World Premiere:
October 30, 2015
Event:
Company:
The Joffrey Ballet
Venue:
Joffrey Tower
Location:
Chicago
,
IL
,
USA
Choreography:
Nicolas Blanc
Music:
Costume Design:
Nicolas Blanc
Scenic Design:
Christine Binder
Lighting Design:
Christine Binder
Sound Design
Projection Design:
ARTICLES & CRITICAL ACCLAIM
SF Classical Voice
November 20, 2017
The Joffrey Ballet brought its fine company, under the artistic direction of Ashley Wheater, back to Zellerbach Hall last weekend, burnishing its reputation for lively repertory and superb dancing. The brief visit (seen Friday night) under the aegis of Cal Performances offered a single program: Justin Peck’s In Creases, set to Philip Glass’s Four Movements for Two Pianos; Nicolas Blanc’s Encounter, a pas de deux set to John Adams; Alexander Ekman’s Joy, set to a lively medley; and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Mammatus, set to music by Michael Gordon.
“Encounter was jazzy, sexy and smooth as the dancers effortlessly glided through jaw-dropping lifts, penchés and acrobatics.”
“With the Adams prompts, Blanc swiftly yet sometimes gently (as in a charming love duet) draws parallels between the early anxieties of existence in the 20th century and those we find in the 21st.”
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