Individual tickets for Celebrating Balanchine go on sale 5/1/13.
PERFORMANCES
Fri., June 14 at 7:30 pm
Sat., June 15 at 2:00 pm
Sat., June 15 at 7:30 pm
Sun., June 16 at 2:00 pm
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Square Dance
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli /
George Balanchine
Prodigal Son
Company Premiere
Sergei Prokofiev / George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
Square Dance
is sponsored by
Virginia Sewell
Prodigal Son
is sponsored by
Jeannine Cowles
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2 hrs, 6 min |
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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
 On the 30th anniversary of George Balanchine’s death, we celebrate the diversity of his contribution to dance with three very different examples of his choreography. Stravinsky Violin Concerto offers our dancers the opportunity to let out all stops: two group sections, described by critics as "joyous as a houseful of puppies," frame two elemental pas de deux. Prodigal Son, a 1929 collaboration with modernist painter Georges Roualt and composer Sergei Prokofiev, is one of Balanchine’s earliest and most adventurous works, pulling pathos and passion out of the bible parable. Rounding out the celebration will be the return of audience favorite Square Dance.
Performed to prerecorded music
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Square Dance
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli /
George Balanchine
Prodigal Son
Company Premiere
Sergei Prokofiev / George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
Square Dance
is sponsored by
Virginia Sewell
Prodigal Son
is sponsored by
Jeannine Cowles
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RUNTIME |
2 hrs, 6 min |
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PHOTOS & VIDEO
Behind the Scenes
The Trailer
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Square Dance
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli /
George Balanchine
Prodigal Son
Company Premiere
Sergei Prokofiev / George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
Square Dance
is sponsored by
Virginia Sewell
Prodigal Son
is sponsored by
Jeannine Cowles
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2 hrs, 6 min |
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
YOU'RE INVITED TO A CLASSICAL CONVERSATION
Dive into the stories behind the music. Join All Classical host Edmund Stone for a post-performance Q & A with OBT's Dancers.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
following the 2:00pm performance
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Edmund Stone
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Getting to Know Mr. B.
George Balanchine is acclaimed the world over as one of the greatest choreographers in the history of ballet. The Celebrating Balanchine program offers a glorious spectrum of his art. In this blog, we offer a beyond-the-ballet picture of this creative genius, known to those who worked with him as Mr. B. READ MORE |
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Square Dance
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli /
George Balanchine
Prodigal Son
Company Premiere
Sergei Prokofiev / George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
Square Dance
is sponsored by
Virginia Sewell
Prodigal Son
is sponsored by
Jeannine Cowles
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RUNTIME |
2 hrs, 6 min |
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REVIEWS
Portland dance review: Oregon Ballet Theatre raises the bar with all-Balanchine program
"Celebrating Balanchine," Oregon Ballet Theatre's season closer over the weekend, marked a watershed for the company. Friday's opening performance heralded outgoing interim artistic director Anne Mueller with an extended ovation, announced the retirements of several OBT dancers and introduced incoming artistic director Kevin Irving.
Heady times at OBT, and the all-Balanchine program was a fitting reminder of the vision of former artistic director Christopher Stowell, whose dedication to building a polished neoclassical company included the addition of a burgeoning Balanchine repertoire. - The Oregonian Review, 6/16/13
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PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Square Dance
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli /
George Balanchine
Prodigal Son
Company Premiere
Sergei Prokofiev / George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine
Square Dance
is sponsored by
Virginia Sewell
Prodigal Son
is sponsored by
Jeannine Cowles
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RUNTIME |
2 hrs, 6 min |
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CASTING
Principal casting for June 14-16, 2013 is as follows:
Square Dance |
June 14th at 7:30pm |
June 15th at 2pm |
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JULIA ROWE |
CANDACE BOUCHARD |
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BRIAN SIMCOE |
BRIAN SIMCOE |
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Prodigal Son |
June 14th at 7:30pm |
June 15th at 2pm |
The Prodigal Son |
CHAUNCEY PARSONS |
JAVIER UBELL |
The Siren |
ALISON ROPER |
HAIYAN WU |
Father |
BRETT BAUER |
BRETT BAUER |
Sisters |
CANDACE BOUCHARD |
EVA BURTON |
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OLGA KROCHIK |
OLIVIA ORNELAS |
Servants |
BRIAN SIMCOE |
YE LI |
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LUCAS THREEFOOT |
MICHAEL LINSMEIER |
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Stravinsky Violin Concerto |
June 14th at 7:30pm |
June 15th at 2pm |
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XUAN CHENG |
XUAN CHENG |
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CHAUNCEY PARSONS |
CHAUNCEY PARSONS |
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HAIYAN WU |
GRACE SHIBLEY |
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BRIAN SIMCOE |
BRETT BAUER |
Square Dance |
June 15th at 7:30pm |
June 16th at 2pm |
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JULIA ROWE |
CANDACE BOUCHARD |
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CHAUNCEY PARSONS |
BRIAN SIMCOE |
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Prodigal Son |
June 15th at 7:30pm |
June 16th at 2pm |
The Prodigal Son |
CHAUNCEY PARSONS |
JAVIER UBELL |
The Siren |
ALISON ROPER |
HAIYAN WU |
Father |
BRETT BAUER |
BRETT BAUER |
Sisters |
CANDACE BOUCHARD |
EVA BURTON |
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OLGA KROCHIK |
OLIVIA ORNELAS |
Servants |
BRIAN SIMCOE |
YE LI |
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LUCAS THREEFOOT |
MICHAEL LINSMEIER |
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Stravinsky Violin Concerto |
June 15th at 7:30pm |
June 16th at 2pm |
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ALISON ROPER |
ALISON ROPER |
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LUCAS THREEFOOT |
LUCAS THREEFOOT |
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GRACE SHIBLEY |
GRACE SHIBLEY |
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BRETT BAUER |
BRETT BAUER |
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