Helene Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 From the press release:44th season to feature six PNB premieres including Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Cendrillon, George Balanchine’s La Source, Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19 / The Dreamer, Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, and works by Benjamin Millepied and David Dawson; and a world premiere from Jessica Lang. Other highlights include the return of audience favorites including Robbins’ West Side Story Suite, Jiri Kylian’s Forgotten Land, and Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. The line-up also includes additional works by Balanchine, Millepied, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon. (And, of course, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™.)44th season single-ticket sales begin Monday, July 18.(Tickets to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ go on sale Monday, May 16.)September 2016 – June 2017Marion Oliver McCaw Hall321 Mercer Street, Seattle CenterSeattle, WashingtonFebruary 13, 2016, SEATTLE, WA— Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 44th season, running from September, 2016 to June, 2017. Highlights include a program of PNB premieres by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Alexei Ratmansky; a full-length story ballet from Jean-Christophe Maillot (Roméo et Juliette) based on the story of Cinderella; a world premiere from Jessica Lang (The Calling); PNB premieres by Benjamin Millepied and David Dawson; and the return of audience favorites by Balanchine, Robbins, Millepied, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, and Christopher Wheeldon. For family audiences, PNB is bringing back its popular matinee production of Hansel & Gretel (performed by students of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School), and – of course – George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™.PNB will begin accepting season subscription renewals and new full-season subscription orders on Tuesday, February 16; tickets to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ go on sale to the public on Monday, May 16. The Box Office opens for 2016-2017 season single ticket sales on Monday, July 18. For further information, contact the PNB Box Office by phone at 206.441.2424, online at PNB.org, or in person at 301 Mercer Street. Discounted subscription rates are available for senior citizens and students with ID. All programming and dates are subject to change. For more information, visit PNB.org. Link to comment
Helene Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Subscription Rep: Rep 1 – TRICOLORE September 23 – October 2, 2016 3 Movements Music: Steve Reich Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Scenic Design: Benjamin Millepied Costume Design: Isabella Boylston, assisted by Larae Theige Hascall Lighting Design: Brad Fields Premiere: November 6, 2008, Pacific Northwest Ballet Appassionata Sonata (PNB Premiere) Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreography: Benjamin Millepied Premiere: February 5, 2016, Paris Opera Ballet (Paris, France) Symphony in C Music: Georges Bizet Choreography: George Balanchine © The School of American Ballet Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: July 28, 1947, Paris Opera Ballet (originally titled Le Palais de Cristal); March 22, 1948, New York City Ballet (renamed Symphony in C) PNB Premiere: March 25, 1987 Rep 2 – BRIEF FLING November 4 – 13, 2016 Brief Fling Music: Michel Colombier and Percy Grainger Choreography: Twyla Tharp Original Costume Design: Isaac Mizrahi Original Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: February 28, 1990, American Ballet Theatre (San Francisco, CA) PNB Premiere: September 27, 2013 Forgotten Land Music: Benjamin Britten Choreography: Jiri Kylian Scenic and Costume Design: Jiri Kylian Lighting Design: Joop Caboort Lighting Re-Design: Kees Tjebbes Premiere: April 12, 1981, Stuttgart Ballet PNB Premiere: November 8, 2013 Stravinsky Violin Concerto Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Paul Boos and Colleen Neary Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: June 18, 1972, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 5, 1986 Rep 3 – Cendrillon (PNB Premiere) February 3 – 12, 2017 Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Scenic Design: Ernest Pignon-Ernest Costume Design: Jérôme Kaplan Lighting Design: Dominique Drillot Premiere: December 23, 1996, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Rep 4 – DIRECTOR’S CHOICE March 17 – 26, 2017 New Suite Music: George Frideric Handel, Luciano Berio, Johann Sebastian Bach Choreography: William Forsythe Scenic and Lighting Design: William Forsythe Costume Design: William Forsythe and Yumiko Takeshima Premiere: February 25, 2012, Dresden Semperoper Ballet PNB Premiere: March 13, 2015 World Premiere Choreography: Jessica Lang Premiere: August 24, 2016, Pacific Northwest Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts Commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Empire Noir (PNB Premiere) Music: Greg Haines Choreography: David Dawson Scenic Design: John Otto Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: Bert Dalhuysen Premiere: June 17, 2015, Dutch National Ballet Rep 5 – BALLET ON BROADWAY April 14 – 23, 2017 Carousel (A Dance) Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Costume Design: Holly Hynes Lighting Design: Mark Stanley Premiere: November 26, 2002, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 12, 2009 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Scenic and Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Costume Design: Holly Hynes Premiere: May 2, 1968, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: September 20, 2008 West Side Story Suite Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Choreography: Jerome Robbins with Peter Genarro Scenic Design: Oliver Smith Costume Design: Irene Sharaff Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: May 18, 1995, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 12, 2009 REP 6 – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION June 2 – 11, 2017 La Source (PNB Premiere) Music: Léo Delibes Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Peter Boal Original Costume Design: Karinska Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates Premiere: November 23, 1968, New York City Ballet Opus 19 / The Dreamer (PNB Premiere) Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Jerome Robbins Staging: Peter Boal Costume Design: Ben Benson Original Lighting Design: Ronald Bates Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Premiere: June 14, 1979, New York City Ballet Pictures at an Exhibition (PNB Premiere) Music: Modest Mussorgsky Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky Costume Design: Adeline Andre Lighting Design: Mark Stanley Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington Premiere: October 2, 2014, New York City Ballet Link to comment
