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Saturday September 29, 2012 8:00 PM

Back to calendar FPO COPY - REQ 11.1.5

All neoclassical masterpieces, the five ballets on this program epitomize Balanchine’s streamlined approach to movement, music, and scenery.

  • Location:

  • David H. Koch Theater
  • Running Time:

  • 2 Hr. 20 Min.

BLACK & WHITE

  • Stravinsky Violin Concerto

    • Music by: Igor Stravinsky
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine
    • Principal Casting: June 1 Eve, June 2 Mat: Sterling Hyltin, Robert Fairchild, Maria Kowroski, TBD

    A carefully-woven masterpiece of geometry and ingenuity, Stravinsky Violin Concerto is a work of symmetry and order on the outside, but the pair of orchestral arias at its core provides the inspiration for two of Balanchine's most unique pas de deux.

  • Monumentum pro Gesualdo

    • Music by: Igor Stravinsky
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine

    Coupled with Movements for Piano and Orchestra in performance, this streamlined leotard ballet arrests viewers with its formal beauty and simplicity.

  • Movements for Piano and Orchestra

    • Music by: Igor Stravinsky
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine

    A signature leotard ballet, Movements for Piano and Orchestra's dissonance and electric currents sweep on a wave of exacting precision.

  • Duo Concertant

    • Music by: Igor Stravinsky
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine

    This lively dance for a couple, set to onstage piano and violin accompaniment, ends with a poignant play on light and shadow.

  • Symphony in Three Movements

    • Music by: Igor Stravinsky
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine

    Bold and breathtakingly jet-propelled, Symphony in Three Movements is a kinetic tour de force, striking for its simplicity and power.

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