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Events
Innovation Past and Present
October 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm
David H. Koch Theater
New York, New York
Innovation Past and Present
Running Time: 141 minutes
La Boutique Gemma Bond World Premiere
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music from La Boutique Fantasque,
Arranged and Orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi
after Gioacchino Rossini
Stage and Costume Design by Jean-Marc Puissant
Lighting by Clifton Taylor
Running Time: 25 minutes
Gemma Bond creates a new “tutu ballet” for the ages, an abstract work yet brimming with emotion, to music by Ottorino Respighi after Gioachino Rossini, and featuring striking set and costume designs by Jean-Marc Puissant, with lighting by Clifton Taylor.
Mercurial Son Kyle Abraham World Premiere
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Music by Grischa Lichtenberger
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Dan Scully
Assistants to the Choreographer: Stephanie Terasaki and Tamisha A. Guy
Costume Design Supervision by Caitlin Rain
Running Time: 21 minutes
Kyle Abraham’s first work for American Ballet Theatre presents and highlights our dancers in his unique style, with dynamic phrase work and an interweaving of classical and contemporary vocabularies. This thoughtful, witty work propels ABT’s dancers to new realms, revealing a side to them that will surprise and excite our audiences.
Études
Ballet and Choreography by Harald Lander
Music by Carl Czerny
Adapted and Orchestrated by Knudåge Riisager
Staged by Thomas Lund
Artistic Advisor: Lise Lander
Lighting Design by Nananne Porcher
after Harald Lander
Running Time: 46 minutes
Harold Lander’s Études is an exhilarating tribute to the art form of classical ballet. Set to music by Carl Czerny, arranged by Knudåge Riisager, Études ingeniously illustrates the development of a dancer’s technique and artistry, from the regimen of exercises at the barre, to the dazzling heights of virtuosic technique. This ballet truly showcases the strength, virtuosity, and dynamism of the entire Company.