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National Ballet of Canada

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This season’s mixed program features three very different abstract ballets. New to the repertoire, Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room (1986) is an eclectic, athletic fusion of styles paired with a Philip Glass score; Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia (2001) captures the challenges of György Ligeti’s dissonant piano music through elegantly complex movement; and George Balanchine’s Symphony in C (1947) is a glorious neo-classical romp within strict geometric forms set to Georges Bizet’s composition. Nov. 5 to 9. Master choreographer John Neumeier scored a big hit with his 2002 adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s famous play about tortured relationships and self-delusion, The Seagull. He has cleverly changed the theatrical occupations of the protagonists to the world of dance, and used music by the great Russian composers. Nov. 14 to 23.—Paula Citron
When:
Nov. 5/08 - Nov. 23/08
How Much:
$20-$200
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