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Indiana Woodward
Indiana Woodward (born ) is a French ballet dancer. She joined the New York City Ballet in 2012, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2021. Early life and training Woodward was born in Paris, to a French filmmaker father and a South African dancer mother, who had worked with choreographer Roland Petit. She lived in Paris until she was three, when her family relocated to Philadelphia. When she was seven, her parents divorced. Woodward, her mother and younger brother moved to Los Angeles, while her father returned to Paris. Woodward's early ballet training was in the Russian ballet style. Beginning at age 10, she trained with Yuri Grigoriev, She also attended intensives at Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Kirov Academy of Ballet. When she was fifteen, she was invited to attend a two-month program in scholarship, and perform at a showcase at Bolshoi Ballet Academy. On her way to Moscow, she auditioned for the summer program of the School of American Ballet, the New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nutcracker (Balanchine)
Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet ''The Nutcracker'' has become the most famous stage production of the ballet performed in the U.S. ( Mikhail Baryshnikov's production is the most famous television version, although it too originated onstage.) It uses the plot of the Alexandre Dumas, ''père'', version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (1816). Its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center, New York, with costumes by Karinska and sets by Horace Armistead. It has been staged in New York every year since 1954, and many other productions throughout the United States either imitate it, or directly use the Balanchine staging. However, although it is often cited as being the production that made the ballet famous in the U.S., it was Willam Christensen's 1944 production for the San Francisco Ballet which first introduced the complete work to the United States. Staging In Balanchine's version, the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonatine (ballet)
''Sonatine'' is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Ravel's eponymous music. The ballet was made for the New York City Ballet's Ravel Festival, which celebrated the centenary of Ravel, and premiered on May 15, 1975, at the New York State Theater, following a preview performance the previous day. The ballet was originated by Violette Verdy and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. Choreography In his book ''Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets'', Balanchine described the ballet, "The pianist and the dancers are on stage together when the curtain goes up on the ballet. The pianist begins to play; the girl and the boy stand up and listen. They like what they hear, apparently, for they begin to move to it, following its line, and gradually becoming imbued with its spirit." Production Balanchine decided that for French composer Maurice Ravel's centenary in 1975, the New York City Ballet would hold the Ravel Festival to honor him. In the previous forty years, Balanchin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Valse (Balanchine)
''La Valse'' is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Maurice Ravel's '' Valses Nobles et Sentimentales'' and '' La Valse''. It premiered on February 20, 1951, at the City Center of Music and Drama, performed by the New York City Ballet. The ballet depicts dancers waltzing in a ballroom, during which a woman becomes attracted to a figure of death, and ultimately dies. Choreography The first part of the ballet is set to '' Valses Nobles et Sentimentales'', which features eight waltzes, with the first used as an overture. The second waltz features three female soloists, while the third, fourth and fifth waltzes are each danced by a couple. The woman from the fifth waltz then dances a solo during the sixth waltz. In the seventh waltz, her partner returns to the stage, joined by the three soloists from the second waltz and the woman exits. In the eighth waltz, a ballerina in white enters and dances. A man then enters. Dance critic Richard Buckle described, "They do backben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulcinella Variations
''Pulcinella Variations'' is a one-act ballet by Justin Peck, set to Igor Stravinsky's ''Pulcinella Suite'', with costumes designed by Tsumori Chisato. The ballet premiered on September 28, 2017, danced by the New York City Ballet, at the David H. Koch Theater. The choreography of ''Pulcinella Variations'' is more classical then other Peck's works, and the costumes were inspired by commedia dell’arte, which was also Stravinsky's inspiration when he wrote the music. Original cast Original cast: *Sterling Hyltin *Sara Mearns *Tiler Peck *Brittany Pollack *Indiana Woodward *Jared Angle *Andrew Scordato * Gonzalo Garcia *Anthony Huxley Videography In 2020, in response to the performance cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic, the New York City Ballet released a recording of ''Pulcinella Variations'', filmed in 2018 with most of the original cast returning, except Mearns, Pollack and Angle, whose roles were danced by Miriam Miller, Emilie Gerrity and Russell Janzen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pictures At An Exhibition (ballet)
''Pictures at an Exhibition'' is a ballet choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky to Mussorgsky's eponymous score. The ballet premiered on October 2, 2014 at the David H. Koch Theater, danced by the New York City Ballet. Production Ratmansky's ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' is performed by five men and five women. The original cast includes Wendy Whelan, who had created roles in every Ratmansky's works for the New York City Ballet at that point, and was scheduled to retire from ballet at the end of the season. The score by Mussorgsky is about a posthumous exhibition of works by Viktor Hartmann. However, Wassily Kandinsky's painting ''Color Study: Squares With Concentric Circles'' is projected on stage, designed by Wendall K. Harrington Wendall Keehn Harrington is an American theatrical projection designer and head of projection design at Yale School of Drama, sometimes referred to as 'The Queen of Projections’. She has been considered the nation's leading projection designer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Are Racing