Helene Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Not Part of Subscription Season:First Look GalaFriday, September 23, 2015(Tickets go on sale July 18.)Celebrate the opening of PNB’s 44th season with a glamorous cocktail party, an elegant backstage dinner, and a dance party onstage after the performance! Featuring special guest Benjamin Millepied (former director of Paris Opera Ballet). For information, visit PNB.org. (Performance tickets sold separately.)George Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER™November 25 – December 29, 2016(Tickets go on sale Monday, May 16, 2016.)Music: Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyChoreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine TrustStaging: Judith Fugate, with Peter Boal and Garielle WhittleScenic & Costume Design: Ian FalconerLighting Design: James F. IngallsOriginal Lev Ivanov Production Premiere: December 6, 1892, Imperial Ballet, St. PetersburgBalanchine Production Premiere: February 2, 1954, New York City BalletPNB Premiere: November 27, 2015Hansel & GretelMarch 19 – 26, 2017 (Part of PNB’s “Family Matinees” series. Call the PNB Box Office for details.)Featuring students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.Music: Oskar NedbalConcept and Choreography: Bruce WellsStaging: Michele Curtis and Otto NeubertScenic Design: Edith WhitsettCostume Design: Pacific Northwest Ballet Costume ShopWitch Costume Design: Victoria McFallLighting Design: Randall G. ChiarelliPremiere: March 18, 2007, PNB SchoolSEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCESunday, June 11, 2017(Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.)NEXT STEP Choreographers’ ShowcaseFriday, June 16, 2017(Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.)36th Annual PNB School PerformancesSaturday, June 17, 2017(Tickets to this event go on sale in 2017.)PNB ON TOUR(Tickets not available through the PNB Box Office.)August 24 - 28, 2016Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MASum Stravinsky (Stravinsky/Gaines); 3 Movements (Reich/Millepied); World Premiere (Jessica Lang)For more information, visit JacobsPillow.org. Link to comment
Jayne Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 A lot of good stuff on in that programming! Link to comment
sandik Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I think I'm as excited for the returning works as I am for the additions. Symphony in C, and Brief Fling, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto and New Suite! Link to comment
chenequa3 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do you think the first, predominently Millepied rep was chosen before or after the recent announcement from POB? I would like to think it was a quickly-made decision as a wonderful show of support for him, but more likely, the program choice was made ages ago... Link to comment
Helene Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 I would guess that the brochures went to the printers before he made his announcement. It makes sense if he is coming in to coach that having two on the same program makes practical sense. "3 Movements" was made for PNB, and they brought it to NYC and maybe Jacob's Pillow. Link to comment
sandik Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Boal likes to collect more than one of any particular choreographer -- he thinks we get a better understanding of what that artist is up to when we can see multiple works. We've had several programs emphasizing a single choreographer since he's been AD, not just Balanchine, which you'd expect, but Wheeldon, Forsythe, Robbins, and Dove as well. Link to comment
Helene Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 From the YouTube excerpts, "Cendrillon" has no appeal for me, but judge for yourself. t (Too bad Ariana Lallone is gone: the Fairy Godmother role looks made for her. I could also see Rachel Foster in it, if the stagers don't insist on tall.) I think the limited casting in "Romeo et Juliette" was a major mistake for the Company: aside from the first run, where three Juliette and Romeo pairs were planned, but due to injury, Pantastico danced all the Juliettes with two Romeos, I can't think of a full-length that had such limited opportunities for the Company. I don't have much bigger hopes for "Cendrillon." However, the mixed bills have many, many opportunities for the dancers in each one, and I look forward to seeing breakout performances in each. Link to comment
sandik Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 There seem to be a number of elements that are very similar to his R&J -- will have to look at more material and get a fuller view, but right now am wondering about this acquisition. Link to comment
chenequa3 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Thanks for posting the videos! Not sure what I think of it just yet (obviously, I want to withhold judgment until I've seen it), but I do wonder whether this Maillot version will have the same appeal to families that the traditional, storybook version did with its beautiful costumes. Just a question... Were there limits as to how long PNB could use any particular Stowell choreography? Link to comment
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