What's Happening: Architecture of Design
“I always venerate dance and music as the highest art. Why? Because they happen and you cannot catch them – they happen in an instant. Being an architect you are accustomed to designing buildings which stay there for a while, but being able to work on things which are as ephemeral as this hour of performance is really something wonderful.” – Santiago Calatrava
Renowned for its commitment to new work, New York City Ballet has premiered more than 300 original ballets since relocating to Lincoln Center in 1964. Following in that tradition, NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins has designed a groundbreaking spring season, Architecture of Dance, specifically created to honor the 50th Anniversary of Lincoln Center.
Seven new ballets, featuring new choreographers, and four commissioned scores from some of the world’s leading artists premiere over eight weeks alongside a hallmark collaboration with award-winnng architect Santiago Calatrava.
Please visit the New York City Ballet website for the complete 2010 Season Schedule.
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Festival Events
Special events this season include a discussion with Calatrava and Ballet Master Peter Martins on their collaboration, led by NY Times reporter Robin Pogrebin, as part of the series TIMESTALK, which took place at The TimesCenter on May 6th.
NYCB Musical Director Faycal Karoui will join composer Thierry Escaich and Benjamin Millepied for a discussion and excerpts of their work as part of GUGGENHEIM WORKS & PROCESS: NEW DANCE/NEW MUSIC May 23rd & 24th. For more information please call the Guggenheim box office at (212) 423-3587.
NYCB also hosts CLOSE-UP EVENTS throughout the season – visible on the NYCB website.
