Special Valentine’s Weekend Presentation!

With the MOT Orchestra. Illustrious ballerina Alessandra Ferri is joined by some of ballet’s leading stars to explore the timeless poetry and romantic intensity of dance in a mixed program celebrating the art of the pas de deux. Not all works of art stand the test of time. This program highlights those works that have survived the evolution of the audience’s taste and represent an eternal present.

La Sylphide
Dancers: Oksana Maslova, Jeff Cirio
Choreography: August Bournonville
Music: Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer

Mirrors that hang from family trees
Dancer: Marcelo Gomes
Choreography: Nicholas Palmquist
Music: Agnes Obel
Piano: Ivan Moshchuk

The Dying Swan
Dancer: Misa Kuranaga
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello: Andre Yun
Harp: Patricia Terry-Ross

Concerto Six Twenty Two
Dancers: Marcelo Gomes, Ricardo Graziano
Choreography: Lar Lubovich
Music: W.A. Mozart, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Clarinet: Brian Bowman

Witness
Dancers: Alessandra Ferri, Herman Cornejo
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: Nils Frahm

White Swan, Pas de Deux from Swan Lake
Dancers: Oksana Maslova, Herman Cornejo
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Black Swan, Pas de Deux from Swan Lake
Dancers: Misa Kuranaga, Jeff Cirio
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin: Eliot Heaton

After the Rain
Dancers: Alessandra Ferri, Marcelo Gomes
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Arvo Pärt
Violin: Eliot Heaton
Piano: Ivan Moshchuk

Shall I breathe?
Dancers: Ricardo Graziano, Kate Honea
Singer: Mary-Hollis Hundley
Choreography: Marco Pelle
Music: “Mild Und Leise”, (Tristan Und Isolde), Richard Wagner

Le Parc
Dancers: Alessandra Ferri, Herman Cornejo
Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj
Music: Andante from W.A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A
Violin: Eliot Heaton
Piano: Ivan Moshchuk