Notes

Alexander Glazunov composed the music for The Seasons for Marius Petipa to use in his original 1900 ballet—one of the last productions Petipa choreographed prior to his retirement. A plotless divertissement, the ballet featured archetypal characters such as Snow, Frost, the Faun, and the Rose. This new version features original choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, who has chosen to retain almost all of the original character names, though the monikers are designed to serve more as abstract ideas than literal representations.

This production of The Seasons receives its World Premiere in the tenth year of Ratmansky’s tenure as ABT Artist in Residence. Ratmansky says, “The Seasons is a celebration of American Ballet Theatre and its dancers. It is a declaration of love, expression of gratitude and gift to the company that has been my home for the last decade.”