Program
All Balanchine I
SEPT 20, 21, 23, 25, 30
Approximately 2 hr 13 min
Performance Dates
FROM THE MIND OF A MASTER: REGAL ELEGANCE, IDYLLIC ROMANCE, AND SWOONING DRAMA
The season kicks off with a trio of classic Balanchine works that display the variety of his invention and musicality. Divertimento No. 15 is among the few ballets Balanchine choreographed to music by Mozart, and is celebrated for the delicacy and intricacy of its crystalline variations. As its name suggests, Scotch Symphony was designed as a tribute to the lush beauty of the Scottish Highlands, and evokes the mood and style of classical romantic ballets of the 19th Century. Rounding out the program is La Sonnambula, a gently dramatic and also deeply romantic work that spins a mysterious tale of a sleepwalker and the poet she bewitches.
Ballets on this Program
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Divertimento No. 15
Balanchine considered Mozart’s Divertimento No. 15 the finest ever written and to compliment the sparkling score, he created a work of prodigious ingenuity featuring a regal cast of dancers.
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Scotch Symphony
A scenic escapade in the Scottish Highlands, this charming Balanchine ballet features brisk footwork and a wistfully romantic pas de deux.
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La Sonnambula
Deceit, desire, and death shadow La Sonnambula's masked ball, haunting with the image of a beautiful sleepwalker and the misfortune in her wake.
