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Paloma Herrera and Marcelo Gomes in Sylvia
Photo: Gene Schiavone |
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Here are descriptions for the ballets being presented by
ABT during the 2013 Spring Season at The Met.
Julie Kent
Photo: Fabrizio Ferri |
Onegin
Choreography by John Cranko
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Pushkin
A great verse-novel, Eugene Onegin, is interpreted
with flawless storytelling skill by John Cranko. This compelling
tale features an unusual twist of double unrequited love-while
the high-handed Onegin at first spurns the young, naïve
Tatiana, she blooms to become a sophisticated St. Petersburg
aristocrat who, in turn, rejects his subsequent advances in
a final crushing blow. Tchaikovsky’s vivid music brings
alive the world of Imperial Russia with beauty, drama and
passion. |
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Gillian Murphy and David Hallberg
Photo: Gene Schiavone |
Romeo
and Juliet
Choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Sergei Prokofiev |
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of
Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy has become one
of ABT’s signature productions. Against a sumptuous
setting in Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry
rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev’s
instantly recognizable music underscores the lyric beauty
and passion of this beloved ballet’s star-crossed lovers. |
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Isabella Boylston
Photo: Gene Schiavone |
Swan
Lake
Choreography by Kevin McKenzie
after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky |
Of all the great classics, Swan Lake remains the
quintessential ballet, the one that defines the standards
of the Company, tests its dancers and ennobles the spirit
of the audience. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion,
dreamlike transformation and ultimate forgiveness is set
to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score. With breathtaking
choreography and visually magnificent sets evoking a Renaissance
court, the fabled lake of the swans rises into view, inspiring
awe for generations to come.
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Scene from Symphony in C
Photo: Richard Kolnik
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Symphony
in C
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Georges Bizet
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Bringing the program to an effervescent close, Balanchine’s
dazzling masterpiece, Symphony in C features one of the choreographers
greatest pas de deux and an impressive finale exuding crystalline
brio with a cast of over 50 dancers. |
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A
Month in the Country
Company Premiere
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Frederic Chopin
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ABT’s premiere of Ashton’s dance drama promises
memorable performances in this remarkable retelling of Ivan
Turgenev’s famous play in which a young tutor’s
presence provokes competing affections in an elegant Russian
household. |
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Scene from Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
Photo: Marty Sohl |
Drink
to Me Only With Thine Eyes
Choreography by Mark Morris
Music by Virgil Thomson
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The witty, romantic piano etudes of Virgil Thomson are echoed
in Mark Morris’ valentine to classical ballet. From
Voluptuous, rippling torsos and arms to majestic tableaux
of heart-stopping beauty, this inventive ballet is pure pleasure. |
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Scene from Sylvia
Photo: Rosalie O’Connor. |
Sylvia
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Leo Delibes
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A ravishing fantasy set amid verdant forests and majestic
temples, Sir Frederick Ashton’s mythological love story
unites the huntress Sylvia and a lovelorn shepherd with the
divine intervention of the deity Eros. The splendid score
by Leo Delibes was so admired by Tchaikovsky that he purportedly
declared: had he known the music existed at the time, he would
never have composed Swan Lake! |
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Polina Semionova and Marcelo Gomes
Photo: Fabrizio Ferri
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Alexei
Ratmansky World Premiere
Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
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Embark on a new journey with Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky,
who The New York Times recognizes as “the most looked
to choreographer in Western ballet,” as he explores
the orchestra world of the esteemed Russian composer Dmitri
Shostakovich. This full-length program of three one-act ballets
will reprise the recent ABT premiere of Ratmansky’s
new work set to Shostakovich’s jaunty, mercurial Ninth
Symphony performed along with World Premieres set to
the lively witty yet startlingly moving Symphony No. 1
and the composers elegiac auto-biographical score, Chamber
Symphony for Strings in C minor. Tickets will
be in high demand for this fresh, bold new vision from one
of today’s acclaimed choreographers. |
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Marcelo Gomes and Veronica Part
Photo: Gene Schiavone
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The
Sleeping Beauty
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovksy
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Incensed by being snubbed at the christening of Princess Aurora,
the wicked fairy Carabosse casts a curse on the child, proclaiming
that she will one day prick her finger and die. The Liac Fairy
intervenes, and when the fateful day arrives, the princess and
the entire palace instead fall into a deep sleep. Over a century
later, a prince is guided to the castle by the Lilac Fairy to
awaken the sleeping princess with a kiss. A treasured fairytale,
the perennial delight is often love at first sight. |
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Paloma Herrera
Photo courtesy of Teatro/Colóm::
Amaldo Colombarli
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Le
Corsaire
New Production
Choreography after Marius Petipa and
Konstantin Sergeyev
Music by Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni,
Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and
Prince Oldenbourg
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Discover a treasure trove of virtuoso dancing in a New Production
of this swashbuckling comedy! Staged by Anna-Marie Holmes, this
exotic fable of a dashing pirate’s love for a beautiful
harem girl journeys through a tapestry of captive maidens, rich
sultans, suspenseful abductions and dramatic rescues-culminating
in a shipwreck that’s one of the most breathtaking spectacles
in all of ballet. Boasting all-new sets and costumes with over
120 performers, Le Corsaire perfectly showcases explosive
bravura dancing from ABT’s star-studded roster of dancers. |
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Gillian Murphy
Photo:Rosalie O’Conner
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Don
Quixote
Choreography after Marius Petipa and
Alexander Gorsky
Music by Ludwig Minkus
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Based on Miguel de Cervantes’ sweeping tale of romance
and chivalry, the knight-errant of la Mancha, Don Quixote, and
his devoted squire, Sancho Panza, are positively heroic when
it comes to aiding the spirited maiden Kitri and her charming
amour. From the bravura dancing of the fiery toreador Espada
to the colorful caravan of gypsies, the stage explodes with
one show-stopping performance after another in this feast of
choreographic fireworks. |
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