PNB-Balanchine's Petipa (Phelps Center)

Balanchine's Petipa

October 5, 6-7:30pm

Phelps Center

Presented by Doug Fullington and PNB.

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling the PNB Box Office at (206) 441-2424, online at www.pnb.org or in person at the PNB Box Office at 301 Mercer Street.

Program

Introduction

Flora's Awakening (Drigo/Petipa; 1894) – Zephyr coda

Theme and Variations (Tchaikovsky/Balanchine; 1947) – First male solo

Performers: Lucien Postlewaite, with Carla Körbes, Kaori Nakamura, Jodie Thomas & Mara Vinson

Choreography for boys

Raymonda (Glazunov/Petipa; 1898) – Dance of the Arab boys

Performers: Students from PNBS Intermediate Boys class

Male variations

Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky/Gorsky; 1895?) – Act III variation

Performer: Benjamin Griffiths

Divertimento No. 15 (Mozart/Balanchine; 1956) – Variation 5

Performer: Lucien Postlewaite

Pas de deux and character dancing

La Bayadère (Minkus/Petipa;1877/1900) – Kingdom of the Shades pas de deux

Performers: Kaori Nakamura & Lucien Postlewaite

The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky/Ivanov; 1892) – Harlequin & Columbine

Performers: Jodie Thomas & James Moore

Apollo (Stravinsky/Balanchine; 1928) – Pas de deux

Performers: Carla Körbes & Lucien Postlewaite

Pas de trois

Paquita (Delvedez/Minkus/Petipa; 1881) – Pas de trois

Performers: Kaori Nakamura, Mara Vinson & James Moore

Emeralds (Fauré/Balanchine; 1967) – Pas de trois

Performers: Carla Körbes, Jodie Thomas & Benjamin Griffiths

Late male variations

The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky/Legat?; 1892/circa 1900) – Act III variation

Performer: Lucien Postlewaite

Divertimento from “Le Baiser de la feé” (Stravinsky/Balanchine; 1972) – Male variation

Performer: Benjamin Griffiths

Program and casting subject to change. For further information, please visit: www.pnb.org.