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Feb. 4th, 2006 11:54 pmTonight, the third repetory collection of the Pacific Northwest Ballet's season, this one entitled Valentine.
The evening featured four pieces, each making their PNB premieres as new artistic director Peter Boal begins putting his stamp on the company. The first piece, "Ancient Airs and Dances" drew largely from the neo-classical ballet vocabulary with elements from outside that vernacular introduced very subtly- positions which were slightly modified or weren't quite as crisp as they would be in a strictly Balanchine-inspired work. The second piece "Kiss" was a short (7 minute) pas de deux fully suspended- although the dancers were able to touch the floor, being in harness allowed for the extension of elements outside the ordinary realm due to freeing them from gravitational limitations. This was both visually and emotionally stunning.
The third portion, "Red Angels", was quite different and drew significantly more strongly from modern dance, and was very visual in presentation. Of the pieces we saw tonight, this was my least favourite, but given the dynamism involved was still interesting watching. I could see similar choreography accompanying a score by Kraftwerk.
The evening closed with the first presentation of a Twyla Tharp piece by the PNB, in the form of "Nine Sinatra Songs," which melds ballet and elements of exhibition ballroom dance. I'm neither a particular fan of Sinatra nor ballroom, but this was light-hearted enough to have been fun watching.
The evening featured four pieces, each making their PNB premieres as new artistic director Peter Boal begins putting his stamp on the company. The first piece, "Ancient Airs and Dances" drew largely from the neo-classical ballet vocabulary with elements from outside that vernacular introduced very subtly- positions which were slightly modified or weren't quite as crisp as they would be in a strictly Balanchine-inspired work. The second piece "Kiss" was a short (7 minute) pas de deux fully suspended- although the dancers were able to touch the floor, being in harness allowed for the extension of elements outside the ordinary realm due to freeing them from gravitational limitations. This was both visually and emotionally stunning.
The third portion, "Red Angels", was quite different and drew significantly more strongly from modern dance, and was very visual in presentation. Of the pieces we saw tonight, this was my least favourite, but given the dynamism involved was still interesting watching. I could see similar choreography accompanying a score by Kraftwerk.
The evening closed with the first presentation of a Twyla Tharp piece by the PNB, in the form of "Nine Sinatra Songs," which melds ballet and elements of exhibition ballroom dance. I'm neither a particular fan of Sinatra nor ballroom, but this was light-hearted enough to have been fun watching.
