Contemporary ballet at its spectacular best, with landmark works from George Balanchine, Jirí Kylián and Wayne McGregor.
Description
Key works from ballet’s game-changers: Balanchine, Kylián, McGregor
Each of the choreographers on this stirring triple bill has left their distinctive mark on classical dance. George Balanchine, one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, uses the Ancient Greek notion of “temperaments” that rule the human body to shape a work of stark geometries and distinct moods. Jiřί Kylián brings his customary insight and invention to Bella Figura, featuring his stunningly theatrical, swirling flame-red skirts. And Wayne McGregor, resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet, tests the very limits of movement in the laboratory-white set of Dyad 1929. Vanguard is contemporary ballet at its spectacular best.
With thanks to Sponsor Kawai
Genre: Contemporary mixed bill
CREDITS
The Four Temperaments (1946)
Choreography George Balanchine
Music Paul Hindemith The Four Temperaments
Costume design Kurt Seligman
Set design Jean Rosenthal
Lighting design Ronald Bates
Dyad 1929 (2009)
Choreography Wayne McGregor
Music Steve Reich Double Sextet
Stage concept Wayne McGregor & Lucy Carter
Costume design Moritz Junge
Lighting design Lucy Carter
Bella Figura (1995)
Choreography Jiří Kylián
Music
Lukas Foss Salomon Rossi Suite
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor (Adagio)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two Mandolins
Giuseppe Torelli Concerto Grossi Op. 8, No. 6
Costume design Joke Visser (concept Jiří Kylián)
Set design Jiří Kylián
Lighting design Tom Bevoort (concept Jiří Kylián)
IMAGES:
Adam Bull and Ty King-Wall in
Bella Figura. Photography Georges Antoni.
Amber Scott and Adam Bull in The
Four Temperaments. Photography Georges Antoni. Choreography by George
Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust.
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Performance Dates
The performances on 13 and 14 May will be filmed
*A Post performance Q & A session follows the performance on Monday 13 May 2013.
Add to your enjoyment and understanding of The Australian Ballet’s productions by joining Artistic Director David McAllister and a panel of artistic staff and dancers as they answer your questions and offer an insight into the world of ballet.
Free to patrons who have purchased a ticket to the stated performance.
**Free pre-performance music talks will precede the performances on Friday 10 May 6pm - 7pm & Friday 17 May 2013, 6pm - 7pm.
In these free talks, Music Director and Chief Conductor Nicolette Fraillon and members of Orchestra Victoria will offer insights into the composers, scores and magic of ballet music.
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Running Time: THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS 33 minutes
Interval 20 minutes
BELLA FIGURA 30 minutes
Interval 25 minutes
DYAD 1929 26 minutes
There is a complete lock out for The Four Temperaments. Latecomers will be admitted after the first interval.
Reviews
"a tour de force by an amazing company of dancers"
The Daily Telegraph
"a wonderful piece of dance, a benchmark in its time and delightfully fresh"
The Age
on
The Four Temperaments
"takes the dancers into another realm of defying gravity"
The Age
on
Bella Figura
"sharp and spirited"
vogue.com.au
on
Dyad 1929