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Programme C: Bespoke/Hummingbird/Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - T07431534

Bespokeis Australian choreographer Stanton Welch's seventh ballet for the Company and is described as a bitter-sweet love letter to ballet itself, set to music from JS Bach's violin concertos. Hummingbirdby Liam Scarlett was highly acclaimed when it premiered in 2014 and ?buzzes with human stories: memories, losses, encounters, and the feelings of the dancers themselves... It's stirring stuff, and beautiful' (Hannah Weibye , The Arts Desk). Hurry Up, We're Dreaming?This is a ballet about how it feels to be young. It's how everyone wants to dance, in their dreams' (Jenny Gilbert, The Arts Desk). Justin Peck's second work for SF Ballet is set to a sequence of tracks by M83 and showcases his special genius for choreographing ensembles.Company Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor Martin West. Choreographer Stanton Welch (Bespoke). Choreographer Liam Scarlett (Hummingbird). Choreographer Justin Peck (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Music Johann Sebastian Bach (Bespoke). Costume Holly Hynes (Bespoke). Lighting James F Ingalls (Bespoke). Music Philip Glass (Hummingbird). Design John Macfrarlane (Hummingbird). Costume John Macfarlane (Hummingbird). Lighting David Finn (Hummingbird). Music Anthony Gozalez (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Music Yann Gonzalez (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Music Bradley Laner (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Music Justin Meddal-Johnsen (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Costume Reid Bartelme (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Costume Harriet Jung (Hurry Up We're Dreaming). Lighting James F Ingalls (Hurry Up We're Dreaming).
5 Jun 19 to 8 Jun 19Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L0687601547

Programme D: Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem/Bound To/Anima Animus - T01229368879

Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem is a personal and moving tribute to Trey McIntyre's grandfather who died after years of dementia. Vulnerability and tenderness combine with jocularity for an unsentimental work with accompanying folk songs by Chris Garneau. This is McIntyre's second work for SF Ballet. Bound To? by Christopher Wheeldon also addresses a prevalent 21st century concern ? addiction to smartphones. There are warnings beneath the humour in an exploration of how relationships can become dysfunctional when competing with social media. This is Wheeldon's 9th work specially created for SF Ballet, for which he has been choreographing for over 15 years. Anima Animus - For his SF Ballet choreographic debut David Dawson offers a rich mix of contrasts and explores the fluid space between opposites, most notably the roles of male and female and how they view each other, with a score by Ezio Bosso.Company Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor Martin West. Choreographer Trey McIntyre (Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem). Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon (Bound To). Choreographer David Dawson (Anima Animus). Music Chris Garneau (Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem). Costume Reid Bartelme (Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem). Costume Harriet Jung (Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem). Lighting James F Ingalls (Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem). Music Keaton Henson (Bound To). Design Jean-Mar Puissant (Bound To). Costume Jean-Marc Puissant (Bound To). Design Jean-Marc Puissant (projection - Bound To). Design Alexander V Nichols (projection - Bound To). Lighting James F Ingalls (Bound To). Music Ezio Bosso (Anima Animus). Design John Otto (Anima Animus). Costume Yumiko Takeshima (Anima Animus). Lighting James F Ingalls (Anima Animus). Choreographer Rebecca Gladstone (assistant - Anima Animus).
6 Jun 19 to 7 Jun 19Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L0951907568

Programme A: Shostakovich Trilogy - T01325321416

San Francisco Ballet was the first American company to invite Ratmansky to choreograph in the US. That was in 2003 - the start of an ongoing relationship during which SF Ballet has acquired six of his works in its repertory. The Trilogy was co-commissioned with American Ballet Theatre (where Ratmansky has been artist in residence since 2009) and was first performed by San Francisco Ballet in 2014.Company Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor Martin West. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Music Dmitri Shostakovich (Shostakovich Trilogy). Choreographer Nancy Raffa (staged by). Design George Tsypin. Costume Keso Dekker. Lighting Jennifer Tipton.
29 May 19 to 2 Jun 19Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L1151738227

Programme B: The Infinite Ocean/Snowblind/Bjork Ballet - T01302796625

The Infinite Queen is the second work for SF Ballet by Edwaard Liang, a former dancer with New York City Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater and artistic director at BalletMet since 2013. This is a ballet dealing with spirituality, life and death that is set to ?minimalist music with this baroque feel' commissioned from English composer Oliver Davis. Snowblind is British dance maker Cathy Marston's choreographic debut with SF Ballet. Inspired by Edith Wharton's tragic story of adultery, Ethan Frome, it reveals Marston at the pinnacle of her acute narrative powers and distinctive style. Bjork Balletis the second work for SF Ballet by Arthur Pita described as 'surprising, mysterious and a ridiculous amount of fun'*. Pita delves into the mischief and magic of this Icelandic icon's music in a 'cacophony of glamour, craziness and fairytal''*. (*Judith Mackrell in The Guardian)Company Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor Martin West. Choreographer Edwaard Liang (The Infinite Ocean). Choreographer Cathy Marston (Snowblind). Choreographer Arthur Pita (Bjork Ballet). Music Oliver Davis (The Infinite Ocean). Design Alexander V Nichols (The Infinite Ocean). Costume Mark Zappone (The Infinite Ocean). Lighting James F Ingalls (The Infinite Ocean). Music Amy Beach (Snowblind). Music Philip Feeney (Snowblind). Music Arthur Foote (Snowblind). Music Arvo Part (Snowblind). Music Philip Feeney (music arrangement Snowblind). Design Patrick Kinmonth (Snowblind). Costume Patrick Kinmonth (Snowblind). Lighting James F Ingalls (Snowblind). Choreographer Jenny Tattersall ( assistant Snowblind). Adapted by Cathy Marston (Snowblind). Adapted by Patrick Kinmonth (Snowblind). Music Bjork Gudmundsdottir (Bjork Ballet). Music Alejandro Ghersi (Bjork Ballet). Music Sjon (Bjork Ballet). Costume Marco Morante (Bjork Ballet). Lighting James F Ingalls (Bjork Ballet). Other Arthur Pita (Visual Decor - Bjork Ballet). Sound Martin West (Bjork Ballet).
31 May 19 to 1 Jun 19Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L01021105114

