socalgal Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Just opened today's Philly Inquirer and saw the announcement of PABallet's season for 2004-2005! It is a wonderful mix of repertory as well as Ashton's "La Fille".....hope someone will put a link to this article. I am particularly excited that they will be doing Robbin's "The Concert" for the first time and Wheeldon's "Continuum" Link to comment
Dale Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 It does sound exciting. Here's the link to the Inquirer. Pennsylvania Ballet's 2004-05 Season George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina, Agon and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Nov. 3-7 at the Academy of Music. Balanchine's The Nutcracker, Dec. 11-Jan. 2 at the Academy of Music. Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinatra Songs, Peter Martins' The Waltz Project, and another work to be announced, Feb. 2-6 at the Merriam Theater Sir Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée, March 4-12, 2005, at the Academy of Music. Jerome Robbins' The Concert, Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum, and a third work to be announced, April 27-May 1, 2005, at the Merriam Theater. John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, June 2-12, 2005, at the Academy of Music. Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Nice Season!! Makes we wish even more that we had a company here in Hartford! Has PA Ballet done either The Concert or La Fille Mal Gardee before? Link to comment
Dale Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I think the paper said it was the first time for those ballets, as well as Ballo. Link to comment
Tessa Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Wow! I'm so excited for next season! La Fille, Ballo & The Concert are definitely company premieres, as (I think) are the Tharp and Wheeldon pieces. I'm really pleased that the Robbins Trust in particular has been giving Pennsylvania Ballet the rights to more pieces in the past few years; his works deserve to be seen outside NYC! The only piece on this schedule that I'm not overly excited about is The Waltz Project...but I can live with that! Link to comment
Calliope Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Programming reminds me of the old Joffrey. Brava to PA Ballet. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I'm thinking some road trips are in order, especially in November and March. Link to comment
purelyballet Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 I agree with everyone else...sounds like a marvelous rep. I am going to be sure to make as many as possible. Has anyone heard if the company has posted any promtions or new dancers for next year? Link to comment
Petra Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 It looks great and I hope to be able to see them more often next year than I am managing to see this year. BUT surely they aren't producing a new Swan Lake just to put in moth balls... As I have been told in umpteen marketing calls, it's costing them a million and ahalf $ (and unfortunately I won't be in the country the first half of June). Link to comment
socalgal Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 GWTW........ Yes, I was a little surprised that the new Wheeldon Swan Lake was not included in next year's season. However, I have been told that the production sets are being made for touring....maybe you will be able to catch it out of town? :grinning: I was also wondering why the first program is scheduled in November. Usually, PABallet begins peforming earlier in October. :shrug: Link to comment
Tessa Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Just from observation, I don't think Philly ballet audiences like seeing the same ballets even every other year- I've heard other ballet-goers complain about Midsummer Night's Dream, Taming of the Shrew & Romeo & Juliet (just to name a few) being performed too much and those are never performed two years in a row. The subscribers would probably revolt if "forced" to see Swan Lake two years in a row. People don't seem to understand the huge cost of these productions... On a different topic, perhaps the company isn't starting till November next year so they can take Swan Lake on tour somewhere in October? That would be exciting! Link to comment
socalgal Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 tessa - that is what i was hoping! I am sure they will tour this Swan Lake next year and maybe it will be early October as you suggested! That would be fun Link to comment
socalgal Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 It has been announced. According to the PABallet press release, the company will be performing Swan Lake in Pittsburgh on October 1 and also at Penn State, October 6......this is wonderful news and an exciting year for the company Link to comment
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