In this production, inspired by the polyphonic music of the great Johann Sebastian Bach, choreographer Radu Poklitaru reflects on the paradox inherent in the notion of female friendship and on the nature of envy. This ballet fresco, this multi-voiced choreographic tapestry - at times detached, at times tinged with a sorrowful smile-mirrors the inner architectonics of Bach’s musical thought and the coexistence of individuals within a timeless human tribe.
Premiered on the stage on June 18 and 19, 2014
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Inspired by Thornton Wilder’s play of the same name, this ballet traces ninety years in the life of a single family, unfolding through an unbroken succession of Christmas dinners. Day after day, year after year, amid the futility of everyday bustle and the pettiness of ambitions and deeds, the characters’ lives rush past, leaving behind not even a glimmer on the glass sandclocks of eternity…
Premiered on the stage on December 29 and 30, 2014
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