PROGRAM
TOLSTOY’S WALTZ
Various Composers / Christopher Stowell
KNOWN BY HEART(“JUNK”) DUET
Donald Knaack / Twyla Tharp
DUO CONCERTANT
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
LIKE A SAMBA
Astrud Gilberto / Trey McIntyre
DIVERGENCE WORLD PREMIERE*
Joby Talbot / Emery LeCrone
*Created on OBT’s dancers by emerging choreographer Emery LeCrone. This project is funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation’s New Essential Works Program, which helps ballet companies continue creating new work despite economic challenges. VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE CREATION OF DIVERGENCE |
“[Tolstoy’s Waltz is] a striking blend of the hyper-romantic and the abstract.”
– The Oregonian
“Ferociously imagined…some of the finest choreography [Tharp] has made.”
–The Guardian UK
“Like a Samba spools out like silk.”
- The New York Times
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SYNOPSIS
The work of American choreographic icon and 2008 Kennedy Center Honors recipient Twyla Tharp enters the OBT repertoire in the form of a clever pas de deux for an unlikely couple from wildly different social circles. Its counterpoint is Balanchine’s Duo Concertant, a poignant encounter between two dancers who share the stage (and the spotlight) with an accompanying violinist and pianist. A pair of audience favorites rounds out the program: Christopher Stowell’s striking series of Russian-tinged duets and Trey McIntyre’s breezy homage to the music of samba chanteuse Astrud Gilberto.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS |
DATES & TIMES |
| Thursday |
April 22 |
7:30 pm |
| Friday |
April 23 |
7:30 pm |
| Saturday |
April 24 |
2:00 pm |
Saturday |
April 24 |
7:30 pm |
Sunday |
April 25 |
2:00 pm |
| Sunday |
April 25 |
7:30 pm |
Thursday |
April 29 |
7:30 pm |
Saturday |
May 1 |
7:30 pm |
Sunday |
May 2 |
2:00 pm |
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RUNTIME |
1:54 |
THEATER |
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TICKETS |
CALL 503.2.BALLET (503.222.5538) or 888.922.5538 for reduced handling charges
VISIT the OBT Ticket Office for reduced handling charges
No refunds. No children under three years except at The Nutcracker. All attendees, regardless of age, are required to have a ticket. No late seating. Programs subject to change. |
LEARN MORE! |
DANCE TALKS - Meet the artists and discuss the ballets being performed at
this FREE forum with Christopher Stowell and special guests. Dance Talks
take place the week before the opening of each program.
PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVES - Come early for this FREE and informative
presentation given by Dance Historian Linda Besant one hour before curtain. |
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PREVIEWS
Coming a week before opening
REVIEWS
Coming after opening
LEARN MORE
Attend Dance Talks
Performance Perspectives
Read Program Notes:
One week prior to opening
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Christopher Stowell
Twyla Tharp
George Balanchine
Trey McIntyre
Emery LeCrone
CASTING
Casting will be posted
approximately one week prior
to each performance.
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOS
Performance photos will be posted by the Tuesday following opening night.
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