At each performance, discover four ballets designed by the greatest international choreographers: the dazzling virtuosity of Forsythe, the raw intensity of Brumachon, the refined elegance of van Manen and the striking humor of Ekman.
THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF EXACTITUDE
Choreography by William Forsythe
Music by Franz Schubert
Tutus, pointe shoes, infallible classical technique... And yet so much modernity in this piece for five dancers, created by William Forsythe, who, once again, masterfully plays with the codes to delight us with this tribute to classical dance.
THE UNDOMPTED
Choreography by Claude Brumachon
Music by Wim Mertens
A pure moment of complicity that made Les Indomptés, created in 1992, a true gem. Maximum emotional intensity, perfect balance between abrupt and serene sequences... The beauty of this duet has taken them to the four corners of the world, where more than thirty ballets have included it in their repertoire.
THREE GNOSSIANS
Choreography Hans Van Manen
Music Erik Satie
Piano Roberto Galfione
A choreographic sketch of incomparable delicacy, these Three Gnossian Dancers reveal Hans van Manen's signature art of drawing, an art he brilliantly taught at the Sommer Akademie des Tanzes in Cologne, where many young choreographers flocked to attend his classes.
CACTI
Choreography Alexander Ekman
Music Franz Schubert, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Van Beethoven
With Cacti, Alexander Ekman offers us a jubilant dialogue between sixteen dancers and four musicians. Combining humor and virtuosity, his offbeat style has allowed him to become, in just a few years, one of the most highly regarded artists on the international scene.
Photo credit: Houston Ballet artists in Alexander Ekman's Cacti / Photo by Amitava Sarkar (2016)
Courtesy of Houston Ballet.
Symphony in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden” IV Presto - By Franz Schubert, arranged and orchestrated by Andy Stein
Choreography by William Forsythe
Music by Franz Schubert
Tutus, pointe shoes, infallible classical technique... And yet so much modernity in this piece for five dancers, created by William Forsythe, who, once again, masterfully plays with the codes to delight us with this tribute to classical dance.
THE UNDOMPTED
Choreography by Claude Brumachon
Music by Wim Mertens
A pure moment of complicity that made Les Indomptés, created in 1992, a true gem. Maximum emotional intensity, perfect balance between abrupt and serene sequences... The beauty of this duet has taken them to the four corners of the world, where more than thirty ballets have included it in their repertoire.
THREE GNOSSIANS
Choreography Hans Van Manen
Music Erik Satie
Piano Roberto Galfione
A choreographic sketch of incomparable delicacy, these Three Gnossian Dancers reveal Hans van Manen's signature art of drawing, an art he brilliantly taught at the Sommer Akademie des Tanzes in Cologne, where many young choreographers flocked to attend his classes.
CACTI
Choreography Alexander Ekman
Music Franz Schubert, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Van Beethoven
With Cacti, Alexander Ekman offers us a jubilant dialogue between sixteen dancers and four musicians. Combining humor and virtuosity, his offbeat style has allowed him to become, in just a few years, one of the most highly regarded artists on the international scene.
Photo credit: Houston Ballet artists in Alexander Ekman's Cacti / Photo by Amitava Sarkar (2016)
Courtesy of Houston Ballet.
Symphony in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden” IV Presto - By Franz Schubert, arranged and orchestrated by Andy Stein
