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Chroma

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• • Chroma Run-Time: 2 hours and 11 minutes (including 2 intermissions)
  • Repertory:
  • Serenade
    Music:
    Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
    Choreography:
    George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust
    
    
  • Chroma
    Music:
    Joby Talbot
    Choreography:
    

    Wayne McGregor

    
    
  • Symphony in C
    Music:
    Georges Bizet
    Choreography:
    

    George Balanchine

    
    
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• Chroma features the company premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, as mesmerizing as it is unpredictable. The work is book-ended by two of George Balanchine’s most highly acclaimed ballets – Serenade and Symphony in C, a rousing grand finale with 52 dancers on stage.

  Chroma   Sophisticated and tempestuous, McGregor's Chroma pushes the physical limits of the human body in a beautifully organic composition. This groundbreaking work is set to an aggressive score by Joby Talbot, featuring music arrangements by Jack White of The White Stripes. The orchestration requires one of the largest groups of musicians Boston Ballet has ever held in its pit, including 6 percussionists. Chroma has won several awards since its premier with The Royal Ballet on November 16, 2006, including the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production.     Serenade   Balanchine's enchanting Serenade features 26 dancers and a magnificent score by P.I. Tchaikovsky. Serenade is the first ballet Balanchine choreographed in America, and is considered one of the great masterpieces of the 20^th century. Originally created as a lesson in stage technique, Serenade showcases Boston Ballet's fluency in the Balanchine style. This iconic work is comprised of four movements and highlights the musicality and elegance of the female ensemble.       Symphony in C   Balanchine's trademark work Symphony in C showcases high-energy classicism, exuding the radiance and technical finesse that he was known for. The ballet features 52 dancers and is set to a spectacular score by Georges Bizet. Bizet composed this symphony at age 17 when he was studying at the Paris Conservatory. Upon acquiring the music in 1947, Balanchine choreographed this piece in only two weeks while serving as a guest ballet master for the Paris Opera Ballet. Symphony in C remains a celebrated work in ballet repertory.

   

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