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Academy of Music, Philadelphia, USA

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Important Info

Type: Modern Ballet

City: Philadelphia, USA

Starts at: 19:30

Duration: 2h 20min

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

Can I choose my seats?

Cast

Performers

Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra

Ballet company: Philadelphia Ballet

Creators

Composer: Joby Talbot

Composer: Michael Nyman

Composer: Philip Glass

Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon

Choreographer: Twyla Tharp

Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton

Music: Nancy Raffa

Costume designer: Norma Kamali

Music: Shelley Washington

Choreography: Wayne McGregor

Overview

This mixed repertory program showcases three works that blend energy, innovation, and intricate movement. Wayne McGregor’s Chroma fuses classical technique with modern fluidity, set to an eclectic score by Joby Talbot and The White Stripes. Christopher Wheeldon’s DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse captures speed and power with relentless motion, set to Michael Nyman’s minimalist score. Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room demands raw energy and precision from dancers, paired with Philip Glass’s iconic music to create a transcendent experience.

Wayne McGregor's Chroma burst onto the scene in 2006, electrifying audiences with its radical exploration of the extremes of the human body. With a powerful high-voltage score by Joby Talbot and Jack White III, Chroma and its success led to McGregor's appointment in his current role as Resident Choreographer and earned him an Olivier award.

Set to a supercharged, minimalist score, DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse propels 26 dancers in sleek costumes through surging, relentless movement in front of a structural metallic background.

Created in 2006 for The Royal Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon's DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse is set to Michael Nyman's score, MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse). The score was composed to commemorate the 1993 inauguration of the north European line of the French train à grande vitesse, more commonly known as the TGV.

A tour de force for 26 dancers, with four couples at its core and featuring costumes and scenery by Jean-Marc Puissant and lighting by Jennifer Tipton, the work propels the dancers through shifting physical and emotional landscapes, paralleling Nyman's division of the score into five "regions." While a travel motif is never literal, a sensation of momentum and surging progression infuses the ballet.

Following a grueling year of touring, Tharp's company took a year long haitus, reassembling in May 1986. The first new piece they performed was In The Upper Room.

Tharp commissioned composer Philip Glass to create a new score. "The music hints at things, but I tried to leave a lot of space for the dance to happen,” states Glass, “In that way the dancers complete it, fill it in." The choreography fuses a broad spectrum of movement into one vigorous vocabulary; boxing, tap dance, yoga, ballet and full-out sprinting are intertwined. The dancers must push through the difficult steps, intricate timing and aerobic demands of the choreography.

History

Following a grueling year of touring, Tharp's company took a year long haitus, reassembling in May 1986. The first new piece they performed was In The Upper Room.

Venue Info

Academy of Music - Philadelphia
Academy of Music is at 240 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Known for its elegant historic interior, the theater hosts opera, ballet, concerts, and Broadway shows. The hall features multiple seating levels, including orchestra, balcony, family circle, and amphitheater, offering audiences a classic and immersive performance experience.

The Academy of Music opened its doors in 1857 and has been showcasing some of the world's best artists and performers ever since. Today the theater is widely used for a variety of performances from Broadway to comedians, musicians and orchestras, seating up to 2,600 guests.

The hall was built in 1855–57 and is the oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose. Known as the “Grand Old Lady of Locust Street,” the venue is the home of the Philadelphia Ballet and Opera Philadelphia. It was also home to the Philadelphia Orchestra from its inception in 1900 until 2001, when the orchestra moved to the new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The Philadelphia Orchestra still retains ownership of the Academy. The hall was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Known for its elegant historic interior, the theater hosts opera, ballet, concerts, and Broadway shows. The hall features multiple seating levels, including orchestra, balcony, family circle, and amphitheater, offering audiences a classic and immersive performance experience.

Important Info

Type: Modern Ballet

City: Philadelphia, USA

Starts at: 19:30

Duration: 2h 20min

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