UMS Concert Program, April 21, 1982: Pennsylvania Ballet --

Season: 103rd
Concert: Sixty-third
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Pennsylvania Ballet
BARBARA WEISBERGER, Founder BENJAMIN HARKARVY, Artistic Director
Dana Arey Davide Bombana Sari Braff Lisa Collins William DeGregory Deirdre Duffin Diana Duffy Michelle Geryk Anastasia Glimidakis Jeffrey Gribler Tamara Hadley
Jeff Jones Kevin Kaiser Roy Kaiser Linda Karash Mimi Keith Reiko Kimura Laurie LeBlanc Mary LeGere Peter Lewton-Brain Victoria Lyras
James Mercer Katherine Murphy Edward Myers Melissa Podcasy Robin Preiss Janek Schergen Denise Somrack Mark Trares Roger Triplett Paul Vitali
Fiona Fuerstner, Dana LaFontsee, Elaine Thomas, Ballet Masters
Maurice Kaplow, Music Director
with The Pennsylvania Orchestra
THE PENNSYLVANIA BALLET ASSOCIATION
David W. Brenner, Chairman Charles H. Rannells, President
Wednesday Evening, April 21, 1982, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Pennsylvania Ballet has previously appeared in Ann Arbor in 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1977. The three performances this week comprise a dance residency under the Dance Touring Program, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Great Lakes Arts Alliance.
Sixty-third Concert of the 103rd Season
Eleventh Annual Choice Series
CONCERTO BAROCCO
Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Johann Sebastian Bach,
_ Double Violin Concerto in D minor
Lighting design: Nicholas Cernovitch
Melissa Podcasy Dana Arey Roy Kaiser
Sari Braff Lisa Collins Deirdre Duffin Michelle Geryk Reiko Kimura Mary LeGere Mimi Keith Denise Somrack
Set to the Bach Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Orchestra, Balanchine's Concerto Barocco was first presented on the Hunter College stage in New York, May 29, 1940, by the New York City Ballet precursor, American Ballet. This Balanchine opus highlighted the first program presented by the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia.
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SYLVIA --PAS DE DEUX
Staged by Marina Eglecsky Music: Leo Delibes
Lighting design: James L. Leitner
Tamara Hadley William DeGregory
This classical Pas de Deux is set to music from Delibes' full-length ballet Sylvia. It is divided into Waltz, Adagio, one Male Variation, one Female Variation, and a Coda for both dancers.
INTERMISSION
THE MOOR'S PA VANE Variation of the Theme of Othello
Choreography: Jose Limon Music: Henry Purcell,
Staged by Laura Glenn arranged by Simon Sadoff
Costume design: Pauline Lawrence LiShtinS desi8: Nicholas Cernovitch
The Moor...........................................Edward Myers
His Wife...............................................Dana Arey
His Friend...........................................James Mercer
His Friend's Wife.......................................Robin Preiss
Since its creation in 1949, The Moor's Pavane has become one of the classics of con?temporary dance. Based on the story of Othello, the pavane is used as both dance form and metaphor.
This ballet won the Dance Magazine award for outstanding creation in the field of American dance in 1957.
INTERMISSION
SCOTCH SYMPHONY
Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Felix Mendelssohn,
, . _ Symphony No. 3 ("Scotch")
Costume design: Karinska j r j
o , . TT . Lighting design: Nicholas Cernovitch
Set design: Horace Armistead
The Sylph..........................................Melissa Podcasy
The Scotsman...........................................Paul Vitali
The Scotch Girl......................................Laurie LeBlanc
Two Scotsmen............................Jeffrey Gribler, Jeff Jones
Sari Braff Lisa Collins Diana Duffy Michelle Geryk Anastasia Glimidakis Mimi Keith Linda Karash Denise Somrack
Daniel Kaiser Roy Kaiser Kevin Kaiser James Mercer Mark Trares Roger Triplett
One of the most celebrated ballets of the 19th century was La Sylphide, set in Scotland. In Scotch Symphony, Balanchine evokes the elusive figure of this Sylph and captures the robust, colorful, almost martial character of Highland dancing.
This classical ballet (to the last three movements of Mendelssohn's symphony) was created for the New York City Ballet in 1952.
1982-83 -A Season to Celebrate!
Gala Benefit -Friday, September 24
A special evening of fashion and entertainment is planned
as a prelude to this exciting season -hold the date
and watch for detailed announcements.
Choral Union Series
Itzhak Perlman, Violinist.........Tues. Oct. 5
Prague Symphony OrchestraJiri Belohlavek . . . Thurs. Oct. 21
Judith Blegen, Soprano.........Sat. Oct. 30
Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraKurt Masur . . . Sun. Nov. 14 Los Angeles PhilharmonicCarlo Maria Giulini . . . Tues. Dec. 7
Hakan Hagegard, Baritone........Wed. Feb. 9
Dresden StaatskapelleHerbert Blomstedt .... Sun. Mar. 6 Boston Symphony OrchestraSeiji Ozawa .... Wed. Mar. 16
Murray Perahia, Pianist.........Thurs. Mar. 24
Chicago Symphony OrchestraGeorg Solti .... Thurs. Apr. 14
Series of 10 concerts: $100, $65, $55, $45
Choice Series
Festival of the Nile.........Thurs. Oct. 7
"Pirin," Bulgarian Folk Ensemble......Wed. Oct. 13
Demon Drummers & Dancers, Japan......Sat. Oct. 16
Zagreb Grande Ballet.........Sat. Oct. 23
Peking Ensemble...........Fri. Oct. 29
Pittsburgh Ballet, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker . . Fri.-Sun. Dec. 17-19
Tamburitzans Folk Ensemble........Sat. Jan. 15
Pilobolus Dancers ... ... Tues. & Wed. Mar. 1 & 2
Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico.....Tues. Mar. 8
Ravi Shankar, Sitarist.........Thurs. Mar. 10
Joffrey II Dancers.......Tues. & Wed. Apr. 19 & 20
Series of 4 concerts: $40, $35, $30, $24 Series of 8 concerts: $80, $70, $60, $48
Chamber Arts Series
Schola Cantorum of Oxford........ Sun. Oct. 3
Fresk String Quartet......... Wed. Oct. 27
Borodin Trio............ Sat. Nov. 20
Guarneri String Quartet......... Sun. Jan. 9
Guarneri String Quartet......... Sun. Feb. 13
Belgian Chamber Orchestra and
Miha Pogacnik, Violinist.........Fri. Mar. 4
I Solisti Aquilani and
Gary Karr, Double Bassist........ Sat. Mar. 12
Fitzwilliam String Quartet........ Fri. Apr. 8
Series of 8 concerts: $55, $45, $35
Debut & Encore Recital Series
Elmar Oliveira, Violinist........Mon. Oct. 18
Lydia Artymiw, Pianist......... Fri. Nov. 12
Santiago Rodriguez, Pianist........Thurs. Jan. 27
Michael Lorimer, Guitarist........Sat. Mar. 26
Series of 4 concerts: $27.50, $22.50, $17.50 New brochure available upon request--subscribe now and save!
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