The New York City Ballet, with its collection of extraordinary dancers and its unique repertoire, is one of hte most prestigious dance companies in teh world. This exceptional production, performed in Paris after eight years of absence, revoles around three great French composers who inspired NYCB founder George Balanchine: Charles Gounod, Maurice Ravel and Georges Bizet. the four ballets performed, choreographed from 1925 to 1980, perfectly encapsulate Balanchine's genius and his very own neo-classical style. They also provide a particular insight on the bonds that tied Balanchine to France. What is known today as Walpurgisnacht Ballet was a ballet choreographed for the opera Faust (Gounod) at the Paris Opera in 1975. It premiered as an independant piece in New York in 1980. Sonatine, set to a music by Maurice Ravel, was created by two New York City French principals, the recently departed Violette Verdy and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. La Valse was originally composed by Ravel for the Ballets Russes and Serge Diaghilev, then exiled in France, shortly before Balanchine entered the company. Symphony in C (Gizet), better known as Le Palais de Cristal, premiered at the Paris Opera. A spectacular tribute to Balanchine, beautifully served by the breath-taking technique of these American dancers, who rank today among the best in the world.
1. Walpurgisnacht Ballet from the Charles Gounod Faust opera staring Sara Mearns, Adrian Danchig-Waring, and Louren Lovette, first performed as an independent piece by the NYCB in 1980.
2. La Valse, created in 1951 to the famous music of Ravel, staring Sterling Hyltin, Jared Angle, and Amar Ramasar.
3. Sonatine, also to Ravel, a pas de deux originally written for Violette Verdy and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux in 1975 and now performed by Megan Fairchild and Joaquin De Luz with solo pianist Elaine Chelton.
4. Symphony in C, one of Balanchine's greatest works, to a 4-movement score by Georges Bizet of the same name but better known as Le Palais de Cristal. This ballet is performed by more than 50 dancers led by Tiler Peck, Andrew Veyette, Teresa Reichlen, Tyler Angle, Alston Macgill, Anthony Huxley, Brittany Pollack, and Taylor Stanley.
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