The many fresh and exciting "Princes of the Ballet" vie with one another over aesthetics and technique in these special performances! The magnificent Ãtudes, performed by a rotating cast, entrances audiences with techniques involving dueling volleys of fireworks. Also on display is Are you as big as me?--the mischievous dance of a male trio who were widely acclaimed at a gala performance by the Stuttgart Ballet company last year. Those are only two of the works to be performed as part of this program. Come and enjoy the never-before-seen, revelatory thrill of these dancing princes. And last but not least, don't miss the lovely princesses joining the princes in their performances!
Leonid Sarafanov
Daniil Simkin
Vladimir Shklyarov
Edward Watson
Sarah Lamb
Maria Kochetokova
| July 15 (Friday) and 16 (Saturday) | July 17 (Sunday) and 18 (Monday, national holiday) |
| Opening: performed by all of the dancers | |
| New Work(choreographed by Wayne McGregor)ï¼ Edward Watson |
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| Are you as big as me?(choreographed by Roman Novitzky)ï¼ Leonid Sarafanov, Daniil Simkin, one other dancer |
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| "Ballet 101" (choreographed by Eric Gautier)ï¼ Vladimir Shklyarov |
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| Pas de deuxï¼ Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb |
Pas de deuxï¼ Daniil Simkin, Maria Kochetkova |
| Tango(choreographed by Van Maanen)ï¼ Vladimir Shklyarov |
Soloï¼ Maria Kochetkova |
| Soloï¼Sarah Lamb | New Work(choreographed by Alastair Marriott)ï¼ Edward Watson |
| Ãtudes(choreographed by Harald Lander)ï¼ Daniil Simkin, Leonid Sarafanov, Vladimir Shklyarov, Maria Kochetkova, and dancers from the Tokyo Ballet |
Ãtudes (choreographed by Harald Lander)ï¼ Leonid Sarafanov, Vladimir Shklyarov Sarah Lamb, and dancers from the Tokyo Ballet |
| Finaleï¼performed by all of the dancers | |
Photoï¼Kiyonori Hasegawa
Ãtudes
This work--in which the performers start at the barre and mimic a ballet class--presents 45 minutes filled with a multitude of ballet techniques and styles. The pace continues to accelerate in the second half of the piece, in which a piano étude by Carl Czerny transforms into a spectacle of technique involving two male soloist principals and one female soloist principal, accompanied by a massive corps de ballet. This piece has become part of the repertoire of the Paris Opera Ballet and other troupes around the world.
Photoï¼Kiyonori Hasegawa
Are you as big as me?
The choreography of this short work exudes a unique sense of humor and sweetness as the male trio it features competes over trivialities. The piece was composed by current Stuttgart Ballet principal Roman Novitzky. It was performed to great acclaim at a gala when the company visited Japan in 2015. The photograph is from a performance by the Stuttgart Ballet.
