"MATTERS OF THE HEART BALLET" February 23, 2008

"MATTERS OF THE HEART BALLET"
This program is called "Matters of the Heart" and features 4 pieces:

1. Raymonda Variations (29 min)

Dance to the first act of the full length ballet Raymonda (PAUSE)

2. The Steadfast Tin Soldier (12 min)

Based loosely on the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale and focuses on the wistful courtship and love between a tin soldier and paper doll ballerina.

(INTERMISSION)

3. The Nightingale and the Rose (24 min)

Taken from Oscar Wilde's fable,the nightingale knows something about life that the human characters don't. The bird understands the meaning of love and selflessness, while the student and the professors daughter display a modern kind of self absorption. The nightingale, in a noble act of devotion to the young man, gives up her life to produce the red rose he needs to win the girls affection. Unfortunately, the sacrifice goes unrewarded. A pas de Deux (dance of 2) between the Nightingale and the Student is the emotional center of the ballet.

(INTERMISSION)

4. Robert Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze (42 min)a series of dances for 4 couples.

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