Polish National Ballet on tour in New York and Washington

The Joyce Theater in New York, the Laurel Fund and the Kennedy Center in Washington, in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York present performances of the Polish National Ballet in New York (16-21 June 2015) and Washington (23 June). Polish ballet company will debut on the stage of the the Joyce Theater in The Rite of Spring by Emanuel Gat to music by Stravinsky and two pieces directed by Krzysztof Pastor Allegro/Scherzo (music: Schubert) and Moving Rooms (music: Schnittke and Górecki).

ADAGIO & SCHERZO

Choreography: Krzysztof Pastor

Music: Franz Schubert ? String Quintet in C Major, D 956, movement 2 and 3

RETURNING WAVES
Choreography: Emil Wesołowski
Music: Mieczysław Karłowicz

MOVING ROOMS
Choreography: Krzysztof Pastor
Music: Alfred Schnittke ? Concerto grosso I
(Cadenza ? Rondo ? Postludio),
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ? Concerto for harpsichord and string orchestra Op. 40

Both of Krzysztof Pastor’s pieces play with the audience’s mood and emotions through their pure choreographic form, plastic neoclassical dance, the shades of space and the play of lights, all set to music by the great masters: Schubert, Schnittke, and Górecki.

ACRE DU PRITEMPS (THE RITE OF SPRING)

Choreography: Emanuel Gat

Music: Igor Stravinsky
Staging: Mia Alon, Roy Assaf, Michael Löhr
Lighting and costumes: Emanuel Gat
Technical supervisor: Samson Milcent

The Polish National Ballet is heir to a tradition dating back to the 18th century, when King Stanisław August set up Poland’s first professional ballet company, known as the His Majesty’s National Dancers. Today, 250 years after the birth of Public Theatre in Poland, the Polish National Ballet performs productions of the highest quality, drawing from the classical repertoire, 20th century works, and new pieces, commissioned by the Ballet. The ballet of the Teatr Wielki ? Polish National Opera has toured extensively, visiting most countries in Europe, as well as the USA and Canada, Argentina and Brazil, Israel, China, and Taiwan.

More about the PNB: http://teatrwielki.pl/teatr/polski-balet-narodowy/

Supported by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and The R. Britton Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance. Special support provided by The Kosciuszko Foundation. Engagement partnership provided by the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Polish National Ballet is supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

The PBN in USA:

New York: 16-17 June at 7.30 pm, 18-19 June at 8 pm, 20 June at 2 and 8 pm.

The Joyce Theater

175 8th Avenue (at the corner of 19th Street)
New York, NY 10011

212-691-9740

Washington:

21 June at 2 pm and 23 June at 8.00 pm.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

Tickets:

http://tickets.joyce.org/tickets/production.aspx?PID=3218

http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/RPXBR