kbarber Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 FOR RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JOSÉ MANUEL CARREÑO ANNOUNCES BALLET SAN JOSE 2013-2014 SEASONCOMPANY PREMIERES BY TWYLA THARP, PAUL TAYLOR, OHAD NAHARIN, VICENTE NEBRADA, JORGE AMARANTE, IGAL PERRY AND DWIGHT RHODENRETURN OF POPULAR AND ACCLAIMED BALLETS BY JORMA ELO, GEORGE BALANCHINE AND ROLAND PETITKAREN GABAY’S THE NUTCRACKER, DECEMBER 13-26SPECIAL NOV. 16 BENEFIT GALA FEATURING BALLET SAN JOSE AND STARS OF AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, NEW YORK CITY BALLET, BOSTON BALLET AND MORE San Jose, CA, August 23, 2013 – Ballet San Jose’s new Artistic Director, José Manuel Carreño, has announced details of the 2013-2014 season including Company premieres by choreographers including Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Ohad Naharin, Vicente Nebrada, Jorge Amarante, Igal Perry and Dwight Rhoden; two story ballets including Karen Gabay’s The Nutcracker and Roland Petit’s Carmen; plus the return of acclaimed and popular ballets by Jorma Elo and George Balanchine.A special benefit gala November 16 will kick off the season featuring members of Ballet San Jose and top guest stars from companies including American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet and others. All programs including The Nutcracker feature live music with Ballet San Jose Music Director George Daugherty conducting Symphony Silicon Valley and additional guest artists. The five-program, 24-performance 2013-2014 season—comprising the November 16 gala, The Nutcracker, and three mixed-repertory programs--runs November 16, 2013, through May 11, 2014, with all performances at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. A complete roster of dancers for the season will be announced in September. For more information, visit www.balletsj.org and follow Ballet San Jose on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BalletSJ, Twitter: http://twitter.com/balletsj, Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/115533886414740478353/115533886414740478353, YouTube: http://youtube.com/balletsj and Blog: http://balletsj.wordpress.com.“For my first season with Ballet San Jose I have created programs that feature choreographers whose works have excited and inspired me and audiences around the world,” says Carreño. “These ballets—from the sublime neoclassicism of Balanchine to heart-racing and athletic works of Twyla Tharp, Jorge Amarante, Vicente Nebrada and Igal Perry to the improvisations of Ohad Naharin—will dynamically demonstrate the range of technical and theatrical mastery of this tremendous Company.”Season Opens With Star-Studded Gala November 16 Featuring Guest Artists from American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, New York City Ballet and Boston BalletMembers of Ballet San Jose and Ballet San Jose School will be joined on stage by a host of top dancers from leading American companies to welcome new Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño and support Ballet San Jose Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with cocktails, dinner and an auction, followed by an 8 p.m. performance featuring guest artists from American Ballet Theatre: Julie Kent, Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland and Gillian Murphy; from English National Ballet: Artistic Director and lead principal dancer Tamara Rojo; from New York City Ballet: Gonzalo Garcia, Joaquin De Luz, Daniel Ulbricht and Megan Fairchild; from Boston Ballet: Lorna Feijoo, Nelson Madrigal, Adiarys Almeida and Joseph Gatti; other artists and program to be announced. Tickets are available for the full evening beginning at $1,000 and for the performance only, priced $50-$250. Performance tickets will go on sale in September at www.balletsj.org .For information and an invitation contact kbertrand@balletsj.org .Ballet San Jose 2013-2014 Season José Manuel Carreño, Artistic DirectorRaymond Rodriguez, Associate Artistic DirectorGeorge Daugherty, Music Director and ConductorBenefit GalaSaturday, November 16, 5 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m.San Jose Center for the Performing ArtsAn evening to benefit Ballet San Jose and honor and welcome new Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño, featuring dinner, an auction and performance by members of Ballet San Jose and Ballet San Jose School, and guest artists from American Ballet Theatre: Marcelo Gomes, Misty Copeland and Gillian Murphy; from English National Ballet: Artistic Director and lead principal dancer Tamara Rojo; from New York City Ballet: Gonzalo Garcia, Joaquin De Luz, Daniel Ulbricht and Megan Fairchild; from Boston Ballet: Lorna Feijoo, Nelson Madrigal, Adiarys Almeida and Joseph Gatti; other artists and program to be announced. The evening will conclude with a post-performance party with the artists.The NutcrackerDecember 13 – 26All performances at the San Jose Center for the Performing Artswith Symphony Silicon Valley and Ballet San Jose Music Director George DaughertyDecember 13 7 p.m.December 14 1:30 and *7 p.m.December 15 *1:30 p.m.December 20 *7 p.m.December 21 1:30 and 7 p.m.December 22 1:30 p.m.December 23 1:30 p.m.December 24 *1:30 p.m.December 26 1:30 p.m.