Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze show poster

Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze" at New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater

Dates: (5/14/2014 - 5/21/2014 )

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New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater

20 Lincoln Center
New York,NY NY 10023

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Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze" was one of Balanchine's last major works. Against a setting inspired, in part, by the works of the 19th century German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, a series of dances unfolds for four couples. While not literally a biographical narrative, the ballet draws on the life of Schumann, its alternating moods suggesting the episodes of joy and depression that marked the composer's short career.

Schumann composed the 18 piano pieces that comprise the Davidsbündlertänze to celebrate his reconciliation with sweetheart Clara Wieck after a 16-month estrangement in 1837; the work was published, at his own expense the next year.

The title, which literally translates as "Dances of the League of David," refers to an imaginary society of artists created by Schumann whose members represent different aspects of his personality. Their common aim: to fight the Philistines, those who oppose art or innovation in the arts.

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Choreography by: George Balanchine

Music by: Robert Schumann

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