Guest hermom Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Does anyone know what this is? I taped the PBS special, and would like to identify which segment I'll be seeing. Link to comment
Calliope Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 The PBS special was the old DP ballets. I don't remember which one this year was ballet #3, maybe a Martins one? Link to comment
rkoretzky Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 The Saratoga Diamonds will be: Haiku (Evans) Morphoses (Wheeldon) In the Mi(d)st (Mahdaviani) and also at the gala--Martins' Bach Concerto (was that a Diamond?) and Vespro (Italian choregrapher--Bignozetti?--sorry its 4 am and I am sleep-deprived) Oh I should say those are the new Diamonds. We'll have a few older ones too--symphony in five Movements, Ancient Airs...I'll check the schedule in the morning--gotta try to get some sleep now. Link to comment
Farrell Fan Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Then I'd guess that DP ballet #3 is Haiku, which I didn't see. I saw both Morphoses and In the Mi(d)st, which were #6 and #7, respectively. Bach Concerto was not a DP ballet and I think will be a premiere. Vespro, by Bigonzetti (you only transposed two letters, rkoretzky, not bad for 4 am) is an interesting work, but I think it's an odd choice for the gala audience. Concerto in Five Movements would have been far better. Link to comment
Guest hermom Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Thanks for the information. Has anyone seen Haiku? I seem to remember reading something about this being Evans' first foray in choreography, and even something about the casting. Would anyone care to share? Link to comment
liebs Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 I only saw Haiku in the gala preview performance but was impressed. This is I belief Evans first ballet, although he participated in the first Choreographic Institute. He uses the dancers well and knows how to create drama in the ppd. The movement is neo-classical in feeling, I think. The piece ran out of steam towards the end but he may have fixed that by now. I thought the piece was well lit and well costumed. Link to comment
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