Program
Masters At Work II
JAN 23, 24 mat & eve, 25, 27, 28
Performance Dates
From courtly grace to impressive feats
Three contrasting Balanchine works are joined by the return of a lyrical Jerome Robbins ballet. One of only two dances Balanchine choreographed to the dissonant music of modernist composer Paul Hindemith, the endearingly novel Kammermusik No. 2 features two leading couples supported by a rare all-male corps de ballet. Le Tombeau de Couperin, originally created for the 1975 Ravel Festival, is marked by a courtly grace, while Raymonda Variations presents a dazzling suite of dances set to music by Glazounov to which Balanchine returned more than once. In Antique Epigraphs, Robbins transmuted the resonant beauty of classical Greek art into a refined dance for an ensemble of women.
Ballets on this Program
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Kammermusik No. 2
Requiring great energy, speed, and precision, the striking choreography in Kammermusik No. 2 echoes the intricacies of its modernist score with jagged lines and stylized gestures.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rooted in the court dances of 18th-century France, Le Tombeau de Couperin mesmerizes with its seamless patterns and symmetrical groupings of dancers.
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Antique Epigraphs
An all-female cast performs this dramatic and introspective piece, alluding to the earthy fervor and sculptural forms of Greek antiquity.
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Raymonda Variations
Raymonda Variations is a flurry of ballet technique featuring a series of impressive solos at its center.
