Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancers Julie Diana and Ian Hussey in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite.
Photo: Alexander Iziliaev
Final Performances of the 2012-2013 Season
Celebrate the evolution of Pennsylvania Ballet’s repertoire with Company premieres by two of today’s most influential choreographers – plus an innovative World Premiere by Matthew Neenan – with Forsythe & Kylián, June 13-16, 2013 at the Academy of Music. Fred Alger Management is the Presenting Sponsor of Forsythe & Kylián.
“Bringing new work into the repertoire is essential to continually challenging our dancers as well as our audience,” Artistic Director Roy Kaiser says. “This all-premiere program makes for a forward-looking finale to our 2012-2013 Season.”
New to the Pennsylvania Ballet repertoire, Jiří Kylián employs a seamless, fluid vocabulary to propel his somber Forgotten Land, a Company premiere. For this strikingly soulful piece, Kylián found inspiration in a painting of water eroding the shore by Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch.
Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan creates a World Premiere – his 14th commission for the Company. A work for three dancers, two men and one woman, this piece moves to the light and lyrical melodies of Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words.
Artifact Suite, a Company premiere, offers William Forsythe’s singular brand of aggressive, angular movement. His daring interpretation of the ballet lexicon boasts lightning-quick rhythm, to-the-hilt extension, and unmatched precision.
Tickets to Forsythe & Kylián at the Academy of Music are on sale now, starting at $30. Tickets are available online at paballet.org, by phone at 215.893.1999, and in person at the Kimmel Center Box Office.
Forsythe & Kylián performances at the Academy of Music:
- Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, June 15 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Sunday, June 16 at 2 p.m.