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20th Century Works: Balanchine and Ashton
October 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm
David H. Koch Theater
New York, New York
20th Century Works: Balanchine and Ashton
Running Time: 119 minutes
Ballet Imperial
Choreography by George Balanchine
Staged by Colleen Neary
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Scenery and Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Jennifer Tipton
Running Time: 38 minutes
George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial, like his Theme and Variations, evokes the era of Russia’s Imperial Ballet with its grandeur and elegance.
The Dream
Choreography by Frederick Ashton
Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Sets and Costumes by David Walker
Lighting by John B. Read
Running Time: 52 minutes
There is, perhaps, no happier ode to the illusory nature of love than Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Frederick Ashton’s beguiling retelling of this comedy of errors is set in the magical woods of Victorian England to a spellbinding score by Felix Mendelssohn.