sf_herminator Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Casting for the first week of Program 6: Program 6 - Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 7:30pm—Opening Night PRISM Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Conductor: Martin West Piano: Roy Bogas Sasha De Sola, Vitor Luiz, Carlos Quenedit* Sofiane Sylve, Luke Ingham* Taras Domitro SEVEN SONATAS SF Ballet Premiere Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad Mathilde Froustey*, Joseph Walsh* Frances Chung*, Gennadi Nedvigin* Vanessa Zahorian*, Davit Karapetyan* RUSH© Composer: Bohuslav Martinů Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Conductor: Martin West Lauren Strongin, Francisco Mungamba* Jahna Frantziskonis*, Max Cauthorn* Maria Kochetkova*, Joan Boada Program 6 - Wednesday, April 06, 2016 - 7:30pm PRISM Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Conductor: Martin West Piano: Roy Bogas Sasha De Sola, Vitor Luiz, Carlos Quenedit Sofiane Sylve, Luke Ingham Taras Domitro SEVEN SONATAS SF Ballet Premiere Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad Mathilde Froustey, Joseph Walsh Frances Chung, Gennadi Nedvigin Vanessa Zahorian, Davit Karapetyan RUSH© Composer: Bohuslav Martinů Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Conductor: Martin West Lauren Strongin, Francisco Mungamba Jahna Frantziskonis, Max Cauthorn Maria Kochetkova, Joan Boada Program 6 - Friday, April 08, 2016 - 8pm PRISM Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Conductor: Martin West Piano: Roy Bogas Vanessa Zahorian, Vitor Luiz, Carlos Quenedit Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets Taras Domitro SEVEN SONATAS Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad Lorena Feijóo*, Carlos Quenedit* Dores André*, Vitor Luiz* Sofiane Sylve*, Carlo Di Lanno* RUSH© Composer: Bohuslav Martinů Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Conductor: Martin West Lauren Strongin, Francisco Mungamba Jahna Frantziskonis, Max Cauthorn Maria Kochetkova, Joan Boada Program 6 - Sunday, April 10, 2016 - 2pm PRISM Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Conductor: Martin West Piano: Roy Bogas Mathilde Froustey*, Carlo Di Lanno*, Henry Sidford* Yuan Yuan Tan, Tiit Helimets Francisco Mungamba* SEVEN SONATAS Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad Lorena Feijóo, Carlos Quenedit Dores André, Vitor Luiz Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno RUSH© Composer: Bohuslav Martinů Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Conductor: Martin West Lauren Strongin, Francisco Mungamba Koto Ishihara, Wei Wang* Sasha De Sola*, Luke Ingham* In the event of injury or illness, casting is subject to change. *Premiere in ballet - See more at: https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting#sthash.8cu2Gl7e.dpuf Link to comment
Terez Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I saw the Sun matinee performance of this after a Sat pm Program 7 performance, and I have to say, I really liked this one. I would have thought it might prove a little underwhelming after Program 7's "Countenance of Kings" and "Theme and Variations," etc, but it really suited me. The costumes were so much more appealing (Sat pm's "T&V" aside), the orchestra sounded great, and I liked seeing the pianist onstage for Ratmansky's "Seven Sonatas" versus in the pit, the way it had been for Wheeldon's "Continuum" on Sat pm. Really enjoyed Tomasson's "Prism." Francisco Mungamba was given the role of the solo man in the 3rd movement, and he was quite exciting to watch. Still a young dancer, obviously, but wow, some real potential there. He seemed to have that crucial ability to fill a stage with his body language and presentation (did that make sense?). I've really been enjoying the way Helgi's using corps dancers in soloist roles this season - or maybe I missed out on it over the last two years because I've been seeing the first cast perform. Wei Wang's another one who's more than ready to move up to soloist - I'm hoping to see one of these guys, if not both, get a promotion for next season. I quite enjoyed Wheeldon's "Rush," more than I thought I would. (Probably to make up for the fact that I enjoyed Saturday night's "Continuum" less than I thought I would.) Gorgeous costumes. Again, while the program lacks a high octane piece like "Countenance of Kings," I found the end result to be more satisfying on Sunday. This is the first time I've gotten to see two programs back-to-back in this way. What a luxury! Link to comment
Quiggin Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 After the boisterousness of Justin Peck's new work and Christopher Wheeldon's ingredient-driven Continuum, it was so nice to enter the quiet world of Alexei Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas. Especially with the second cast - Lorena Feijoo, Carlos Quenedit, Dores Andre, Vitor Luiz, Sofiane Sylve & Carlo Di Lanno - when it really shone (like alabaster).So many wonderful combinations for solos, duos and threes, each group doubling the gestures of the others. Some things seem like parodies - a male Swan Lake-like pas de trois by three men - a man wheeling around the turning couple as in Lifar's Suite en Blanc - a funny lopsided walk by Vitor Luiz after something more serious. Solos of self definition, couples testing each other, the group involved in high jinks or suddenly felled by some mysterious force. Near the beginning the three men sit palms down flat to the stage floor, like stone temple figures, and at the end they assume the same positions, now guarding their partners who sleep just beneath them.Prism seemed like Balanchine without the meaning or bite (borrowed from Chaconne and the Sanguinic section of the 4Ts), except the last scene when a dancer in black (once Gonzalo Garcia's role, now retailored for Taras Domitro) wildly threads himself, like a basting stitch, through the body of the pastel colored ballet. Finally at rest he gives a benediction to the dancers, slowly looks up to the protective proscenium, and then meets the audience with his gaze. Link to comment
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