Bravo, Balanchine!
Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Ballet Chicago brings two of George Balanchine’s most beloved Masterworks to life. Concerto Barocco is widely recognized as one of the purest ballets of all time. This seminal example of neo-classic dancing is known the world over for its simplicity and beauty. Balanchine’s usage of rhythm, stage patterns, movement design and symmetry is unsurpassed, resulting in a work so clear in its construction that it actually enables the viewer to “see the music’. Divertimento No. 15, set to W. A. Mozart’s score of the same title, is Balanchine’s second treatment of what he considered the finest divertimento ever written. Incorporating many of the steps from his earlier work, Balanchine’s final Divertimento No. 15 is a work of classical brilliance and elegance widely regarded as a definitive illumination of Mozart’s exquisite score.
Concerto Barocco
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Music by J. S. Bach
Staged by Patricia Blair
Lighting by Margaret L. Nelson
Ballet Chicago Premiere: 1997
SIMONE MESSMER – JORDAN NELSON – NINA MONTALBANO
Maya Canestaro, Dana Coons, Eve Eismann, Brianna Moose,
Lucie Richard, Ruby Sindelar, Mia Thompson, Emma Wittig
Choreography for Concerto Barocco by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust by
arrangement with the American rights holder, New York City Ballet.
The Balanchine ® Ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized photography or recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Ballet Chicago.
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Divertimento No. 15
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Divertimento No. 15 in B-flat major, K.287 by W.A. Mozart
Original staging by Sandra Jennings
Ballet Masters: Daniel Duell, Patricia Blair, and Ted Seymour
Costume construction by Jordan Kiehle and Brennan Smith after original Karinska design
New York City Ballet Premiere: 1956
Ballet Chicago Premiere: 2011
Allegro
REBECCA BRUCH - EMILY FUGETT - MADELEINE KODAT - HANNAH ROSENFELD - SHEA SMITH
JORDAN NELSON - ANDREW WINGERT - ADSON ZOCCA
Meghan Behnke, Elizabeth Chlanda, Jade Eitner, Devin Johnson,
Lucy Ordman, Laura Palya, Taylor Richard, Hanna Stefansson
Theme and Variations
Theme: Jordan Nelson and Adson Zocca
First Variation: Shea Smith
Second Variation: Hannah Rosenfeld
Third Variation: Madeleine Kodat
Fourth Variation: Emily Fugett
Fifth Variation: Andrew Wingert
Sixth Variation: Rebecca Bruch
Minuet
Meghan Behnke, Elizabeth Chlanda, Jade Eitner, Devin Johnson,
Lucy Ordman, Laura Palya, Taylor Richard, Hanna Stefansson
Andante
Rebecca Bruch, Emily Fugett, Madeleine Kodat, Hannah Rosenfeld, Shea Smith
Jordan Nelson, Andrew Wingert, Adson Zocca
Finale
Full Cast
The Balanchine ® Ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized photography or recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Ballet Chicago.
This performance of Divertimento No. 15, a Balanchine ® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style ® and Balanchine Technique ®, service standards established and provided by the Trust.