UMS Concert Program, October 23, 1982: The Zagreb Grand Ballet Of The Croatian National Theatre --

Season: 104th
Concert: Eighth
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The Zagreb Grand Ballet
of the
Croatian National Theatre
Marijan Radmilovic, Director
Leo Stipanicic, Administrative Director
Aleksandar Augustincic, Sceneographer
Bozica Lisak, Ballet Master
Vesna Butorac-Blace Almira Osmanovic Stefan Furijan Dinko Bogdanic
Milena Leben Lidija Mila Slavica Pregeb Ljiljana Gvozdenovic Ana Kljakovic Gordana Rajs-Cvenk
Suzana Bade Andrej Crepinko Lidija Herceg Tatjana Karlovic Dubravka Kolsek Vlasta Kovacevic Svetlana Ortynski Tatjana Pezelj
Principals:
Soloists:
Corps de Ballet:
Vojko Vidmar David Sorin Joachim Pura
loan Barbu Juraj Mofcan Ostoja Janjanin Dragutin Schmidt Leo Stipanicic Marijan Krulanovic
Dolores Pongrac Jagoda Radic Vlasta Rittig Jagoda Sabhc Vlasta Smoljanovic Mirjana Stipic Elena Stojanov Vladimir Vadjon
Technical Director: Aleksandar Augustincic
Stage Director: Branko Vuk Sound: Emil Jedinak
Wardrobe: Milka Stijelja
Saturday Evening, October 23, 1982, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eighth Concert of the 104th Season
Twelfth Annual Choice Scries
Artists in this evening's program will be chosen from those listed -their names will be announced before the performance begins.
GRADUATION BALL
(Ballet in one act)
Choreography: David Lichine Scenery: Aleksandar Augustincic
Music: Johann Strauss Costumes: Danica Dedijer
Staged to the original choreography Ballet Master: Bozic Lisak by Ivan Kramar
First production: Original Ballet Russe, Theatre Royal, Sidney, Australia, February 28, 1940.
The setting is the ballroom of a young girls' school in Vienna on the eve of graduation. The girls are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cadets from the graduating class of a nearby military academy. The Headmistress is as excited as the girls: she busdes around in a last-minute flurry of activity and preparation. When the cadets arrive, the Ball commences and soon all are dancing in delirious happiness. The evening draws to a close and final good-byes are said. The pleasant evening seems to have been an all-too-short (but happy) dream.
Headmistress .................................................loan Barbu or Marijan Babic
General ................................................Juraj Mofcan or Dragutin Schmidt
Senior Girls..............................................Lidija Mila, Ljiljana Gvozdenovic
Junior Girls ......................Almira Osmanovic, Spomenka Krunic, Gordana Rajs-Cvenk
First Cadet ...............................................Ostoja Janjanin or Marijan Babic
Second Cadet ................................................Sorin David or Leo Stipanicic
Pas de deux de La Sylphide ..............................Ljiljana Gvozdenovic, Joachim Pura,
Slavica Prebeg, Ostoja Janjanin, Marijan Krulanovic
Postman..................................................................Karli Grabnar
Perpetuum Mobile ....................Spomenka Krunic, Ostoja Janjanin, Gordana Rajs-Cvenk,
Marijan Babic, Lidija Herceg, Dolores Pongrac, Suzana Baric, Mirjana Dodig, Radmila Ortynski
Schoolgirls.....................................Svetlana Lukic, Jagoda Radic, Elene Stojanov
Papilots ................................Vesna Kovacevic, Vlasta Smoljanovic, Mirjana Stipic,
Mirjana Dodig, Ana Kljakovic
Cadets..................................Dragutin Schmidt, Vojko Vidmar, Andrej Crepinko,
Marijan Babic, Karli Grabnar, Dubravko Kolsek, Vladimir Vadjon,
Marijan Krulanovic, Leo Stipanicic
INTERMISSION
THE CREATURES OF PROMETHEUS
Choreography: Milko Sparemblek Costumes: Ika Skomrlj
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Ballet Master: Bozica Lisak
Scenery: Aleksandar Augustincic
First production: Vienna, March 28, 1801.
This version has been created by the world famous Yugoslav choreographer Milko Sparemblek and is being seen in the United States for the first time.
Duet............................................Lidija Mila, Ostoja Janjanin, David Sorin
Trio...................................................Vojko Vidmar, Spomenka Krunic,
Luiljana Gvozdenovic, Stefan Furijan, Suzana Baric, Dolores Pongrac, Gordana Rajs-Cvenk
Quartet .....................................Almira Osmanovic, loan Barbu, David Sorin,
Juraj Mofcan, Slavica Prebeg, Joachim Pura, Marijan Baric, Marijan Krulanovic, Karli Grabnar
Four Girls ..................................Suzana Baric, Lidija Herceg, Dolores Pongrac,
Mirjana Stipic, Mirjana Dodig, Tatjana Karlovic, Svetlana Lukic, Elena Stojanov
Three Boys................................Marijan Babic, Karli Grabnar, Dubravko Kolsek,
Dragutin Schmidt, Vladimir Vadjon, Leo Stipaniric, Andrej Crepinko
BLACK SWAN PAS DE DEUX from "Swan Lake," Act III
Choreography: Rostislv Zaharov Costumes: Dusan Ristic
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Costumes Assistant: Danica Dedijer
Scenery: Petar Pasic Ballet Masters: Bozica Lisak and Book: V. P. Begitcheff and Stane Leben
Vasily Geltzer
Odile..........................................Vesna Butorac-Blace or Almira Osmanovic
Siegfried ...................................Joachim Pura, Dinko Bogdanic, or David Sorin
POLOVTZIAN DANCES from "Prince Igor"
Music: Alexander Borodin Scenery: Aleksandar Augustincic
Staging: Bozica Lisak, according to Costumes: Ljubica Wagner
Michel Fokine's original choreography
First production: Diaghilev Ballet Russes, Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, May 18, 1909.
