The National Ballet of Canada
TranscenDanses
The dancers of the National Ballet of Canada more than do justice to the inventiveness of Crystal Pite’s writing.
MADE IN CANADA!
Three French premieres
PASSION
James Kudelka | choreography
Ludwig van Beethoven | music
Denis Lavoie | costumes
Michael Mazzola | lights
With the support of The Gail Hutchison Fund and Anne-Marie Canning
UTOPIVERSE
William Yong | choreography
Benjamin Britten | music
William Yong | costumes
Noah Feaver | lights
Thomas Payette | projections
ANGELS’ ATLAS
Crystal Pite | choreography
Owen Belton, Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski, Morten Lauridsen | music
Jay Gower Taylor | Reflective Light Backdrop Concept
Jay Gower Taylor, Tom Visser | Reflective Light Backdrop Design
Nancy Bryant | costumes
Tom Visser | lights
Produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada
Coproduced by The National Ballet of Canada and Ballett Zürich
Orchestre Prométhée
David Briskin | direction
Zhenya Vitort | piano (Passion)
Fanny Clamagirand | violon (UtopiVerse)
The latest TranscenDanses series is staying true to its winning formula. Choreographer Crystal Pite will present the French premiere of her new work Angel’s Atlas. It was created for the Ballet of Canada in 2020, and showcases once again the choreographer’s powerful idiom in which movement is a whole body experience for dancers. Each limb is a separate entity powered by extraordinary energy and enhanced by particularly effective use of light in both pas de deux and ensemble elements. Themes of life, death, the quest for the infinite, and universal issues speak to us not only as individuals but also collectively. Two additional works by Canadian choreographers James Kudelka and William Yong will also have their French premieres at this performance.
Coréalisation Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
