La Stravaganza, Op. 4, Dixit Dominus, Laudate pueri Dominum by Antonio Vivaldi, Source of Uncertainty by Evelyn Ficarra, Eclats de Voix by Robert Normandeau, Naives by Serge Morand, Laureats by Ake Parmerud

Angelin Preljocaj

May 22, 1997, The Diamond Project III, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater

Samantha Allen, Stacey Calvert, Emily Coates, Rachel Rutherford, Kathleen Tracey, Melissa Walter, Tom Gold, Alexandre Iziliaev, Sébastien Marcovici, Benjamin Millepied, Alexander Ritter, Christopher Wheeldon

32 min.

Born in France in 1956, five days after his parents left Albania, Angelin Preljocaj studied both classical and modern dance. He attended the Merce Cunningham School in 1980 and later toured France with Dominique Bagouet. In 1984 he founded the avant garde "Compagnie Angelin Preljocaj" which toured Europe for several years. In Japan he worked with a Noh theater; he has choreographed films and has won several awards for these works. His dances explore movement with a distinctly original sensibility. Between 1987 and 1997, he choreographed a number of ballets, including Noces, Romeo et Juliette, Hommages aux Ballets Russes, and Le Parc-Itineraire Du Desir. This is his first work for New York City Ballet.