Balanchine’s three-act ballet Jewels has become a global phenomenon. This autumn the ballet returns to New York City Ballet, the company for whom it was originally created (don’t miss this recent video where NYCB dancers Jenifer Ringer, Sterling Hyltin and Sara Mearns discuss each act), while the Royal Ballet presents this season’s final performance on [...]
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Jewels
by Linda on October 3, 2011
Agon
by Linda on October 5, 2009
Is this ballet for you? Go If Agon is probably one of the quintessential Balanchine pieces in every balletomane’s punch card. You should go if you love Balanchine, abstract, short and/or neo-classical ballets. Or try it for the landmark score: this is where Stravinsky began exploring his twelve-tone technique (more on this below). Skip If [...]
Tagged as: 12-Tone Technique, Abstract, Agon, Alban Berg, Anton von Webern, Apollo, Arnold Schoenberg, Arthur Mitchell, Balanchine, Barbara Milberg, Barbara Walczak, Diana Adams, Jonathan Watts, Louise Nadeau, Melissa Hayden, Neo-Classical, NYCB, Oliver Weavers, One act, Orpheus, Pas de deux, Peter Martins, PNB, Roy Tobias, Serialism, Stravinsky, Todd Bolender, Wendy Whelan
