Joffrey Ballet: Three Pieces Set to Beach Boys, Prince, and Classical Music
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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The last date listed for Joffrey Ballet was Saturday October 6, 2007 / 8:00pm.
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews
Sara O.
The pieces were really old and even though I hadn't seen them before, the longest Twyla Tharp piece seemed dated. The juxtaposition between classic ballet and more free form modern dance didn't seem so shocking after so many dance companies have combined these forms for more than 15 years.Written on Oct 08 2007
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Linda
So wonderful I got a lump in mythroat. Superb dancing.Written on Oct 08 2007
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Goldstar Member
The ballet was wonderful; a combination of traditional and modern dance. The seats we were given through Goldstar was great!Written on Oct 08 2007
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Ruth Deutsch
More Information About Joffrey Ballet
Website
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2007/dance/jb.php
Quotes & Highlights
- "It's Joffrey's destiny to dance for the ages" --Chicago Tribune
Description
Program:
- Tharp's "Deuce Coupe," set to music by the Beach Boys
- Dean's "Sometimes It Snows in April" from Billboards, set to music by Prince
- Joffrey's "Pas des Déesses," set to a solo piano work by John Field, performed live by Paul Lewis
Celebrating 50 years of peerless dance making—that first tour was conducted from a station wagon and a U-Haul trailer!—the Joffrey Ballet continues to astonish world audiences with its unique blend of brilliant technique and the quintessential American spirit. The Berkeley program features Twyla Tharp's "Deuce Coupe" (1973), the choreographer's carefree classic about teenagers at play, set to the music of the Beach Boys; Laura Dean's "Sometimes It Snows in April," from Gerald Arpino's 1993 production of Billboards, set to the classic song by Prince; and Robert Joffrey's demure and witty "Pas des Déesses," which was featured in that first company season a half century ago.
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