FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 23, 2004
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Metropolitan Classical Ballet, under the leadership of artistic directors, Paul Mejia and Alexander Vetrov, presents the second production of its eighth season with a dynamic mixed repertory program at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth on October 11th at 8:00 PM. The program, a Romantic Evening of Ballet, which comes on the heels of the highly successful season premiere performance on September 4th, will consist of George Balanchine's Who Cares? set to the wonderful music of George Gershwin, and two world premieres: Edith Piaf, a work by choreographer Eddy Toussaint, is set to the lyrics of the legendary Edith Piaf; Paul Mejia's new ballet, D Minor Sonata, set to music by Camille Saint-Saëns will feature the highly acclaimed violinist, Eric Grossman, as well as the celebrated pianist, Lowell Liebermann, one of today's most widely performed and commissioned composers.
ROMANTIC EVENING OF BALLET
October 11th, 2004 - 8:00 p.m.
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
D Minor Sonata (world premiere)
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography by Paul Mejia
Accompaniment by:
Eric Grossman, violinist
Lowell Liebermann, pianist
D Minor Sonata, choreographed by Paul Mejia, is set to the music of French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns. The world premiere ballet, performed by Andre Prikhodko, Marina Goshko and Maria Kudyakova, demonstrates through movement, a seamless, and seemingly effortless ballet in harmony with Saint-Saëns romantic music - an uninterrupted dialog between the voices of the piano and violin.
Edith Piaf (world premiere)
Choreography by Eddy Toussaint
Edith Piaf is set to lyrics sung by one of France's most beloved singers, Edith Piaf, who gained international acclaim shortly before and during World War II. Her music reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad presented with a heartbreaking voice. The most famous songs performed by Piaf were La Vie en Rose (1946), Milord (1959), and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (1960). Choreographer, Eddy Toussaint, has choreographed more than one hundred ballets, including Bonjour Brel, which was performed by Olga Pavlova and Alexander Vetrov two years ago. Ms. Pavlova will be performing the title role in Edith Piaf.
Who Cares?
Music by George Gershwin
Choreography by George Balanchine
Who Cares? was choreographed by George Balanchine to sixteen songs that were composed by Gershwin between 1924 and 1931, The songs include: I Got Rhythm, The Man I Love, Embraceable You, and My One and Only. Balanchine did not use the songs to evoke any particular era but as a way to portray a broadly American exuberance that is charged with the distinctive energy of Manhattan. The ballet premiered on February 7, 1970, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater.
Tickets are available through Bass Performance Hall Ticket Office at (817) 212-4280, toll free at (877) 212-4280, or on the web at www.basshall.com.
Call Metropolitan Classical Ballet's administrative office at (817) 465-4644 to inquire about season subscriptions and tickets to the December production of The Nutcracker to be held at Texas Hall in Arlington. Tickets to The Nutcracker are also sold through the administration office located at 500 West Abram in Arlington.
Season sponsors include American Airlines, WRR Classical 101, and the law firm of Hill Gilstrap.
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Media Note: Further information, interviews and photos may be obtained by contacting Judy Puder at (817) 465-4644.
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