Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 American Ballet Theatre

2 | AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE — CELEBRATING 80 YEARS! | MARCH 19-22, 2020 PROGRAM La Bayadère (Act II – The Kingdom of the Shades) Choreography by NATALIA MAKAROVA, after MARIUS PETIPA Music by LUDWIG MINKUS, specially arranged by JOHN LANCHBERY Production conceived and directed by NATALIA MAKAROVA Scenery by PIERLUIGI SAMARTIANI Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE Lighting by TOSHIRO OGAWA Production Coordinator: DINA MAKAROVA Solor, despondent and depressed by Nikiya’s death, hallucinates and conjures a vision of the dead Nikiya. She appears in the Kingdom of the Shades, and her vision is multiplied by the corps de ballet. Seeing her, Solor remembers the dance of love by the Sacred Fire, which took place in the first act. The Kingdom of the Shades was first staged for American Ballet Theatre by Natalia Makarova in 1974. It premiered on July 3 of that year, danced by Cynthia Gregory as Nikiya and Ivan Nagy as Solor. Makarova subsequently produced and choreographed the full-length, three-act version of La Bayadère for American Ballet Theatre, which premiered on May 21, 1980 with Natalia Makarova as Nikiya, Anthony Dowell as Solor, and Cynthia Harvey as Gamzatti. ABT’s production of La Bayadère is generously sponsored by an endowed gift from Drs. Philip and Marjorie Gerdine. Music by arrangement with Theodore Presser Company, agents for Editions Mario Bois, publisher and copyright owner. INTERMISSION Jardin aux Lilas (Lilac Garden) Choreography by ANTONY TUDOR Staged by AMANDA McKERROW and JOHN GARDNER Music by ERNEST CHAUSSON (“Poème”) Scenery and Costumes designed by PETER CAZALET Caroline, about to enter upon a marriage of convenience, attends a farewell party to precede the ceremony. Among the guests are the man she really loves and the woman who, unknown to her, has been her fiancé’s mistress. Quick meetings and interrupted confidences culminate with Caroline leaving on the arm of her betrothed, never having satisfied the desperate longing for the final kiss. Jardin aux Lilas was first performed by Ballet Rambert on January 26, 1936 at the Mercury Theatre in London, England, and entered the repertoire of American Ballet Theatre on January 15, 1940 at the Center Theatre, New York City. This performance is presented by arrangement with the Estate of Antony Tudor, Antony Tudor Ballet Trust, Sally Brayley Bliss, Executrix. Sets and costumes courtesy of Ballet West. Jardin aux Lilas has been generously underwritten by Marjorie S. Isaac. Costumes for Jardin aux Lilas are generously sponsored by the Ellen Everett Kimiatek Costume Preservation Trust. INTERMISSION Deuce Coupe Choreography by TWYLA THARP Staged by TWYLA THARP, SARA RUDNER, KARA CHAN, RICHARD COLTON, and SHAWN STEVENS Music by THE BEACH BOYS Tape compiled and variations on “Cuddle Up” by DAVID HOROWITZ Scenery and costumes recreated by SANTO LOQUASTO, after original costume design by SCOTT BARRIE and original scenics by UNITED GRAFFITI ARTISTS Lighting originally by JENNIFER TIPTON Deuce Coupe is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Robert Joffrey. Deuce Coupe was given its world premiere in 1973 by The Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp Dance at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL. It received its American Ballet Theatre Company Premiere on May 30, 2019 at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Deuce Coupe Choreography by Twyla Tharp © Twyla Tharp Deuce Coupe is generously supported through an endowed gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.