Choreography by Lar Lubovitch
Music by Marvin Laird (Fantasie on Themes by Richard Rodgers)
Costumes by Ann Whitley
Lighting by Brian MacDevitt
Rehearsal Director: Griff Braun

TIMING: 20:00

A tribute to the music of Richard Rodgers on the occasion of his Centennial Celebration.

A ballet for six dancers, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Richard Rodgers birth, “…smile with my heart” was given its World Premiere by American Ballet Theatre at City Center, New York on October 23, 2002. “…smile with my heart” was created as a collaboration between American Ballet Theatre and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. The dancers were Sandra Brown, Erica Cornejo, Elizabeth Gaither, Marcelo Gomes, Angel Corella and Ethan Stiefel.
Music for “…smile with my heart”, Fantasie on Themes by Richard Rodgers, is an original composition by Marvin Laird for three cellos, a piano and oboe. The musicians will perform on stage with the dancers.

“…smile with my heart” incorporates the 2001 season’s ABT premiere of , My Funny Valentinea duet created for the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.

“…smile with my heart” (lyric by Lorenz Hart from My Funny Valentine) has been created for American Ballet Theatre in collaboration with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, which deeply appreciates the generous support of the Rodgers Family Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and the Irene Diamond Fund.