ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Metropolitan Classical Ballet's (formerly Ballet Arlington) co-artistic directors, Paul Mejia and Alexander Vetrov, have announced the 2004-2005 Season, which will consist of four mixed repertory productions all to be presented at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth and The Nutcracker to be presented at Texas Hall in Arlington. The season offers a variety of Russian works, elegant and stylish works by Paul Mejia, significant works by the celebrated George Balanchine and others, and a series of classical divertissement. The audience can expect a return of some of the highlights of previous seasons. Ron Spigelman, music director for the Metropolitan Classical Ballet, will conduct the Texas Chamber Orchestra.
Metropolitan Classical Ballet is valued not only for its original repertoire but also for the great technique and strong artistic personalities of its dancers. New additions to the resident company are Melian Nordman and apprentices, Danielle Cohen, Kalen Hansen, Natalie Norr and Emma Wheatcroft-Pardue, bringing the number of resident dancers to sixteen.
The 2004-2005 SEASON REPERTOIRE:
FIRST MIXED PROGRAM (SEASON PREMIERE)
September 4th - 8:00 p.m.
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
The Season Premiere opens with two returning favorites: Casanova Fantasy, a work about one of history's great lovers, Casanova. The ballet was created by Bolshoi choreographer, Michail Lavrovsky, for Alexander Vetrov when he [Vetrov] was the lead male principal dancer with the Bolshoi; Pas de Quatre, one of the most famous works in ballet history, premiered in London on July 12, 1845, at a command performance for Queen Victoria. Four of the greatest ballerinas of the nineteenth century, Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Lucile Grahn, appeared together creating a great moment in the beautiful era of Romantic Ballet. The evening concludes with Paul Mejia's energetic ballet, Cowgirls Live Forever featuring vocalist, Elizabeth Blum and the Johnnie High Band.
Pas de Quatre
Music by Cesare Pugni
Choreography by Jules Joseph Perrot
Casanova Fantasy
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arrangement by Vladimir Bogorad
Choreography by Michail Lavrovsky
Cowgirls Live Forever
Choreography by Paul Mejia
Vocalist, Elizabeth Blum
with the Johnnie High Band
SECOND MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM (ROMANTIC EVENING OF BALLET)
October 11th, 2004 - 8:00 p.m.
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
The second mixed repertory program 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, set to the lyrics of the legendary Edith Piaf, and Paul Mejia's ballet, D Minor Sonata, set to music by Camille Saint Saens, which will feature violinist, Eric Grossman.
D Minor Sonata (world premiere)
Music by Camille Saint Saens
Choreography by Paul Mejia
Edith Piaf (world premiere)
Choreography by Eddy Toussaint
Who Cares?
Music by George Gershwin
Choreography by George Balanchine
THE NUTCRACKER (full length)
December 17th - 8:00 p.m.
18th - 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.
19th - 2:00 p.m.
Texas Hall, University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington
The Nutcracker, has been delighting audiences for years and has become a tradition in America. Alexander Vetrov's wonderful version influenced by the Bolshoi with colorful sets, glorious costumes, and Peter Tchaikovsky's wonderful score is no exception. This marks the eighth year the company has performed the holiday favorite.
THIRD MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM
April 19, 2005 - 8:00 p.m.
The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Ft. Worth
The program opens with the classical, Raymonda, a work by nineteenth century Russian choreographer, Marius Petipa and is followed by Divertissement to include series of classical pas de deux filled with bravura and drama to include Inspiration, a romantic work by Paul Mejia, set to the sublime and haunting Ständchen by composer Franz Schubert.
Raymonda
Music by Alexander Glazunov
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Divertissement
a series of Pas de Deux to include:
Inspiration
Music by Franz Schubert
Choreography by Paul Mejia
FOURTH MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM
(SEASON FINALE)
June 11, 2005 - 8:00 p.m.
The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Ft. Worth
The season finale consists of three powerful ballets. Prodigal Son, by George Balanchine, is from the parable in the Gospel According to St. Luke, and is considered to be one of the legendary choreographer's first works to achieve an international reputation. Paganini, originally choreographed by Mikhail Fokine in 1939, is a 1960 revival by Leonid Lavrovsky. Very Bolshoi in character and rarely seen by American audiences, the ballet is set to music by Rachmaninoff. The evening will conclude with Paquita, a work by nineteenth century Russian choreographer, Marius Petipa.
Prodigal Son
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography by George Balanchine
Paganini
Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky
Paquita
Music by Leon Minkus
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Programming and casting for all
productions is subject to change without notice.
Subscribers are offered a savings of 10% off the individual ticket prices
of $10, $20 & $30 for the four programs to be held at the Nancy Lee and
Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, and they have the option of adding The
Nutcracker at Texas Hall at a savings of 15%. In addition to low ticket
prices, subscribers receive priority seating, ticket exchange privileges,
invitations to private receptions, preview parties and a subscription to Metropolitan
Classical Ballet's newsletter, To The Pointe.
Season subscriptions and individual tickets are available now at Metropolitan Classical Ballet's administration office located at 500 West Abram in Arlington, or by calling (817) 465-4644. Individual tickets for all performances are also available through Bass Performance Hall Ticket Office at (817) 212-4280, toll free at (877) 212-4280, or on the web at evenue.basshall.com. Group, senior and student discounts are offered.
Season sponsors include The Arlington Star Telegram, American Airlines, WRR Classical 101, and the law firm of Hill Gilstrap.
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Media Note: Further information
or photos may be obtained by contacting Judy Puder at (817) 465-4644.
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