Allegro Brillante
Precision, musicality, virtuoso technique – Russian classicism meets New York flair in a breathless display of classical ballet at its finest.
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 75
New Zealand premiere: Les Lutins (‘The Goblins’)
Flirty and fun, two male dancers compete for the attention of a single female with increasingly daredevil moves – things are not what they seem following the addition of a violinist and pianist to the stage.
Choreography: Johan Kobborg
Music for violin and piano by Bazzini and Wieniawski-Kreisler will be played live for all performances by Benjamin Baker, 2013 New Zealand Development Prize winner at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, accompanied by Michael Pansters.
WORLD PREMIERE: Satellites
A world premiere specially created for the RNZB, Satellites, by New Zealand choreographer Daniel Belton, will include electronic music, animation and kinetic sculpture integrated with the dance.
Choreography: Daniel Belton
Music: Jan-Bas Bollen
Animation: Jac Grenfell
Kinetic sculpture: Jim Murphy
Costume design: Donnine Harrison
New Zealand premieres Two works by Larry Keigwin
Mattress Suite
Created in 2003 for Keigwin’s New York Keigwin+Company, Mattress Suite is made up of six scenes about love affairs, either on or near a mattress. This is the first time that the choreographer has allowed another company the privilege of performing his signature work.
Choreography: Larry Keigwin
Music: Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Giuseppe Verdi and Etta James
Megalopolis
‘Mr Keigwin made dynamite choices in Megalopolis, a divinely well-structured encounter between formalism and club culture…’ The New York Times, 2009
Larry Keigwin’s style fuses Broadway, club culture and the worlds of fashion and burlesque.
Choreography: Larry Keigwin
Music: Steve Reich and MIA
Lighting for all five works is by Nigel Percy
Allegro: Five short ballets
Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, Invercargill & Dunedin
23 July – 23 August
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