CLASSICALLY MODERN
From the best of 20th and 21st century choreographers comes a program as diverse as dance itself. Hans van Manen's Solo is an athletic tour-de-force for three gifted male dancers, set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Artistic director Stanton Welch's Mediæval Bæbes features female artists performing to the music of an a cappella group by the same name. Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun looks in on a young couple in a rehearsal studio, with audience as mirror. George Balanchine's dazzling Symphony in C makes for a grand finale, a stunning showpiece for the full company.
7:30 PM September 18, 20, 26, 27, 2008
2:00 PM September 21, 27, 28, 2008
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FEATURING:
SOLO (1997)
HOUSTON BALLET PREMIERE
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sigiswald Kuijken's amplified recording of Bach's
Suite for Violin in D Minor
Choreography: Hans van Manen
Costume Design: Keso Dekker
Lighting Design: Jan Hofstra
Staged: Mea Venema
MEDIÆVAL BÆBES
WORLD PREMIERE
Music: Mediæval Bæbes
Choreography and Costume Design: Stanton Welch
Scenic Design: Thomas Boyd
Lighting Design: Lisa J. Pinkham
AFTERNOON OF A FAUN (1953)
HOUSTON BALLET PREMIERE
Music: Claude Debussy
Prelude a l′Après-midi d′un Faune
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Scenic and lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Recreated by: Christina R. Giannelli
Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
SYMPHONY IN C (1947)
Music: Georges Bizet
Choreography: George Balanchine
Costume Design: after Karinska.
Lighting Design: Christina Giannelli
Age Recommendation: at least 5 years of age
Performance in the Brown Theater at Wortham Theater Center,
501 Texas Avenue at Smith Street.
Ballet: Symphony in C
Dancer(s): Mireille Hassenboehler
Photo by: Drew Donovan |
