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Le Tombeau de Couperin at New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater

Dates: (5/6/2014 - 5/13/2014 )

Theatre:

New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater


20 Lincoln Center
New York,NY NY 10023

Phone: 212-496-0600

Tickets: $29.00 - $159.00

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In 1919 Maurice Ravel composed "Le Tombeau de Couperin” (“The Tomb of Couperin”), a commemorative suite for piano in six movements, in memory of six friends who died in World War I. He was inspired by the style of François Couperin, a French Baroque composer. In 1920 Ravel orchestrated four of the pieces, which make up the score for this ballet.

Balanchine choreographed Le Tombeau de Couperin for New York City Ballet’s 1975 Ravel Festival, and, like the composer, he incorporated French Baroque style and devices into a work with a modern sensibility. The eight couples are divided into left and right quadrilles, and each quadrille forms geometric patterns — diagonals, diamonds, squares — as they dance in unison or echo the movements of the opposite side.

Cast and Creative team for Le Tombeau de Couperin at New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater

Choreography by: George Balanchine
Music by: Maurice Ravel

Lighting by
Ronald Bates (original production); Mark Stanley (current production)

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