my ninth grade copy of Edith Hamilton’s mythology, it’s still annotated,” Trumbo said. “I sat down with that and just sort of picked like what I thought went together.”
The ballet will include three narrated stories of mythology that will be told through vignette-like performances. Trumbo said between the special effects of lights, the narration and the movement, the show will transport the audience to “a different universe.”
Originally from Florida, Trumbo moved to Dallas last year from Oklahoma City after retiring from a full-time dance career. While she has choreographed several smaller projects, Amor Fati will be her first full-length show in Dallas.
When moving to Dallas, she fell in love with the artistic nature of the Bishop Arts district.
“This area struck me immediately. I really didn’t consider any other part of town because I loved the feel of it,” Trumbo said.
Following the Amor Fati performances, Trumbo will attend the National Choreographer’s Initiative program in California. The program is a prestigious three week residency that invites four choreographers from around the country to attend.
