A variety of Robbins ballets, the bustling but streamlined Glass Pieces gives way to the animal instincts of The Cage. Andantino is a serene and romantic pas de deux, and N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz serves as a rhythmic finale.
Expansive in scope and streamlined in style, Glass Pieces captures the pulsating heartbeat of metropolitan life with its charged, urban choreography.
Dark and deadly, The Cage plunges into the world of natural selection, depicting the feral instinct compelling the female of an insect species to consider its male counterpart as prey.
Set to the lilting second movement of Tschaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, Robbins infused this pas de deux with a sense of sweetness and unforced drama.
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz is a reflection of the post-war era when city streets were bustling with teens moving to cool jazz and angst-ridden beats.
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 7:10 PM David H. Koch Theater First Position Discussions