Programme Three: Allegro Brillante/Paquita Pas De Trois/7 for Eight/Rush/Le Carnaval des Animaux - T128289085

America's first professional ballet company and now the third largest ballet company in the USA, San Francisco Ballet continues to push boundaries with cutting-edge new works, while remaining committed to excellence in the classical tradition. The full Company of 69 dancers returns to Sadler's Wells with three programmes which affirm their diverse range and international stature. Artistic Director [Helgi Tomasson] brings two ballets; 7 for Eight, and Concerto Grosso. As a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, [Tomasson] was one of the foremost interpreters for [Balanchine], who created several roles expressly for him. In turn, [Tomasson]'s Company now dances four of [Balanchine]'s most technically challenging masterpieces. Other highlights include [Christopher Wheeldon]'s neoclassical work Continuum©, [Possokhov]'s abstract whirlwind Study In Motion, the pyrotechnic Pas de Trois from [Makarova]'s staging of Paquita and, on a lighter note, [Ratmansky]'s colourful and often hilarious menagerie of animals, Le Carnaval des Animaux. Music ranges from [Vivaldi], [Verdi] and [Tchaikovsky] to Camille [Saint-Saens] and [Ligeti].Choreographer Balanchine (Allegro Brillante). Choreographer Makarov (after Petipa - Paquita Pas de Trois). Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon (Rush). Choreographer Ratmansky (Le Carnaval des Animaux).
22 Sep 04 to 25 Sep 04Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L01578152020

Programme Two: Ballo Della Regina/Concerto Grosso/Study in Motion/The Four Temperaments - T02116524850

America's first professional ballet company and now the third largest ballet company in the USA, San Francisco Ballet continues to push boundaries with cutting-edge new works, while remaining committed to excellence in the classical tradition. The full Company of 69 dancers returns to Sadler's Wells with three programmes which affirm their diverse range and international stature. Artistic Director [Helgi Tomasson] brings two ballets; 7 for Eight, and Concerto Grosso. As a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, [Tomasson] was one of the foremost interpreters for [Balanchine], who created several roles expressly for him. In turn, [Tomasson]'s Company now dances four of [Balanchine]'s most technically challenging masterpieces. Other highlights include [Christopher Wheeldon]'s neoclassical work Continuum©, [Possokhov]'s abstract whirlwind Study In Motion, the pyrotechnic Pas de Trois from [Makarova]'s staging of Paquita and, on a lighter note, [Ratmansky]'s colourful and often hilarious menagerie of animals, Le Carnaval des Animaux. Music ranges from [Vivaldi], [Verdi] and [Tchaikovsky] to Camille [Saint-Saens] and [Ligeti].Choreographer Balanchine (Ballo Della Regina). Choreographer Tomasson (Concerto Grosso). Choreographer Possokhov (Study in Motion). Choreographer Balanchine (The Four Temperaments).
21 Sep 04 to 24 Sep 04Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L01653981919

Programme One: Square Dance/Continuum/Le Carnaval des Animaux - T0888576389

America's first professional ballet company and now the third largest ballet company in the USA, San Francisco Ballet continues to push boundaries with cutting-edge new works, while remaining committed to excellence in the classical tradition. The full Company of 69 dancers returns to Sadler's Wells with three programmes which affirm their diverse range and international stature. Artistic Director [Helgi Tomasson] brings two ballets; 7 for Eight, and Concerto Grosso. As a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, [Tomasson] was one of the foremost interpreters for [Balanchine], who created several roles expressly for him. In turn, [Tomasson]'s Company now dances four of [Balanchine]'s most technically challenging masterpieces. Other highlights include [Christopher Wheeldon]'s neoclassical work Continuum©, [Possokhov]'s abstract whirlwind Study In Motion, the pyrotechnic Pas de Trois from [Makarova]'s staging of Paquita and, on a lighter note, [Ratmansky]'s colourful and often hilarious menagerie of animals, Le Carnaval des Animaux. Music ranges from [Vivaldi], [Verdi] and [Tchaikovsky] to Camille [Saint-Saens] and [Ligeti].Choreographer Balanchine (Square Dance). Choreographer Wheeldon (Continuum). Choreographer Ratmansky (Ratmansky (Le Carnaval des Animaux).
20 Sep 04 to 23 Sep 04Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L01682213214

T579157803

Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Design Jon Morrell. Costume Jon Morrell.
28 Aug 03 to 30 Aug 03Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V602
listing details L0477933550

T1719679190

Following their highly successful London debut in 1999, the company presents three diverse triple-bills including works by [Balanchine] (Bugaku and Symphony in Three Movements), [Hans van Manen] (Black Cake), [Jerome Robbins] (Glass Pieces) and [Helgi Tomasson] (Prism). WebsiteProducer Victor Hochhauser.
13 Aug 01 to 18 Aug 01Royal Opera House, West End :: V377
listing details L01323082648
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