''The Times Are Racing'' is a one-act ballet by Justin Peck, to "USA I-IV" from Dan Deacon's album ''America'', with costumes designed by Humberto Leon from the fashion label Opening Ceremony and lighting design by Brandon Stirling Baker. It premiered on January 26, 2017 at the David H. Koch Theater, danced by the New York City Ballet. Production ''The Times Are Racing'' is made by Justin Peck, the resident choreographer of the New York City Ballet. It was created during the 2016 presidential election, Peck said the ballet became "less optimistic piece than it could have been" after Donald Trump won the election. The music is "USA I-IV" from Dan Deacon's album ''America'', an electronic score, which Peck first listened few years prior. Though it was an unusual choice for ballet, and might be unpopular among some audiences, he went with it anyway as by then he was known for a "hypermodern direction". Peck opted the dancers to wear sneakers in the ballet, which had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of The Rabbit (ballet)
''Year of the Rabbit'' is a ballet choreographed by Justin Peck to music from Sufjan Stevens's album, ''Enjoy Your Rabbit''. The ballet premiered on October 5, 2012, at the David H. Koch Theater, danced by the New York City Ballet. Production Background Peck joined the New York City Ballet as a dancer in 2007. He made several ballets for the New York Choreographic Institute for several years. His first ballet for the New York City Ballet ''In Creases'', had a successful premiere in Saratoga Springs in July 2012, and ''Year of the Rabbit'', which premiered on October 5, 2012, was his first ballet to be performed in Manhattan. Peck was 25 and a corps de ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet when ''Year of the Rabbit'' premiered. Music Peck said he first heard music from Sufjan Stevens's album, ''Enjoy Your Rabbit'' in 2009, when a string quartet performed an arrangement on WNYC, and found it "really innovative and danceable." He was then introduced to Stevens through a mut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercurial Manoeuvres
''Mercurial Manoeuvres'' is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, with costumes designed by Carole Divet. The ballet premiered on April 28, 2000 at the New York State Theater. The first movement features a male soloist, two female demi-soloists, four male demi-soloists and a ''corps de ballet'' of twelve women. The second movement is a ''pas de deux''. The entire cast then return to the stage for the final movement. ''Mercurial Manoeuvres'' was made as part of the New York City Ballet's Diamond Project. The original cast includes Miranda Weese, Jock Soto, Edwaard Liang, Audrey Morgan and Elena Diner. When the ballet was made, Wheeldon was dancing with the company as a soloist. He retired from performing after ''Mercurial Manoeuvres'' to become a full-time choreographer. In 2020, in response to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts, the New York City Ballet will release a 2017 video recording of the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
''The Sleeping Beauty'' ( rus, Спящая красавица, Spyashchaya krasavitsa ) is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, first performed in 1890. The music was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Opus 66). The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The original scenario was conceived by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, and is based on Charles Perrault's '' La Belle au bois dormant''. The choreographer of the original production was Marius Petipa. The premiere performance took place at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on January 15, 1890. The work has become one of the classical repertoire's most famous ballets. History Tchaikovsky was approached by the Director of the Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, Ivan Vsevolozhsky on 25 May 1888 about a possible ballet adaptation on the subject of the story of ''Undine''. It was later decided that Charles Perrault's '' La Belle au bois dormant'' would be the story for which Tchaikovsky would co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo + Juliet (ballet)
''Romeo + Juliet'', as it is displayed in print, is a ballet by New York City Ballet balletmaster-in-chief Peter Martins to Sergei Prokofiev's ''Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...'' (1934–1940). The premiere took place on Tuesday, 1 May 2007 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Casts Original NYCB revivals 2009 Spring Footnotes {{Romeo and Juliet 2007 ballet premieres Ballets by Peter Martins Ballets by Sergei Prokofiev Ballets based on Romeo and Juliet New York City Ballet repertory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Seasons (ballet)
''The Four Seasons'' is a ballet choreographed by New York City Ballet ballet master Jerome Robbins to excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi's '' I Vespri Siciliani'' (1855), '' I Lombardi'' (1843), and '' Il Trovatore'' (1853). The premiere took place on 18 January 1979 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with scenery and costumes by Santo Loquasto and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. Original cast *Lucinda Murdoch *Eliana Dipietro * Elli Trimble * Stephanie Saland * Maria Calegari * Patricia McBride *David Richardson * Joseph Duell *Peter Frame * Francis Sackett * Daniel Duell * Bart Cook *Mikhail Baryshnikov *Jean-Pierre Frohlich *Gerard Ebitz Other companies * Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, premiered April 13, 2007 along with '' The Concert''. References *''Playbill ''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
