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FALL SERIES: OCTOBER 11–12

PLUS:
GEORGE BALANCHINE'S

  • DIVERTIMENTO NO. 15

  • THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS 

  • accompanied by live music performed by Chamber Music Society of St. Louis

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CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE MOVIE 'CENTER STAGE'

and DIRECTOR OF THE MOST RECENT BROADWAY HIT 'SMASH'

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PERFORMANCE DATES

Oct 11 at 1:30pm

Oct 11 at 6:00pm

Oct 12 at 2:30pm

THEATER

TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

TICKETS

ON SALE JULY 15 AT 10AM AT METROTIX.COM

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THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Paul Hindemith performed

by Chamber Music Society of St. Louis

32 minutes

A St. Louis premiere by George Balanchine that is at once classically grounded and utterly modern. 

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A ballet with

unceasing appeal,

The Four Temperaments references the medieval concept of psychological humors through its classically grounded but definitively modern movement.

Balanchine wrote of the ballet that it “is an expression in dance and music of the ancient notion that the human organism is made up of four different humors, or temperaments. Each one of us possesses these four humors, but in different degrees, and it is from the dominance of one of them that the four physical and psychological types — melancholic, sanguinic, phlegmatic, and choleric — were derived."

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FROM CONTEMPORARY TO CLASSIC...
 

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Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

performed by Chamber Music Society of St. Louis

33 minutes

George Balanchine’s only ballet set to a Mozart score, Divertimento No.15 is a ballet lover’s dream.  Gorgeous costumes, ingenious choreography, technical prowess and glorious music.

DIVERTIMENTO NO. 15

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Balanchine considered Mozart’s Divertimento No. 15 the finest ever written, and to compliment the sparkling score, he created a work of prodigious ingenuity featuring a regal cast of dancers.

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FROM CLASSIC TO JAZZ...
 

"Inventive choreography...

reminiscent of an MGM musical."

From Dance Magazine on Stroman's TAKE FIVE...MORE OR LESS

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TAKE FIVE..MORE OR LESS

Choreography by Susan Stroman

Music by David Brubeck Quartet and Paul Desmond

15 minutes

Jazzy fusion of Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck music, dance and Matisse-inspired costumes, and lighting from acclaimed Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman.  

NOTE FROM STROMAN:
There have been many songs in my lifetime that I dream I might someday have the chance to choreograph. They stick with me and whenever I hear them, I imagine how I would translate that song into dance. That is true with the song “Take Five”.

“Take Five” was written by saxophonist Paul Desmond and recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Brubeck’s style was odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, and distinctive harmonies. Brubeck asked Paul Desmond to write a song in 5/4 time. It was that time signature which intrigued me. I knew I was listening to something different – it was addictive. I first heard the album Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet around the age of eight, and I listened to that record for years until I completely wore it out. My older brother Corky, who had a great ear for jazz, had it in his collection and I gravitated to it even as a young child. I remember Corky saying, “This is the first jazz album to sell a million copies!” That seemed like a lot to an eight-year-old girl. Other songs on that album I adored were “Blue Rondo à la Turk”, which has an unusual rhythm that consists of three measures of 2+2+2+3 and one measure of 3+3+3 then repeats, and “Strange Meadow Lark”, a beautiful ballad that starts with a piano solo and moves into a 4/4 swing. Both written by Dave Brubeck. This music was a big part of my life growing up, and now, hardly a day goes by when I don’t listen to jazz.

Saint Louis Ballet Company is a not-for-profit organization. 

We are deeply indebted to our leading sponsors:

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