Episodes (1959)
Choreographer George Balanchine
Music - Anton Webern
Episodes (1959)
Choreography George Balanchine
Music – Anton Weber (PERFORMED LIVE)
Scottish Ballet’s triumphant performance of Episodes as part of the ‘Scottish Ballet dances Balanchine’ Triple Bill was a highlight of the 2005 Edinburgh International Festival and won the Company a coveted Herald Angel Award. This is the only time that Scottish Ballet will have danced this rarely performed, timeless masterpiece from the legendary choreographer outwith the Edinburgh International Festival. Enigmatic, abstract with virtuoso choreography loaded with surprises, Episodes evokes a whole range of emotions and is set to Weber’s striking score that Balanchine described as “filling the air like molecules”.
“Episodes should serve as Scottish Ballet’s manifesto, challenging and unpredictably moving.” The Observer
“Pure lines, sublime angles and beautifully manipulated bodies.” The Independent
“Quite simply, amazing.” The Herald
MiddleSexGorge (1990)
Choreographer Stephen Petronio
Music - Wire
MiddleSexGorge (1990)
Choreography Stephen Petronio
Music – Wire
Pulsating, vigorous and set to a pounding track by seminal punk rock outfit Wire, MiddleSexGorge aims bold moves directly at its audience. A defiant act of outrage created around Petronio and his then partner, Michael Clark, it is as much political as it is a work of art. Fast, fierce and jagged, this is a hedonistic delight.
“Sexy and sensual from the ends of its pointed toes to the tips of its outstretched fingers.” Edinburgh Evening News
“Brazenly articulate steps…phenomenally clever structural tropes.” The Guardian
“The audience adored it. “ The Independent
Suite From Artifact (1984, as Suite from Artifact 2004)
Choreographer William Forsythe
Music - Johann Sebastian Bach/Eva Crossman-Hecht
Suite from Artifact (1984. Revised 2004)
Choreography William Forsythe
Music – Johann Sebastian Bach/Eva Crossman-Hecht (PERFORMED LIVE)
Tailored exclusively for Scottish Ballet by one of the most exciting and physically demanding choreographers of the past 20 years. Combining rigorous precision and stunning technique with wit, tenderness and imagination, Suite from Artifact presents the entire Company growing with amazing force to a dramatic conclusion. A transfixing treat for the senses.
“A sight to behold” The Daily Mail
“Glorious heights of spiky elongated exultation. Scottish Ballet did it proud.” The Times
“Leaves audiences slack-jawed in amazement.” Sunday Herald