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Thursday October 11, 2012 7:30 PM

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This program opens with three brief leotard ballets in Balanchine’s signature streamlined style, all to the music of his long-time collaborator Stravinsky. Following is Robbins’ Moves where the only accompaniment is the sound of the dancers’ movements, and Symphony in C, an expansive and regal, classical masterwork featuring costumes with Swarovski crystals.

  • Location:

  • David H. Koch Theater
  • Running Time:

  • 2 Hr. 35 Min

BALANCHINE & ROBBINS: MASTERS AT WORK

  • 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.

  • Moves

    • Choreography by: Jerome Robbins

    Forgoing scenery, elaborate costumes, and even musical accompaniment, this ballet in silence enthralls with the unexpected intensity it evokes through movement alone.

  • Symphony in C

    • Music by: Georges Bizet
    • Choreography by: George Balanchine*

    Featuring new costumes created in collaboration with Swarovski, this classical masterpiece dazzles audiences with its crystalline luminosity, a cast of over 50 dancers, and a spectacular finale.

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