BALANCHINE - RATMANSKY - GOECKE

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo are celebrating spring through a programme exploring a wide range of the repertoire while positioning itself under the banner of creation. The evening will open with George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, one of his first experimental works, merging classic steps with a refined and angular style. The ballet is inspired by the mediaeval belief that human beings are made up of four different moods which determine a person’s temperament. In Wartime Elegy, Alexei Ratmansky introduces us to the Ukrainian people through a work that evokes the war and devastation that his people are currently experiencing. This is not just an article about the tragedy. Stories, dances, humour and strength of community are evident everywhere. We instantly connect to laughter, exuberance and loss, recognising our common links. Marco Goecke will explore Schönberg’s Transfigured Night, a masterpiece with romantic accents that the great Viennese innovator dedicated to his fiancée just before their wedding: ideal music for the creation of choreographer Marco Goecke whose frenetic and moving style will enhance this youthful score.

LES QUATRE 4 TEMPERAMENTS | GEORGE BALANCHINE
Choreography: George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust | Re-staged by: Patricia Neary | Music: Paul Hindemith, Theme with Four Variations for String Orchestra and Piano | Duration: 30 min

WARTIME ELEGY | ALEXEI RATMANSKY 
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky | Music: Valentin Silvestrov, Four Postludes for Piano and String Orchestra; Ukrainian Village Music: Historic Recordings 1928-1933, Pidkamecka Kolomyjka et Nina Polka | Scenic Design: Wendall K. Harrington | Costumes: Moritz Junge | Art : Matvi Vaisberg & Maria Prymachenko ©Charitable Heritage of the Maria Prуmachenko Family | Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama | Re-staged by: Giovanni Villalobos | Duration: 20 min

LA NUIT TRANSFIGURÉE (CREATION) | MARCO GOECKE
Choreography: Marco Goecke | Assistant Choreographer: Giovanni Di Palma | Music: Arnold Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht" for string orchestra op. 4 | Dramaturge: Nadja Kadel | Light Designer: Udo Haberland | Set and costume Designer: Michaela Springer | Duration: 30 min

In collaboration with Le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo. With the participation of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jesko Sirvend, pianist: David Bismuth