Modern Masters: Program 2

Program 2 features the purity and delicacy of Ratmansky’s Seven Sonatas, the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s emotionally intense Optimistic Tragedy, and William Forsythe’s pulsating Pas/Parts 2016. Set to Scarlatti, Seven Sonatas is a neoclassical ballet The Washington Post hailed for “its extreme musical sensitivity.” Be the first to see Optimistic Tragedy, a world premiere by Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov, whose Swimmer was the undisputed hit of the 2015 season. And finally, William Forsythe’s astounding Pas/Parts 2016. Upon its debut, the SF Chronicle raved, “dense in detail, yet airy in effect, classical in its language…yet resolutely contemporary in its sensibility—a major acquisition for the company.”


Program

SEVEN SONATAS

Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky

OPTIMISTIC TRAGEDY

Composer: Ilya Demutsky
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov

PAS/PARTS 2016

Composer: Thom Willems
Choreographer: William Forsythe

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 26 minutes, including 20- and 15-minute intermissions