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Pennsylvania Ballet Presents: A Program of Firsts
By Balanchine, Neenan, & Scarlett, music by Tchaikovsky, Poulenc & Herion May 12, 2016 to May 15, 2016
Experience a milestone in the history of dance with George Balanchine’s Serenade, set to the classic score of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48. The first original ballet Balanchine created in America, Serenade incorporates unexpected rehearsal events into the choreography such as students falling or arriving late. Heralded by The New York Times as “one of today’s foremost dance poets,” Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan conceives his world premiere for the Company with music by Troy Herion. In Asphodel Meadows, a company and North American premiere, Liam Scarlett presents three compelling pas de deuxs, which mirror Francis Poulenc’s vigorous dialogue between two pianos. This contemporary interpretation of classical style closely follows Poulenc’s score and quickly shifts in mood throughout the piece.
Venue:
Academy of Music
240 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Performances:
Thursday, May 12., 7:30PM
Friday, May 13, 7:30PM
Saturday, May 14, 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 14, 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 15, 2:00PM
For more information, please visit http://www.paballet.org/program-firsts
