Program
(For casting information, please see the audience handout available at the performance.)
Birthday Variations
Choreography by Gerald Arpino
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Scenery and Lighting Design by Jack Mehler
Costume Design by Stanley Simmons
Original Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton
World Premiere: March 6, 1986, Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL
This performance of Birthday Variations is presented with permission of The Gerald Arpino Foundation in compliance with the standards established by the Foundation.
PAUSE
Swing Low
(West Coast Premiere)
Choreography by Chanel DaSilva
Music by Zoë Keating
Costumes Conceived by Chanel DaSilva
Lighting Design by Jack Mehler
Digital World Premiere: May 28, 2021, Joffrey Studio Series
Stage Premiere: September 17, 2021, Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL
INTERMISSION
Under the Trees’ Voices
(West Coast Premiere)
Choreography by Nicolas Blanc
Music by Ezio Bosso
Scenery and Lighting Design by Jack Mehler
Costumes Conceived by Nicolas Blanc
Digital World Premiere: April 30, 2021, Joffrey Studio Series
Stage Premiere: October 13, 2021, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, IL
In loving memory of my grandfather, Hubert Chassain.
—Nicolas Blanc
INTERMISSION
The Sofa
Choreography and Lighting Design by Itzik Galili
Music by Tom Waits
Scenic Design by Janco Van Barneveld
Costume Design by Natasja Lansen
Staged by Elisabeth Gibiat
World Premiere: March 22, 1995, Ballet Gulbenkian, Grande Auditório, Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
Joffrey Premiere: February 12, 2020, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
“Nobody” written by Tom Waits © Jalma Music (ASCAP). Used by permissions. All Rights Reserved.
“Nobody” performed by Tom Waits, from the album Nighthawks At The Diner, courtesy of ANTI-.
PAUSE
Boléro
(West Coast Premiere)
Choreography by Yoshihisa Arai
Music by Maurice Ravel
Costume Design by Temur Suluashvili
Lighting Design by Jack Mehler
Digital World Premiere: February 26, 2021, Joffrey Studio Series
Stage Premiere: October 13, 2021, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, IL
Boléro by Maurice Ravel
By arrangement with Boosey and Hawkes, Inc., sole agent in the US, Canada, and Mexico for Duran S.A. Editions Musicales, a Universal Music Publishing Group company, publisher, and copyright owner.