Our spring program Strength. Resilience. Beauty. begins in March with brand-new filmed performances of Concerto Barocco by George Balanchine, Clear by Stanton Welch AM, Suspended in Time by Angel Corella, Russell Ducker, and Kirill Radev, and an excerpt from Penumbra by Matthew Neenan.
Strength will be available for streaming from March 25–31. There are two casts available for purchase; see below for details on Cast A.
You can also purchase both casts for streaming for $30, or the entire season for $50.
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Concerto Barocco
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
First produced in 1941, Concerto Barocco is hailed as one of Balanchine's masterpieces. The neoclassical ballet is danced to Johann Sebastian Bach's Double Violin Concerto in D Minor and features a prominently female ensemble of ten Pennsylvania Ballet dancers that embody athleticism, precision and grace.
Cast A: Featuring Yuka Iseda, Alexandra Heier, and Jack Thomas
With Paloma Berjano Torrado, Emily Davis, Siobhan Howley, Mine Kusano, Sophie Savas-Carstens, Julia-Rose Sherrill, Julia Vinez, and Emily Wilson
Clear
Choreography by Stanton Welch AM
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Welch's Clear is a beautiful abstract piece that draws inspiration from the emotionally impactful events of September 11. The ballet explores what is most important in life and finding clarity when faced with one’s final moment.
Cast A: Sterling Baca, Etienne Diaz, Russell Ducker, Zecheng Liang, Oksana Maslova, Arian Molina Soca, Ashton Roxander, and Peter Weil
Suspended in Time
Choreography by Angel Corella, Russell Ducker, and Kirill Radev
Music by Electric Light Orchestra
Suspended in Time is an exuberant and immaculately choreographed piece by Radev, Ducker and Corella. A celebration of strength, artistry and freedom, the ballet features music by rock band Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O.) including hits such as "Strange Magic" and "I am Alive."
Cast A: Sterling Baca, Jacqueline Callahan, Etienne Diaz, Russell Ducker, Marjorie Feiring, Thays Golz, Zecheng Liang, Oksana Maslova, Arian Molina Soca, Fernanda Oliveira, Mayara Pineiro, Ashton Roxander, Daysei Torriente, and Peter Weil
Penumbra (excerpt)
Choreography by Matthew Neenan
Music by Alberto Ginastera
Principal Dancer Jermel Johnson performs an excerpt from Penumbra, a brilliant work by former resident choreographer and longtime company dancer Matthew Neenan. Principal Pianist Martha Koeneman plays Ginastera's "Milonga" for piano.