Balanchine and More: New York City Ballet at The Kennedy Center
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 at The Kennedy Center was Sunday December 13, 2009 / 7:30pm (Program A).
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Dancing Always
I attended the Sunday evening performance. It was an excellent mix of pieces. Mozartiana was a class, regal, classical piece in black, gray, and white tulle and satin. One interesting costuming touch: one male soloist had a black velvet bodice in front, which, when he turned around, revealed a purple back. That added nice flashes of color during his turns. Ah, Dances at a Gathering. I fell in love with Robbins all over again. It's one of those pieces you get transported into if you are a dancer. The Stravinsky was a true-to-Balanchine form tights and leotards piece. It was performed very well - lots of angles and rhythmic patterns and weaving in and out. The music was marvelous.Written on Dec 14 2009
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Myra Sinnott
The program was excellent...a good mix of modern and classical pieces. The dancers...amazing as always. Great show!Written on Dec 14 2009
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marie
I found this ballet very dissapointing and unimpressive. The dancers did little to highlight the choreography and I felt like they were from a local dance studio and not NYCB. I regret spending money on the tickets.Written on Dec 18 2009
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Goldstar Member
I attended the sat afternoon show. Was a good mix of traditional, modern and then not often seen dancing from the 1700s. Classic ballet.Written on Dec 14 2009
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More Information About New York City Ballet at The Kennedy Center
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Description
New York City Ballet
Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief
New York City Ballet performs two programs of mixed repertory with works by Balanchine, Robbins, Martins, and Wheeldon, including Mozartiana, Les Gentilhommes, Dances at a Gathering, and more.
Two Mixed Repertory Programs
One of the country's most highly respected and healthiest ballet institutions, New York City Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center Opera House for seven performances comprised of two stunning mixed repertory programs. The company will perform works ranging from the classic grace of NYCB's most legendary choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, to today's inventive strides made by Peter Martins and Christopher Wheeldon. The programs have been personally selected by Martins for the tremendous soloists and principals of New York City Ballet.
Balanchine ballets play a feature role in both programs. His Mozartiana is a work of both art and mirth. One of Balanchine's influential "black and white" ballets, Stravinsky Violin Concerto exists without plot or narrative, but shows ballet at its purest and most brilliant. His Concerto Barocco likewise asks the audience to appreciate movement for its own value, contrasting with his famed Liebeslieder Walzer, where every small gesture conveys a story.
Also to be performed is Dances at a Gathering, a landmark work by Balanchine's longtime creative partner, Jerome Robbins. Former NYCB principal dancer and now Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins offers his Les Gentilhommes, tying the company's storied past to the present. The meditative and sublimely entrancing Liturgy from Christopher Wheeldon shines amidst the Company's repertoire.
Performances accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
PROGRAM A PRINCIPAL CASTING
Wed., Dec. 9, Thu., Dec. 10, Sat., Dec. 12, & Sun. Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. (2 hours, 38 min.)
Mozartiana (Tchaikovsky/Balanchine): Whelan, J. Angle, Ulbricht (29 min.)
—Intermission - 20 min.
Dances at a Gathering (Chopin/Robbins): Borree, Ringer, Fairchild, Kowroski, A. Stafford, Millepied, T. Angle, Dan-Waring, Carmena, Tworzyanski (63 min.)
—Intermission - 20 min.
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Stravinsky/Balanchine): Krohn, Ramasar, Hyltin, R. Fairchild (26 min.)
PROGRAM B PRINCIPAL CASTING
Fri., Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 12 & Sun., Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. (2 hours, 19 min.)
Concerto Barocco (Bach/Balanchine): Kowroski, A. Stafford, Hanna (20 min., Pause - 3 min.)
Liturgy (Pärt/Wheeldon): Whelan, Evans (13 min., Pause - 3 min.)
Les Gentilhommes (Handel/Martins): Suozzi, Applebaum, Tworzyanski, Ulbricht, Hendrickson, Carmena, Scordato, Dan-Waring, Peiffer (24 min.)
—Intermission - 20 min.
Liebeslieder Walzer (Brahms/Balanchine): Kistler, Ringer, Somogyi, Taylor, Askegard, J. Angle, Martins, T. Angle (Part I - 27 min.; Pause - 3 min.; Part II - 26 min.)
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.