National Ballet of Canada announces 3 World Premieres

Four Canadian Choreographers Three World Premieres Plus a New Work The National Ballet of Canada’s Innovation series features three world premieres that will debut November 22, 2013, along with a piece by Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté. José Navas, a Venezuelan born choreographer who now works in Montréal, created his piece in August;  and Choreographic Associate Robert Binet, in September. Former Artistic Director James Kudelka is currently working on his creation in the studio with the dancers. Watershed – A World Premiere by José Navas “I’ve long been interested in Benjamin Britten’s works and life. When I first heard Four Sea Interludes, I knew I wanted to use a big group of dancers and I wanted the work to be on pointe – perfect for the National Ballet’s amazing artists. I hope I can emulate in my choreography what Britten did in music – to make it formal and structural, but also emotional and true.” - José Navas Choreography: José Navas Music: Benjamin Britten, Peter Grimes, Op. 33 – Four Sea Interludes Op. 33a Costume Design: Sonya Bayer Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Being and Nothingness (Part 1) by Guillaume Côté “The music of Philip Glass has always fascinated me. Its repetitive structure is somewhat hypnotic and evolves in seamless ways. This particular section of Being and Nothingness is based on a concept called “The Great Human Stream" explored in Jean-Paul Sartre’s book. The Great Human Stream arises from a singular realization that nothingness is a state of mind in which we can become anything that we desire. Glass's Metamorphosis is the perfect musical reflection of this theme, filled with emotional weight. It provides a lot of room for telling the story of someone coming to terms with their own ‘nothingness’.” - Guillaume Côté Choreography: Guillaume Côté Music: Philip Glass Costume Design: Krista Dowson Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Unearth - A World Premiere by Robert Binet “I love Owen Pallett’s music and I always thought, ‘one day…’ So when Karen Kain asked me to create a new work, I contacted him. Even though it’s his first composition for dance he understands the energy, colour and rhythm of ballet and also the needs of the dancers.” - Robert Binet Choreography: Robert Binet Original Music: Owen Pallett Set and Costume Design: Hyemi Shin Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls ...black night's bright day... - A World Premiere by James Kudelka “I have known Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for some time, having seen a work done to the first section of it in the 1970s. It a very beautiful piece of musical composition to listen to although it is about a very tragic subject - the loss of a dear one in horrible and unjust circumstances. Sometimes we have to make difficult subjects beautiful in order to be able to look at them.” - James Kudelka Choreography: James Kudelka, O.C. Music: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater Costume Design: Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell for Hoax Couture Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls If you love ballet, please check out my season of outstanding ballet trips by clicking here. GET MORE BALLET OUT OF LIFE WITH TOURS EN L'AIR Use the buttons below to share this post on facebook, twitter, by email, or other social media. You can sign up to have my ballet updates delivered directly to your inbox here.