New York City Ballet Presents Balanchine's Black and White Dances
The Kennedy Center - Opera House (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566)
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The last date listed for New York City Ballet was Thursday April 7, 2011 / 7:30pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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jwheeler on What to Wear
No fur coats or anything, but most attendees were in business attire
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Walk if the weather is nice!
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Michael Freiband on Where to Park
Metro and the KC bus is the best deal
33 Goldstar Member Reviews
Barbara Pliskin
Fabulous and thanks to Goldstar I can afford to see these wonderful events.Written on Apr 06 2011
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Brilliant choreography. A real treat to reconnect with it, & at a reasonable price.Written on Apr 06 2011
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Angela Purnell
The performance was beautiful, the dancing was flawless, and the Stravinsky's music was inspiring. I had a great orchestra seat.Written on Apr 06 2011
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Dorothy Marschak
I have loved the New York City ballet since I attended regularly, as a student, in its beginning years (when it was the City Center Ballet). The company is still as exciting to me as ever, and as good as I remember it from its iconic days. This program was all Balanchine's ballets to music by Stravinsky--from different periods and styles of the composer's works, thus giving a picture of the incrediable versatility of the composer as well as the choreographer.Written on Apr 06 2011
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More Information About New York City Ballet
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Contains enough whirring, propulsive energy to power a small town." --The Washington Post
Description
New York City Ballet
Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief
with the NYCB Orchestra
As the company that shaped 20th-century dance in America and continues to have a profound influence, New York City Ballet performs three mixed repertory programs featuring a definitive collection of Balanchine's "black and white" ballets, including Agon, Apollo, Concerto Barocco, Duo Concertant, Episodes, The Four Temperaments, Square Dance, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Symphony in Three Movements.
These works represent the clean break that the choreographer and company made with the traditions of classical dance, sending NYCB in a direction filled with vitality and new discoveries. "Here was proof that ballet needn't be ornate to enthrall an audience," says the Washington Post of the company's neoclassical direction. By concentrating on the essence of movement rather than costuming and storytelling, they serve as prime examples of the bearing Balanchine had on ballet, defining the look and feel of a generation of dancers.
April 5, 2011 at 7:30pm:
Monumentum Pro Gesualdo
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
Duo Concertant
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
Apollo
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
Symphony in Three Movements
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
April 6, 2011 at 7:30pm:
Square Dance
(Balanchine/Vivaldi, Sarabanda, Corelli)
Episodes
(Balanchine/Webern)
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
April 7, 2011 at 7:30pm:
Concerto Barocco
(Balanchine/J.S. Bach)
Agon
(Balanchine/Stravinsky)
The Four Temperaments
(Balanchine/Hindemith)
About the Ticket Supplier: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 2,000 performances each year. The Center is home to seven theaters: the Concert Hall, the Opera House, the Eisenhower Theater, the Family Theater, the Terrace Theater, the Theater Lab, and the Terrace Gallery. In addition, as part of the Kennedy Center's Performing Arts for Everyone outreach program, free performances take place each evening at 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage. In addition to offering annual series of the National Symphony Orchestra, theater, ballet, dance, chamber music, jazz, and performances for young audiences, the Kennedy Center presents festivals celebrating the arts and culture of countries and regions around the world. Recent festivals include African Odyssey, AmericArtes, Festival of China, and JAPAN: culture + hyperculture.