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See Wabi Sabi at the Botanical Garden August 17 at 6:30 pm!

Join us at the Atlanta Botanical Garden tonight, Thursday, August 17 at 6:30 pm for a series of new Wabi Sabi works* by Company dancers turned choreographers Heath Gill, John Welker, and Tara Lee and guest choreographers Jennifer Archibald, Gregory Dolbashian, Rachelle Scott, and Michael Smith. Atlanta Ballet staff will be at the entrance of the Garden with maps and timetables of the various performances. Here's what is in store tonight:

1 …a little moved
Choreography: John Welker
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by: Christine Winkler
Location: Crape Myrtle Path to Great Lawn
Start time: 6:45 pm

2 Dark Embers
Choreography: Rachelle Scott
Music: Max Richter
Performed by: Kelly Prather
& Kelsey Ebersold
Location: Rose Garden
Start time: 7:00 pm

3 Talk yourself down
Choreography: Gregory Dolbashian
Music: Felix, Jay Electronica & Aaron Martin
Performed by: Alexandre Barros
& John Welker
Location: Aquatic Plant Pond
Start time: 7:20 pm

4 Rumination
Choreography: Heath Gill
Music: Jocelyn Pook
Performed by: Kelsey Ebersold
Location: Aquatic Plant Pond
Start time: 7:25 pm

5 Intra Lobus Temporalis
Choreography: Michael Smith
Music: Animal Collective
Performed by: Miguel Angel Montoya, Brandon Nguyen, Kiara Felder, Kelly Prather, Pablo Sanchez
Location: Great Lawn near water feature
Start time: 7:40 pm

6 En route
Choreography: Tara Lee
Music: Erik Satie & Frederic Chopin
Performed by: Nadia Mara & Jonah Hooper
Location: Great Lawn Center
Start time: 7:55 pm

7 Sweet Sorrow
Choreography: Jennifer Archibald
Music: Zoe Keating
Performed by: Jackie Nash, Rachel Van Buskirk, Alexandre Barros, Miguel Angel Montoya
Location: Great Lawn
Start time: 8:10 pm

*Performances are included with Garden admission.

Image: Jackie Nash, Brandon Nguyen, and Jackie Nash. Photo by Jonah Hooper. Costume design by Tamara Cobus.