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This should be a fascinating program.  From Doug Fullington at PNB


Dear Friends of PNB,

This Monday, March 4, we will offer a special studio presentation, MEN in BALLET, from 5:30-7:00 PM in Studio C at the Phelps Center, 301 Mercer St.

This 90-minute session will focus on male dancing in the context of our classical and neoclassical heritage and will include a preview of Paul Gibson’s new Mozart Pieces, which will receive its world premiere the following Friday, March 15, on our MODERN MASTERPIECES program.

Excerpts to be danced as part of MEN in BALLET will be drawn from the following:

Agon (excerpts)
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Apollo (Apollo first variation)
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

La Bayadère (Golden Idol variation)
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Nikolai Zubkovsky

Coppélia (Franz variation, Act III)
Music: Léo Delibes
Choreography: Nikolai Sergeyev?

Coppélia (Franz variation, Act III)
Music: Léo Delibes
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Dances at a Gathering (Brown Boy first solo)
Music: Frederic Chopin
Choreography: Jerome Robbins

Mozart Pieces (preview excerpts)
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreography: Paul Gibson

The Pupils of Dupre (Passepied)
Music: Léo Delibes
Choreography: Marius Petipa
  
Square Dance (male solo)
Music: Arcangelo Corelli
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Tickets from MEN in BALLET are $20 are may be purchased here: http://www.pnb.org/S...ve/?perf=13LD04

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, March 4, at 5:30-7:00 PM in Studio C at the Phelps Center.