Jane Simpson Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 The RDB has announced its programme for next season, apparently in the expectation of being able to run a full season starting at the beginning of September. Ballets include: Come Fly Away (Twyla Tharp) Cinderella (Gregory Dean) La Sylphide (new production) Balanchine's Nutcracker Romeo and Juliet (Neumeier) Serenade/ Sibelius 4 (Jorma Elo)/Etudes Blixen (Gregoery Dean) Napoli La Bayadere Dans2G0 programme - works by Sebastian Kloborg, Peter Martins (Zakouski), Neumeier and Hofesh Shechter Principal dancer Amy Watson will give her farewell performance as Teresina in Napoli Full details in the season book Link to comment
Helene Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Every season, I look forward to seeing the new season announcements, even though almost all are abstract to me from Seattle. In the age of COVID-19, we don't know what will be abstract for everyone. Link to comment
Jane Simpson Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Interesting that Hubbe is doing a back-to-Bournonville Sylphide, replacing the last all-grey version also by him. I think a lot of people, including the dancers, were hoping to see Neumeier#s Mahler 3 - which was cancelled 2 days before its RDB premiere in March - getting another chance. Also I missed the announcement that Kizzy Matiakis is also retiring next season, and will give her farewell on April 22nd in the title role, created for her, in Blixen. Link to comment
Helene Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 In 2004 Hubbe did a traditional staging for Ballet Arizona's La Sylphide -- under Ib Andersen's oversight -- and it was lovely. Unfortunately the Arizona Republic article with quotes from Hubbe is no longer available at it's original link, and I can't find it by searching, at least with my non-subscriber status, but Alexandra excerpted the following from it when she posted back then: Quote "I have no use for productions of story ballets that do not recognize the importance of the story," says Nikolaj Hübbe, the New York City Ballet principal dancer who has staged Sylphide for Ballet Arizona. "To see a story ballet only choreographically or musically - well, why on earth do a story ballet, then?" Watson and Matiakis retiring feels like a big change. Link to comment
Drew Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I was intrigued by the "new" La Sylphide too. I rather hope they opt for a more "romantic"--ie traditional--approach. There is a reason that ballet has lasted and it's not all luck-of-the-draw.... Link to comment
Jane Simpson Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 The company has just announced that John Neumeier's Mahler's 3rd Symphony - lost to lockdown 2 days before its planned Danish premiere - will replace La Bayadere in next season's progamme, opening on May19th 2021. Link to comment
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