Show Ballet West Celebrates 40 Years of Jubilation r Jessica Harrison Arts Editor Ballet west concludes its year long birthday celebration celebration celebration cel cel- cel- cel this week with 40 Years of Jubilation Jubilation is a collection collection collection tion of four separate ballets ballets ballets bal bal- bal bal- lets featuring the work of former Ballet West Artistic Director Bruce Marks and George Balanchine founder of the New York City Ballet The evening will conclude with the Utah Premiere of Glen Tetley's The Rite of Spring The evening will begin with Balanchine's Concerto Barocco Set Setto Setto Setto to Bachs Bach's Concerto in D minor for Two Violins this work was one of the first three ballets performed performed performed per per- formed by the In Concerto Barocco dancers are dressed in practice clothes This has become the signature costume costume costume cos cos- tume for most of Balanchine's contemporary contempo contempo- works Next in the program is Marks' Marks Lark Ascending s sI sl l I I J C 17 JU JUrt c rt J oa o I s sC so O C u 0 O o c a p. p Ballet West artists pose during a performance about the journey of life It has been ten years since Ballet West has performed this work In a Ballet West press release Marks arks expressed joy in inthe inthe inthe the revival of his work Lark is about the journey journey journey jour jour- ney of life that ete eternal nal flight against gravity Each time I see that lark ascend I know why we dance he said The Tchaikovsky ik T 1 I- I o II R N V nom 7 4 o II f 13 o u C q o Oa c p. p Ballet West dancers performing George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco ras Pas de ae Deux also choreographed by Balanchine follows Lark Ascending This work uses music Tchaikovsky intended for the third act of Swan Lake The music was not in the original original inal score and subsequently subsequent subsequent- ly was lost More than fifty years later the piece was found in Russia's Bolshoi Theater archives In 1953 Balanchine was granted permission to use it for his own phy The program concludes with The Rite Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky composed The Rite of Spring for Serge Ballet in 1913 Originally choreographed by Vaslav the ballets ballet's premiere was scandalous Paris audiences audiences audiences audi audi- were not prepared for the unusual story of pagan sacrifice told through modern move move- ments Stravinsky's score which was full of dissonance dissonance dissonance disso disso- nance and primitive rhythms further aggravated ed the audience which eventually lost control In spite of its early troubles troubles troubles trou trou- bles Stravinsky's score continues to compel and challenge choreographers Tetley's version was first performed in 1975 by the Munich Opera Ballet Ballet West Artistic Director Jonas Kage is excited to present The Rite of Spring to Utah audiences He hopes that this and other Ballet West performances will appeal t 0 o younger audiences Ballet is young people sharing their message Its It's be uninteresting not going to he said 40 Years of Jubilation runs April 9 10 and 17 14 at pm p.m. with a matinee matinee matinee mati mati- nee on April 17 at pm p.m. Ticket prices range from 55 10 and can be purchased through Box Office 50 West South or at any outlet Tickets may also be purchased by phone at can purchase price half-price tickets pup up to two when they present present present pre pre- sent their student ID JD in person at the Capitol Theatre box office one hour prior to performance time |