Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
$37-$189
Barret Anspach
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Signature
Henry Purcell — Suite from Abdelazer, Z. 570
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55
Louis Moreau Gottschalk — Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67
Henry Purcell — Suite from Abdelazer, Z. 570
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55
Louis Moreau Gottschalk — Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67
Signature
Music: Barret Anspach
Choreography: Price Suddarth
Tarantella
Music: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Choreography: George Balanchine
The Moor’s Pavane
Music: Henry Purcell
Choreography: Jose Limon
Theme & Variations
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine
The season’s final mixed bill promises intriguing variety. Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations represents the height of classical purity and elegance, while his zesty Tarantella pas de deux dazzles with virtuoso fun. In Jose Limon’s masterpiece, The Moor’s Pavane – a reduction of Shakespeare’s Othello – riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell. The line-up is joined by the return of our own Price Suddarth’s electric Signature.