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FIREBIRD
With Justin Peck and JiRí Kylián
SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023
James K. Polk Theater, TPAC
About:
Experience an unforgettable performance by Nashville Ballet. The Tony Award-winning choreographer behind Steven Spielberg’s 2021 West Side Story, Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit will make its Nashville debut. Hailed as “thrilling,” “poetic,” and “brilliant” by The New York Times, Year of the Rabbit blends the athleticism of classical ballet with boundary-breaking movement for a performance that is both visually stunning and physiologically intriguing. Year of the Rabbit will be accompanied by Jiří Kylián’s moving Un Ballo, and Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling’s Firebird, performed to Stravinsky’s iconic score live with the Nashville Symphony!
*Please note artists, performances, and dates are subject to change. Tickets are non-refundable.
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Friday, September 22, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 23, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 24, 2:00 p.m.
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FIREBIRD
Choreography
Paul VasterlingMusic
Igor StravinskyMusic
Nashville SymphonyCostume Design
Holly HynesOriginal Lighting Design
Scott LeathersUN BALLO
Choreography
Jiří KyliánMusic
Maurice Ravel
I Menuet aus Le Tombeau de Couperin
II Pavane pour une infante defunteSet design
Jiří KyliánCostume design
Joke VisserLight design (original)
Jirí Kylián (concept)
Joop Caboort (realization)Light re-design
Kees Tjebbes (Introdans, the Netherlands, February 2009)Première - 17 January 1991, AT&T Danstheater Den Haag Nederlands Dans Theater 2
YEAR OF THE RABBIT
Choreography
Justin PeckMusic
Sufjan StevensCostume design
Justin PeckOriginal Lighting design
Brandon Stirling Baker
Image credits: Heather Thorne