Signatures of the Masters

Edwaard LiangCraig DavidsonWilliam ForsytheJerome Robbins

Signatures of the Masters

Ballet

Virtuosity, dynamics, emotion. The work of world-class choreographers

The new SND building, Opera and Ballet hall
17. 4. 2024 19:00 h - 21:20 h

The medley Signatures of the Masters brings, in Slovak première, stage pieces that represent the work of four imperative world choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries – Edwaard Liang, Craig Davidson, William Forsythe and Jerome Robbins. Each is distinctive and unique in terms of movement vocabulary, different perceptions of the dancer's body and individual approach to the adaptation of dance technique into a choreographic text. The four one-act dance compositions are linked together by technical sophistication, emphasis on movement aesthetics and poetics that is largely reflected in the harmony of dance and musical master. The programme is intended to augment the repertoire with works of world modern ballet that represent a major challenge for performers, yet are an attractive delicacy for the audience.

Dramaturgy Kristián Kohút
Production Matúš Benža, Katarína Kandríková

THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF EXACTITUDE
CHOREOGRAPHY William Forsythe
MUSIC Franz Schubert
STAGE AND LIGHTING DESIGN William Forsythe
COSTUME DESIGN Stephen Galloway (Costumes from a production of the Wiener Staatsballett, 2010)
STAGING Kathryn Bennetts
LIGHTING SUPERVISION Tanja Rühl
 
MURMURATION
CHOREOGRAPHY Edwaard Liang
MUSIC Ezio Bosso
STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN Edwaard Liang
LIGHTING Lisa J. Pinkham
LIGHTING SUPERVISION Robert Eisenstein
STAGING José Andres Estevez
Choreografia Edwaard Liang
 
ENTROPY
CHOREOGRAPHY Craig Davidson
MUSIC Nicholas Thayer
STAGE DESIGN Craig Davidson
COSTUME DESIGN Alana Sargent
LIGHTING DESIGN Martin Gebhardt
STAGING ASSISTANT Alice White
 
THE CONCERT 
CHOREOGRAPHY Jerome Robbins
MUSIC Frédéric Chopin
STAGE DESIGN Saul Steinberg
COSTUME DESIGN Irene Sharaff
COSTUME ADAPTATION Holly Hynes
LIGHTING Jennifer Tipton
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Robert Eisenstein
STAGING Kipling Houston
 
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes with two interval
 
Première April 29, 2022
 
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Production Team

Musical Direction Kevin Rhodes
Conductors Adam Sedlický