*Special Family-Priced PerformancesChoreographer and former Ballet San Jose Principal Dancer Karen Gabay’s The Nutcracker is a delightful take on the holiday classic that preserves the best of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s traditional story about the Nutcracker Prince and the King of Mice amid glorious bravura dancing, good-enough-to-eat sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s lush and iconic score with a bit of a fresh and feminist touch to the story.Repertory Program 1: Neoclassical to NowFriday, February 14, at 8 pmSaturday, February 15, at 1:30 and 8 pmSunday, February 1, at 1:30 pmSan Jose Center for the Performing ArtsSerenade (1949)Choreography: George Balanchine Composer: Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyMusic: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 Glow-Stop (2006)Choreography: Jorma EloComposers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Philip GlassMusic: Symphony No. 29 in C, 4th Movement and Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 2nd Movement Minus 16 (1999) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Ohad NaharinMusic: Various ArtistsFrom the first ballet George Balanchine created in America to last season’s runaway hit by Jorma Elo to inventive Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin’s engaging tour-de-force that sparkles with improvisation and literally brings audience members to their feet, this program has remarkable range and sophistication. Repertory Program 2: Popular Music, Transcendent DancingFriday, March 21, at 8 pmSaturday, March 22, at 1:30 and 8 pmSunday, March 23, at 1:30 pmSan Jose Center for the Performing Arts Nuestros Valses (1976) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Vicente NebradaComposers: Ramón Delgado Palacios and Teresa CarreñoMusical Arrangements: Mark Richards Grapa Tango (2007) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Jorge AmaranteComposers: Carlos Libedinsky and Sverre Indris Joner Infinity (2013) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Igal PerryComposer: Ludwig van BeethovenMusic: “Hammerklavier” Sonata: Adagio Evermore (2013) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Dwight RhodenMusic: Nat King Cole Piazzolla Caldera (1997) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography: Paul TaylorComposer: Astor PiazzollaMusic: EscualoThis program explores the inspiration two centuries of popular music has had on modern and contemporary choreographers. Two strikingly different works by Paul Taylor and Jorge Amarante highlighting the incendiary passions and complexities of tango demonstrate the genre’s flexibility. Dwight Rhoden mines the richly nuanced songs of Nat King Cole, while Igal Perry plumbs the monumental lyricism of the adagio from one of Beethoven’s most enduringly popular piano sonatas (the “Hammerklavier”). The late Venezuelan dance-maker Vicente Nebrada’s Nuestros Valses (“Our Waltzes”) is a playfully sublime homage to the quintessential social dance. Repertory Program 3: Masterworks of Movement and TheatreFriday, May 9, at 8 pmSaturday, May 10, at 1:30 and 8 pmSunday, May 11, at 1:30 pmSan Jose Center for the Performing Arts Carmen (1949)REVIVALChoreography: Roland PetitComposer: Georges Bizet In the Upper Room (1986) COMPANY PREMIEREChoreography:Twyla TharpComposer: Philip GlassTwo masterworks—a fiery story ballet and a celebration of pure movement--by two different master dance-makers of our era share a program of extreme contrasts and bravura dancing. Considered one of Twyla Tharp’s most accomplished and striking works, In the Upper Room features a commissioned score by Philip Glass that both propels and liberates the dancers in Tharp’s whirling, pulse-pounding choreography. Since its premiere in 1949, Carmen has remained one of inventive French choreographer Roland Petit’s most popular ballets for its keen character studies, theatrical staging and soaring dances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Wow, he's bringing the big guns to the gala! As Mr B brought his Russian ex-pat friends to ABT and SAB, now Carreno is doing the same for his ex-pat amigos cubanos. I wish BSJ a lot of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 "Wow" is indeed the word! What an impressive first year -- and that gala! That rep would be challenging for an experienced, well-established company. I certainly hope he can pull this off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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