Slice to Sharp
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Slice to Sharp is a ballet made for New York City Ballet
's Diamond Project
by Jorma Elo
to music of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
and Antonio Vivaldi
. The premiere took place June 16, 2006, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Holly Hynes
.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
's Diamond Project
Diamond Project
The Diamond Project was inaugurated May 27, 1992, at New York City Ballet with funding from the Irene Diamond Fund. It has presented — every two to four years — work by new choreographers.- 1992 : *David Allan*John Alleyne*Bart Cook*William Forsythe...
by Jorma Elo
Jorma Elo
Jorma Elo is a contemporary choreographer. Elo began studying dance at a young age through classical training at the Finnish National Ballet School and the Kirov Ballet School. He danced with the Finnish Ballet from 1978–1984 and with the Cullberg Ballet from 1984 until 1990...
to music of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Heinrich Ignaz Biber
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Born in the small Bohemian town of Wartenberg , Biber worked at Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his Kroměříž employer and settled in Salzburg...
and Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
. The premiere took place June 16, 2006, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Holly Hynes
Holly Hynes
Holly Hynes is an accomplished costume designer with over 170 ballets to her credit, including more than 60 at New York City Ballet. Ms. Hynes' designs are also on view in companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre; National Ballet of Canada; The Kirov Ballet of St...
.
Music
- von Biber
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- Partia VI in D, 3rd movement
- Vivaldi
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- Concerto. 2 in C, RV189, 3rd movement
- Concerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 1st movement
- Concerto. 4 in A, Op.4, RV357, 2nd movement
- Concerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 3rd movement
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- Concerto in C, Op.57, no.1, RV507, 3rd movement
- Concerto in A, Op.3, no.5, RV519, 3rd movement
- Concerto in A, Op.3, no.8, RV522, 2nd movement
- Concerto in E flat, Op. 8, no. 5, RV253 1st movement
Original
- Wendy WhelanWendy WhelanWendy Whelan is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.-Early life:A native of Louisville, Kentucky , she began her dance training with local teacher Virginia Wooton at the age of three...
- Maria KowroskiMaria KowroskiMaria Kowroski is a principal ballerina at the New York City Ballet.Ms. Kowroski's training in ballet began at the School ofthe Grand Rapids Ballet and subsequently the School of American Ballet in 1992; became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in 1994 and joined the corps de ballet in 1995....
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Sofiane Sylve
- Craig Hall
- Edwaard LiangEdwaard LiangEdwaard Liang is a Tawanese-American dancer and choreographer. He grew up in Marin County, California.-Training:He began dance training at the age of five at Marin Ballet. In 1989, Liang entered the School of American Ballet....
- Joaquín De LuzJoaquin de LuzJoaquín De Luz formerly with the American Ballet Theater , is currently a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet .-Background:...
- Amar RamasarAmar RamasarAmar Ramasar is a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. In 2010, Dance Magazine reported that Ramasar was one of the few Asian American professional ballet dancers...
Winter 2009
- Wendy WhelanWendy WhelanWendy Whelan is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.-Early life:A native of Louisville, Kentucky , she began her dance training with local teacher Virginia Wooton at the age of three...
- Maria KowroskiMaria KowroskiMaria Kowroski is a principal ballerina at the New York City Ballet.Ms. Kowroski's training in ballet began at the School ofthe Grand Rapids Ballet and subsequently the School of American Ballet in 1992; became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in 1994 and joined the corps de ballet in 1995....
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Teresa Reichlen
- Craig Hall
- Robert Fairchild
- Joaquín De LuzJoaquin de LuzJoaquín De Luz formerly with the American Ballet Theater , is currently a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet .-Background:...
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Reviews
- http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/19/arts/dance/19elo.htmlNY Times review by John RockwellJohn RockwellJohn Rockwell is a music critic, editor, and dance critic. He studied at Phillips Academy, Harvard, the University of Munich, and the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Ph.D. in German culture....
, June 19, 2006]
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/arts/dance/19bara.htmlNY Times review by Alastair MacaulayAlastair MacaulayAlastair Macaulay is a dance critic for the New York Times. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London...
, February 18, 2009]