Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap - Dance
Sat 13 Mar 2010
2010
March 2010
Saturday 13 March 2010
Sat 13 Mar, 8 pm. 260 South Broad Street, Suite 901, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 19102. 215-893-1999. Pennsylvania Ballet - [email][events]
The Crossed Line: Choreography by Matthew Neenan, Choreographer in Residence (Music: Chopin) In the Night: Choreography by Jerome Robbins (Music: Chopin) The Concert: Choreography by Jerome Robbins (Music: Chopin) A trio of works that embody the emotional range and inventiveness of Frederic Chopin celebrate the famed composer's 200th birthday.
The Crossed Line explores the boundaries and shifting nature of relationships to Chopin piano concertos transcribed for piano and violin/cello. The piece began as an idea Mr. Neenan developed while attending New York City Ballet's Choreographer Institute in September 2003. The concept grew into an exciting commission for Pennsylvania Ballet in April 2004, and was critically acclaimed for "Neenan's crisp choreography, creativity, and innovativeness are refreshingly unpredictable." In the Night uses four Chopin nocturnes as inspiration for three intimate pas de deux that articulate graduated stages of love and romance. Each episode is a tableau of romance - tender young love, mature and balanced love, and explosive passion. Robbins's three heroines each has a distinct character, as do the principals who portray them. When last performed, The Washington Post observed "[The Company's performance]… was liquid smooth. At its heart was an extraordinary dancer, Riolama Lorenzo, who made you notice critical little things such as how she rose onto pointe as if a breath started in her feet and advanced right up into her rib cage." The Concert, Robbins's comedic masterpiece set during a piano recital, envelopes audiences with its sidesplitting humor, witty timing, and satirical choreography in its spirited salute to Chopin. The onstage accompanist engages in the antics, which send everyone home laughing.