Bella Figura at Finnish National Opera

Dates: (1/18/2014 - 2/1/2014 )

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Finnish National Opera

Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki,Uusimaa 00251

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Running Time: 2 h 30 min, 2 intermissions

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Bella Figura is a triple bill featuring works by three world-famous choreographers.

George Balanchine created The Four Temperaments for his own company in 1946. It was one of his first experiments in combining the movement language of classical ballet with a simplified setting. Inspired by the Medieval theory that there are four principal human personalities dominated by the four elements, The Four Temperaments has the eponymous composition by Paul Hindemith for strings and piano as its music.

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated from the preeminent deconstructionist choreographer William Forsythe is considered a masterpiece of contemporary dance, and following its Paris Opera Ballet premiere it entered the repertories of countless dance groups worldwide. The accompanying electronic score is the work of Dutch composer Thom Willems.

The title piece of the evening is one of Ji?í Kylián's best-known works. Set to slow, hypnotic Baroque music by composers such as Vivaldi and Pergolesi, Bella Figura is a tribute to the unadorned beauty of the human body.

Cast and Creative team for Bella Figura at Finnish National Opera

Four Temperaments
George Balanchine

Music Paul Hindemith
Conductor Ollitapio Lehtinen
Sets George Balanchine
Costumes George Balanchine
Lighting design George Balanchine

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated
William Forsythe

Choreography William Forsythe
Music (recording) Thom Willems
Sets William Forsythe
Costumes William Forsythe
Lighting design William Forsythe
Technical adaptation Dietrich Krueger

Bella Figura
Ji?í Kylián

Choreography Ji?í Kylián
Music (recording) Lukas Foss, G.B. Pergolesi, Alessandro Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Torelli
Sets Ji?í Kylián
Costumes Joke Visser
Lighting design Kees Tjebbes
Technical adaptation Kees Tjebbes

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