Dance at the Music Center: American Ballet Theatre & Spain's Compañía Nacional de Danza 2
Ahmanson Theatre, at the Music Center (135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
- Full Price:
- $115.00 - $160.00
- Our Price:
- $57.50 - $80.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Dance at the Music Center: Two-Show Package have expired.
The last date listed for Dance at the Music Center: Two-Show Package was Friday May 18, 2007 / 7:30pm (and July 13 @ 7:30pm).
Currently at Ahmanson Theatre:
Sondheim's Follies: Tony-Winning Broadway Hit at the Ahmanson
- Full Price:
- $95.00 - $110.00
- Our Price:
- $47.50 - $55.00
The Kennedy Center's critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical Follies, currently nominated for eight 2012 Tony Awards, comes to the Ahmanson Theatre, where it's receiving equally stellar reviews. It's the haunting story of two troubled couples who reunite at the decrepit theater where the ladies once performed, facing the ghosts of the past and the harsh reality of the present. Featuring a memorable score by Sondheim, including such enduring songs as "Broadway Baby," "Losing My Mind" and "I'm Still Here," the show is also a riveting look at the deterioration of the American dream -- a crack in the plaster of the gilded age of Broadway. Director Eric Schaeffer is joined by much of his original cast -- with 41 performers, it's one of the largest ever on this stage -- as well as a 28-piece orchestra. Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark joins the production, while reprising their roles from the New York show are 2012 Tony nominees Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines. Learn More
36 Goldstar Member Reviews
Corrina L.
The show was incredible. The dancers were effortless. So light and precise that I couldn't hear them touch down even when they did high jumps. Pacing and staging was perfect. If you didn't get to see it, you missed a fantastic opportunity.Written on May 21 2007
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Patricia O.
The show was beautiful, the choreography exhilarating. The dancers, the music and the movement were perfectly orchestrated. I would love to see this show again.Written on May 21 2007
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Goldstar Member
I only saw the first of two of the package: Interesting multicultural dance from Spain by younger troop.Written on May 19 2007
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Toni R.
I attended this event and it was excellent. I would encourage anyone who can to see this dance company.Written on Jun 02 2007
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More Information About Dance at the Music Center: Two-Show Package
Website
http://www.musiccenter.org/dance.html
Quotes & Highlights
- "Once in a not too frequent while, there comes along an evening that reminds you why you're in the theatre in the first place, and why dance is not a luxury or a frill but a necessity of life. Such an evening was American Ballet Theatre." --Washington Post
- "[Compañía Nacional de Danza 2] has superb dancers and is led by one of the world's leading choreographers, Nacho Duarto. Over the past two decades, Duarto's work has been acclaimed for its breathtaking sweep, vibrant musicality, and vivid Spanish soul. Duarto tempers the long-lined clarity and classical formalism of ballet with a modern aesthetic imbued with striking originality and flair." --Boston Globe
Description
Your two-show package of tickets includes two performances at two different venues at the Music Center:
- Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm at the Ahmanson Theatre: Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 (CND2)
- Friday, July 13 at 7:30pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-972-0711
Seating chart for the Ahmanson
Seating chart for the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm at the Ahmanson Theatre
Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 (CND2)
Renowned Artist Nacho Duato first emerged as a choreographer to watch while a dancer with the Nederlands Dans Theater and quickly became the company's resident choreographer. Now one of the world's most sought-after artists, his works are in the repertoires of many great companies including American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, the Royal Ballet and San Francisco Ballet just to name a few.
Making their Music Center debut, Duato brings his own company, Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 direct from Spain, performing Remansos and a new work to make its North American debut. The company consists of amazing young dancers who eloquently and successfully embody the fluidity of Nacho's vocabulary. Premiered by American Ballet Theatre, Remansos has received critical acclaim for its ingenuity and powerful use of space and forms.
Remansos
Choreography, Sets and Costumes: Nacho Duato
Music: Enrique Granados
GNAWA Company Premiere
Choreography: Nacho Duato
Music: "Ma 'Bud Allah" written by Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph: "Carauri" written by Juan Arteche; "Window" written by Abou-Khalil, Velez, Kusur and Sarkissian;
Rassemblement
Choreography: Nacho Duato
Music: Toto Bissainthe (Rasanbleman)
Pre-performance Lecture
A thirty Minute Lecture begins 60 minutes prior to curtain in the Ahmanson theatre.
For 40 years the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center has presented a wide variety of dramas, musicals, comedies, classic revivals and exciting dance engagements. A unique, state-of-the-art 1995 reconfiguration has provided the Ahmanson with a capacity of 1,900 seats.
Friday, July 13 at 7:30pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
Experience the passion, power and movement of one of the world's most revered and innovative ballet companies. American Ballet Theatre (ABT), under the artistic direction of Kevin McKenzie, returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion after sold out performances in 2005. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope and outreach. It is recognized as a living national treasure since its founding in 1940.
Pre-performance Lecture
A 30-minute lectures begins 60 minutes prior to curtain and takes place in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Othello
Choreography by: Lar Lubovitch
Music by: Elliot B. Goldenthal (composer of LA Opera’s Grendel)
Originating as a story in the Hecatommithi (Hundred Tales) of Giraldi Cintio published in Venice in 1566, the characters and basic plot were subsequently adapted by William Shakespeare into his play, The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, around 1602.
Othello was given its World Premiere by American Ballet Theatre on May 23, 1997 at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
About the Ticket Supplier: Music Center
As one of the top performing arts centers in the world, the Music Center is committed to strengthening community through the arts. Set in the heart of Los Angeles' downtown cultural district and home to four internationally renowned resident companies -- LA Phil, Center Theatre Group, LA Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale -- and the celebrated Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center, the Music Center offers the most compelling, highest quality engagements.