Carmina Burana & Theme and Variations: Contemporary Classics
September 28, 2019
7:00 PM
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Contemporary Classics
with Richmond Symphony, VCU Commonwealth Singers, and Richmond Symphony Chorus
Theme and Variations Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Carmina Burana Choreography by John Butler Music by Carl Orff
George Balanchine's Theme and Variations, a Richmond Ballet premiere, evokes the era of Imperial Russia when grand classical dancing was at its peak. The elegant Carpenter Theatre offers the perfect setting for Balanchine's virtuosic choreography and the sumptuous music of Tchaikovsky's third orchestral suite.
Originally choreographed in 1959 for New York City Opera, John Butler's powerful, impassioned masterwork, Carmina Burana, uses the full breadth of Carl Orff's choral score to explore the melding of classical ballet's structure with the earthiness of contemporary dance. Sixty years after its creation, Carmina Burana remains a bold and astonishing audience favorite.
Theme and Variations Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Carmina Burana Choreography by John Butler Music by Carl Orff
George Balanchine's Theme and Variations, a Richmond Ballet premiere, evokes the era of Imperial Russia when grand classical dancing was at its peak. The elegant Carpenter Theatre offers the perfect setting for Balanchine's virtuosic choreography and the sumptuous music of Tchaikovsky's third orchestral suite.
Originally choreographed in 1959 for New York City Opera, John Butler's powerful, impassioned masterwork, Carmina Burana, uses the full breadth of Carl Orff's choral score to explore the melding of classical ballet's structure with the earthiness of contemporary dance. Sixty years after its creation, Carmina Burana remains a bold and astonishing audience favorite.
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