Chicago-based The Joffrey Ballet recently performed Mason’s “Beyond the Shore” at Ravinia Festival choreographed by Nicolas Blanc.
“Set to a fascinating score by Mason Bates (a former Mead Composer in Residence with the CSO who has a gift for mixing classical and electronic sound), the piece, which unfolds in six scenes, takes the form of a sort of moody extraterrestrial exploration as it shifts from the otherworldly “Netherworld” to outer space and beyond, with cleverly imagined costumes by Katrin Schnabl, and set and lighting design by Mark Stanley” – WTTW