This work is, or has been, in the repertoire of ballet companies all over the world. There is no story -just a display of magnificently savage dance, more or less in the Tartar folk idiom.
Polovtzian Girl ...........................................Milena Leben or Slavica Prebeg
Girls................................Lidija Mila, Almira Osmanovic, Ljiljana Gvozdenovic,
Slavica Prebeg, Milena Leben, Mirjana Stipic, Jagoda Sablic, Ana Kljakovic, Vlasta Smoljanovic,
Radmila Ortynski
Boys ...............................Spomenka Krunic, Susana Baric, Gordana Rajs-Cvenk,
Mirjana Dodig, Tatjana Karlovic, Ana Kljakovic, Vlasta Kovacevic, Vlasta Smoljanovic, Radmila Ortynski
Slave Girl Soloist ...................................................Ljiljana Gvozdenovic
Slave Girls ...................................Lidija Herccg, Svetlana Lukic, Tatjana Pezelj,
Dolores Pongrac, Jagoda Radic, Vlasta Rittig, Elena Stojanov, Vlasta Kovacevic, Vlasta Smoljanovic
Tartar Soloists............................................Stefan Furijan, Dinko Bogdanic,
Vojko Vidmar, loan Barbu
Tartars.........................................Juraj Mofcan, loan Barbu, Ostoja Janjanin,
Dragutin Schmidt, Leo Stipanicic, David Sorin,
Mirjana Babic, Andrej Crepinko, Karlin Grabnar,
Dubravka Kolsek, Vojko Vidmar
About the Artists
The Zagreb Grand Ballet, long known in this country to connoisseurs of dance through enthusiastic reports from abroad, is making its long-awaited American debut tour this season. Founded in 1870, this Yugoslavian troupe is a major wing of the Croatian National Theatre of Zagreb and one of Europe's oldest and most highly respected ballet ensembles. Although established as an important supplement to Zagreb's opera company, the ballet artists soon established themselves as a separate entity and began offering their own dance presentations. Thus, their individual history dates from as early as 1876.
Over the years, the Zagreb Ballet has attracted major choreographers and dancers, and has staged many world premieres of major new works. Its exciting repertoire ranges from the legendary ballets of Fokine, Petipa, and Lichine, to the major choreographers who have followed them. Tours have taken the ensemble to Italy, Germany, Austria, Holland, Greece, Great Britain, France, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, and Japan.
Like England's Royal Ballet, which alternates its schedule with the Royal Opera performances in Covent Garden, today's Zagreb Ballet adheres to a similar operation. A state-supported institution, this company enjoys the privileges of other major ensembles in enhancing its roster with the finest dancers and the most talented and imaginative choreographers and designers -resulting in a company of the highest artistic merit.
1982-83 -A Season to Celebrate!
Fresk String Quartet.......................................Wed. Oct. 27
Mozart: Quartet in D, K. 499; Dag Wiren: Quartet No. 3; Borodin: Quartet No. 2
Preservation Hall Jazz Band...............................Thurs. Oct. 28
Judith Blegen, Soprano........................................Sat. Oct. 30
Songs of Wolf, Brahms, Milhaud, and a Group of Favorites
Anthony Rooley, Lute, and
Emma Kirkby, Soprano.....................................Thurs. Nov. 4
"The English Orpheus"
Julian Bream, Guitar..........................................Sun. Nov. 7
Lydia Artymiw, Pianist ........................................Fri. Nov. 12
Clementi: Sonata, Op. 47, No. 2; Schubert: Sonata in G, Op. 78; Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraKurt Masur ..................Sun. Nov. 14
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Karl Suslce, soloist); Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Borodin Trio ...............................................Sat. Nov. 20
Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor; Schubert: Trio in E-flat, Op. 100
Handel's "Messiah"......................................Fri.-Sun. Dec. 3-5
Los Angeles PhilharmonicCarlo Maria Giulini................Tues. Dec. 7
Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Pittsburgh Ballet, Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker"...........Fri.-Sun. Dec. 17-19
Guarneri String Quartet .....................................Sun. Jan. 9
Tamburitzans Folk Ensemble ..................................Sat. Jan. 15
Santiago Rodriguez, Pianist .................................Thurs. Jan. 27
HAkan HagegArd, Baritone.....................................Wed. Feb. 9
Guarneri String Quartet ....................................Sun. Feb. 13
Pilobolus Dance Theatre .........................Tues. & Wed. Mar. 1 & 2
Belgian Chamber Orchestra and
Miha Pogacnik, Violinist......................................Fri. Mar. 4
Dresden StaatskapelleHerbert Blomstedt.....................Sun. Mar. 6
Ballet Folclorico Nacional de Mexico.......................Tues. Mar. 8
Ali Akbar Khan, Sarod .....................................Thurs. Mar. 10
I Solisti Aquilani and
Gary Karr, Double Bassist....................................Sat. Mar. 12
Faculty Artists Concert (free admission)......................Sun. Mar. 13
Boston Symphony OrchestraSeiji Ozawa.....................Wed. Mar. 16
New Irish Chamber Orchestra and James Galway, FlutistDirector .................................Fri. Mar. 18
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