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Repertory With pianist Geb Ivanov and violinist Eric Grossman |
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CAFE VICTORIA
Les Promenades, set to music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, is a part of These Charming Sounds, a program of one-act ballets choreographed and produced by Vladimir Vasiliev for the Bolshoi in 1978. It premiered on Soviet television in 1981. The ballets were intended to be an alternative to the heavy epic works that had been the hallmark of the Bolshoi for decades; the fantasy ballets were lighter, simpler and merrier, and enjoyed huge success with audiences and dancers alike. Les Promenades made its U.S. Premiere with Metropolitan Classical Ballet at Bass Hall in April of 2006. Two works by Paul Mejia follow: Cafe Victoria, choreographed in 1992, is set to the passionate and fiery score by the renowned Argentine tango composer, Astor Piazzolla, who revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Always received with great enthusiasm, it was premiered by Metropolitan Classical Ballet on September 21, 2001. For Five, originally choreographed for five male dancers premiered with the Chicago City Ballet at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago on May 16, 1984 when Mr. Mejia was then the artistic director of the Chicago City Ballet. The music, Five Easy Pieces, was written by Igor Stravinsky in 1917. Mr. Mejia re-choreographed the ballet for one male dancer on October 3, 2003 when it was premiered by the Metropolitan Classical Ballet. The program will conclude with a collaborative work by Mr. Mejia and Mr. Vetrov yet to be titled. .
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