Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Revival Premiere: January 27, 1895 | Imperial Ballet
Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia
Staged by Carla Körbes and Sarah Wroth
Swan Queen and Prince Siegfried
Emmanuelle Hendrickson and Brandon Silverman
Baron von Rothbart
Thomas Montgomery
Soloist Swans
Ariana Dickerson, Julie Fawcett, Mia Gonzalez Llorens, Jayda Hazelett,
Sarah Lewis, Amanda Norcross, Elisabeth Shim, Zöe van Beever
Swan Corps
Alexis Breen, Maddie Brown, Maddison Buchholtz, Ruth Connelly, Sophia Davis, Ashlyn DuPree, Natalia Garcia, Kelly Gleason, Samantha Goodelle, Annaliesa Gowe, Grace Jaramillo, Sarah Knutson, Michaela Martin-Mason, Audrey Osburn, Allison Smith, Cameron Smith, Tierney Solmo, Katie Zak
Huntsmen
Christopher Balbuena, Fletcher Barr, Miguel Calero,
Joey DeCola, Carson Van Popering
Originally created in 1877 by Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, the score, in its new and symphonically sensational state, was initially a failure. In 1895, with the help of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, the ballet took flight and is now one of the most widely referenced classical ballets of all time.Swan Lakeis the love story of Prince Siegfried, who encounters a flock of swans on a hunting trip and falls in love with the Swan Queen, Odette. After hearing her tell the tale of her mystical entrapment, he swears his allegiance and undying love to her. As the result of a curse by the evil sorcerer Baron von Rothbart, Odette can only take human form between midnight and daybreak.
Pantomime Translation
These notations were created under the supervision of Nikolay Sergeev (1876-1951), dancer, choreographer, and régisseur of the Mariinsky Ballet from 1894 to 1918. Sergeev left Russia in 1919, taking the notations with him.
Siegfried: Why are you here?
Odette: I am here a swan queen.
Siegfried: I bow to you, but why are you a swan?
Odette: Look there. It is a lake. My mother cried and cried. (This means the lake was made by her mother’s tears.) One mean (or angry) wizard turned me into a swan. But if one (someone) falls in love with me, then I am saved and will a swan be no more.
Siegfried: I love you and will marry you, but show me where is this villain.
Odette: There he is. (At this moment, an owl appears.)
Siegfried: I will kill him.
He looks for his crossbow, finds it, and wants to shoot, but Odette stops him, and they run behind the curtains (into the wings) together.
Choreography by George Balanchine*
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Premiere: December 1, 1957 | New York City Ballet
City Center of Music and Drama, New York City
Staged by Kyra Nichols
Christian Claessens, Ballet Master
Maddie Tyler and Katie Zak
with Eli Diersing
Agon was first performed on stage by New York City Ballet at the City Center of Music and Drama on December 1, 1957. This ballet, choreographed by the great George Balanchine, is a stellar example of the seamless partnership of music and movement consistently created by the collaboration between Balanchine and Stravinsky. The ballet steps perfectly translate the music into artistic understanding. The original cast featured Arthur Mitchell in an intimate pas de deux with Diana Adams, a huge step forward for inclusivity in ballet and a major statement by the arts for peace and justice in our country.
The performance of Agon Pas de Trois, 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.
*©The George Balanchine Trust
Choreography by August Bournonville
Conceived by Karina Elver and Michael Vernon
Music by Niels W. Gade, Edvard Helsted,
Carl Christian Møller, Holger Simon Paulli
Premiere: March 22, 2013 | IU Jacobs Ballet Theater
Indiana University Musical Arts Center
Staged by Karina Elver
Michael Vernon,Ballet Master
Sasha Janes,Ballet Master
Le Conservatoire
From: Le Conservatoire (1849)
Music by Holger Simon Paulli
Niccolo Pagani Miles
as August Bournonville
with Elizabeth Barnes, Maddison Buchholtz, Sophia Davis, Ariana Dickerson, Ashlyn DuPree, Julie Fawcett, Zoe Gallagher, Natalia Garcia, Kelly Gleason, Mia Gonzalez Llorens, Annaliesa Gowe, Jayda Hazelett, Brigitte Kossuth, Christina Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Sophia Long, Sarah MacGregor, Michaela Martin-Mason, Amanda Norcross, Audrey Osburn, Sarah Pfeiffer, Lucy Sheppard, Allison Smith, Cameron Smith
A studio of dancers at the Conservatoire de Paris
demonstrates the intricacies of the Bournonville style.
Pas de Sept
From:A Folk Tale(1854)
Music by Niels W. Gade
Colin Canavan, Eli Diersing, Paityn Lauzon, Mairead Moore, Elisabeth Shim, Tierney Solmo, Xander Visker
A group of peasants dances a festive pas de sept at a wedding celebration.
Pas de Deux
From:The Kermesse in Bruges(1851)
Music by Holger Simon Paulli
Katie Zak with Joaquin Ruíz
A romantic pas de deux that signifies the resolution to a tale of
sorcery following a church festival in seventeenth-century Bruges.
Jockey Dance
From:Siberia to Moscow(1876)
Music by Carl Christian Møller
Colin Canavan and Keith Newman
The jockeys represent the British love of horseracing.
Napoli
From:Napoli(1842)
Music by Edward Helsted and Holger Simon Paulli
Trumpet Dance
Thomas Montgomery
Pas de Trois
Ariana Dickerson, Julie Fawcett, Maddie Tyler
Teresina
Natalia Garcia and Daisy Ye
Tarantella
Christopher Balbuena, Elizabeth Barnes, Fletcher Barr, Maddie Brown, Miguel Calero, Colin Canavan, Joey DeCola, Ariana Dickerson, Julie Fawcett, Natalia Garcia, Sarah Knutson, Sarah MacGregor, Thomas Montgomery, Mairead Moore, Keith Newman, Maddie Tyler, Carson Van Popering, Xander Visker, Daisy Ye
Finale
Ensemble of Featured Artists
At the Shrine of Monte Virgin, near Naples, a festival of celebration is enjoyed by the villagers.
August Bournonville is one of the most cherished choreographers in ballet’s history. He has left his mark on the ballet world through his establishment of the Danish style of ballet movement. This charming suite of dances was originally crafted by Michael Vernon and Karina Elver for the Jacobs School of Music in 2013. Having met through Nikolaij Hubbe, artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, they chose excerpts from several ballets choreographed by Bournonville that would give the ballet majors the best educational experience, as well as inform the audience of the range and talent of Bournonville himself: showing his wit, his humor, his understanding of romance, and his love of life.