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The Firebird
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| THE FIREBIRD • THEME AND VARIATIONS |
| March 18-19, 2011 | Aronoff Center for the Arts |
| Choreography: Adam Hougland (The Firebird) and George Balanchine (Theme and Variations) Music: Igor Stravinskyand Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
[WORLD PREMIERE] Celebrate Cincinnati Ballet's bright future in this extraordinary new double bill, featuring live music from Cincinnat Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Carmon DeLeone. Resident choreographer Adam Hougland collaborates with set and costume designer Marion Williams
to bring his world premiere The Firebird to the Aronoff stage. Hougland and Williams apply their contemporary vision to Stravinsky's classical masterwork in this ballet that celebrates the composition's centennial.
THEME AND VARIATIONS On the same bill, Cincinnati Ballet honors 20th century master choreographer George Balanchine by presenting his homage to the Russian Imperial Ballet of his youth in Theme and Variations, set to Tchaikovsky's regal Suite No. 3.
Click here to read more about Igor Stravinsky and The Firebird
8:00 pm : March 18 & 19
2:00 pm : March 19
3-show MODERN Package: New Works, The Firebird, Infamous Love Songs
5-show Package: New Works, The Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Firebird,
Infamous Love Songs
