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Ballet Performances

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Cathedral, Fall Ballet 2006
Choreographer: Michael Vernon


Opera & Ballet Theater

Upcoming Season

Season 2008-2009

Ballets of Our Time
October 10, 11 at 8:00 p.m. (Musical Arts Center)

Sweet Fields
Music by William Billings, in cooperation with the Jacob's School of Music's Choral Dept.
Choreography by Twyla Tharp

The Four Temperaments
Music by Paul Hindemith
Choreography by George Balanchine

World Premiere
Music by Philip Glass
New Choreography by Chair, Professor Michael Vernon
Guest Performer: Daniel Albrecht, Principal dancer with the New York City Ballet


The Nutcracker
Choreography by Chair, Professor Michael Vernon
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 5 & 6 at 8:00 p.m. (Musical Arts Center)
December 6 & 7 at 2:00 p.m. (Musical Arts Center)

 

On the Edge--Ballet at the BCT
Choreography by Ballet Faculty and Guest Choreographers
Varied music
January 28 at 2pm & 7:30pm (Buskirk-Chumley Theater)

 

Variations on a Russian Theme
March 27 at 8:00 p.m., March 28 at 2:00 & 8:00pm (Musical Arts Center)

Swan Lake
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Staged by Cynthia Gregory, former Principal dancer with American Ballet Theater & Chair, Professor Michael Vernon

World Premiere
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
Choreography byMatthew Neenan, Guest Choreographer Pennsylvania Ballet

 

The Choreography Project--Ballet at the BCT
Choreography by select dancers of the IU Ballet Theater
Varied music
April 15 & 16 at 8pm (Buskirk-Chumley Theater)

 

Previous Productions

Season 2006-2007

Fall Ballet: Balanchine to Baker
October 6, 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Allegro Brillante
Music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine
Staged by Guests Russell Kaiser and Margaret Tracey

Cathedral
Music by Augustin Barrios Mangore
Choreography by New Chair, Michael Vernon

Other Dances
Music by Frederic Chopin
Choreography by Jerome Robbins
Performed by Guest Artists, Julie Kent and Damian Woetzel

Fire of Life
Music by Sergi Rachmanioff
New Choreography by Guoping Wang

Screemin' Meemies
Music by David Baker
Choreography by Jacques Cesbron



The Nutcracker
Choreography by Jacques Cesbron
Music by Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 1, 2 at 8:00 p.m.
December 2, 3 at 3:00 p.m.


Season 2005-06

Spring Ballet
March 24, 25 (8pm)
Musical Arts Center

Paquita
Music by Ludwig (Léon) Minkus
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Staged by Glenda Lucena
World Premiere: April 1, 1846; Theatre de L’Academie Royal de Musique, Paris

Napoli
Music by Edvard Helsted, Holger Simon Paulli, Hans Christian Lumbye
Choreography by August Bournonville
Staged by Guoping Wang
World Premiere: March 29, 1842; Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Theatre, Copenahagen

Who Cares?
Music by George Gershwin, orchestration by Hershey Kay
Choreography by George Balanchine
Staged by Guest, Elyse Borne
World Premiere: February 7, 1970; New York City Ballet, New York State Theater

Fall Ballet
October 7, 8 (8pm)
Press release

Winds from the South
Music by Ernesto Lecuona
New Choreography by Glenda Lucena

Grand Pas Classique Pas de Deux
Music by Daniel François Auber
Choreography by Victor Gsovsky
Staged by Glenda Lucena

Spring Waters
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Choreography by Asaf Messerer
Staged by Guoping Wang

The Final Pointe
Music by Robert Schumann & Johannes Brahms
New Choreography by Guoping Wang with Doricha Sales

Nutcracker
Music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Jacques Cesbron
December 2, 3 (8pm)
December 3, 4 (3pm)


Season 2004-05

Spring Ballet
Cinderella

March 25 & 26, 2005, 8pm at the Musical Arts Center
World premiere of full-length, three-act ballet
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
A premiere of new choreography by Jacques Cesbron
New set and costume designs by C. David Higgins
For more information on this spectacular event:
http://music.indiana.edu/publicity/ballet/balletnews/0102/
 

Fall Ballet
Viva Vivaldi!
Choreography by Gerald Arpino
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Staged by Guoping Wang

Sonatine
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Maurice Ravel
Staged by Glenda Lucena

Glassworks
New Choreography by John Clifford
Music by Phillip Glass


Nutcracker
Music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Jacques Cesbron
Guest Artists from American Ballet Theater (evening performances only)


Season 2003-04

Spring Ballet
March 26 and 27, 2004 8pm Musical Arts Center
Sleeping Beauty Act III, staged by guest, Julie Kent
Serenade, George Balanchine, choreographer, staged by guest, Susan Pilarre
Souvenir de Florence, choreographer, Jacques Cesbron


Fall Ballet
October 10 and 11, 2003 8pm Musical Arts Center
New Work to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring , by guest choreographer, John Clifford
New Work by Jacques Cesbron to Liszt’s Sonata in B-Minor
Tchaikovsky's Quartet in D-Major by Virginia Cesbron
Tchaikovsky's Pas de Deux by George Balanchine

Nutcracker
December 5 at 8pm, December 6 at 3pm & 8pm, December 7 at 3pm MAC
Julie Kent and partner, guest artists for evening performances
 


Season 2002-03

Spring Ballet 2003
March 28 and 29, 2003 at 8pm in MAC

Swan Lake Act II Staged by Julie Kent

Four Temperaments Staged by Susan Pilarre
Choreography by George Balanchine

New Work by Violette Verdy

Fall Ballet
 
A Tribute to the American Spirit
October 11 and 12, 2002 at 8pm in the MAC

Hymning Slews New Work by Guest choreographer, Mark Godden
Music: "Shaker Loops" by John Adams

Voices of the Last Seal New Work by Jacques Cesbron
Music: Robert Moran

Stars and Stripes Pas de Deux Choreography by George Balanchine
Music: Hershey Kay after John Phillip Sousa

American Quartet Choreography by Virginia Cesbron
Music: Antonmn Dvorak

Nutcracker
December 6, 7, and 8
by Jacques Cesbron
Guest Artists, Julie Kent and Josi Manuel Carreqo



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