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The Joy of Dance: Program 1

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OI: The Joy of Dance

HAFFNER SYMPHONY

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

FRAGILE VESSELS

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Choreographer: Ji?í Bubení?ek

IN THE COUNTENANCE OF KINGS

Composer and Original Orchestrations: Sufjan Stevens
Orchestration for San Francisco Ballet: Michael P. Atkinson
Choreographer: Justin Peck
This program is quite simply a celebration. The New York Times called Helgi Tomasson’s Haffner Symphony “sublime—as festive as it is an embodiment of beauty.” Next, experience Fragile Vessels, a new work by Ji?í Bubení?ek. Closing the program is Justin Peck’s In the Countenance of Kings. This bold new work set to a glorious score by indie crossover artist Sufjan Stevens, was the surprise smash success of the 2016 Repertory Season.

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 11 minutes, including 20- and 15-minute intermissions

Header Image: Dores André and Joseph Walsh in Peck's In the Countenance of Kings // © Erik Tomasson
OI: The Joy of Dance

HAFFNER SYMPHONY

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

FRAGILE VESSELS

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Choreographer: Ji?í Bubení?ek

IN THE COUNTENANCE OF KINGS

Composer and Original Orchestrations: Sufjan Stevens
Orchestration for San Francisco Ballet: Michael P. Atkinson
Choreographer: Justin Peck
This program is quite simply a celebration. The New York Times called Helgi Tomasson’s Haffner Symphony “sublime—as festive as it is an embodiment of beauty.” Next, experience Fragile Vessels, a new work by Ji?í Bubení?ek. Closing the program is Justin Peck’s In the Countenance of Kings. This bold new work set to a glorious score by indie crossover artist Sufjan Stevens, was the surprise smash success of the 2016 Repertory Season.

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours and 11 minutes, including 20- and 15-minute intermissions

Header Image: Dores André and Joseph Walsh in Peck's In the Countenance of Kings // © Erik Tomasson
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