Peck/?balanchine at Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille

Dates: (7/2/2016 - 7/15/2016 )

Theatre:

Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille
Paris,Île-de-France 75012

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Phone: +33 (0)1 71 25 24 23

Running Time: 1h30 with 1 interval

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"I try to think about choreographing the way an architect builds a structure."

- Justin Peck

The tribute to Arnold Schönberg will close with two additions to the repertoire: George Balanchine’s Brahms-Schönberg Quartet and a new work commissioned by the Paris Opera from the rising star of neo-classical dance from across the Atlantic: the young American choreographer Justin Peck.

George Balanchine believed that chamber music was generally not that well-suited to dance. However, Arnold Schönberg's orchestration of Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet N° 1, op. 25 inspired him to create his first abstract ballet for the New York State Theater in 1966. This symphonic version enabled the choreographer to express his musicality and the complete palette of his creative genius. Following the four movements of the score, George Balanchine proposes four different styles and atmospheres with and elegant Allegro, a romantic Intermezzo and a lyrical Andante. The Gypsy theme of the final movement offers a dazzling final display of his talent.

Even though intended for something entirely different, Francis Poulenc’s Concerto in D Minor for two pianos and orchestra, composed in 1932, also seems to have been written for dance. Justin Peck proves the point.

Cast and Creative team for Peck/?balanchine at Opéra national de Paris - Opéra Bastille

Creation

Music
Francis Poulenc

Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in D minor

Conductor
Patrick Lange
Choreography
Justin Peck
Lighting design
Urs Schönebaum
Piano
Frank Braley
Emmanuel Strosser

Brahms-Schönberg Quartet

Music
Johannes Brahms

Quatuor pour piano et cordes en sol mineur, op. 25
Arnold Schönberg
Choreography
George Balanchine

Set design
Karl Lagerfeld
Costume design
Karl Lagerfeld

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