Posted by Sloan | via mobile phone
Composer/conductor Bright Sheng leads the orchestra through a rehearsal of his and Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet, The Nightingale and The Rose. Here he says they need to go back a few bars in the score.
Posted by Sloan | via mobile phone
At the afterparty in the Green Room after Nightingale’s premiere, Chris Wheeldon is introduced by Bill Wright, NYCB board member and representative of The New Combinations Fund, which supports the creation of new works at City Ballet. Chris’s piece received a standing ovation and many curtain calls, so I’m sure he, the dancers, as well as the composer, Bright Sheng must have been pleased.
If you get a chance, check it out. It will also be performed next weekend. It is relatively short, but mesmerizing, and the incredible Wendy Whelan never fails to captivate.
Yaniv Schulman of thecontactsheet.com chats it up with one of our favorite NYCBers, Henry Seth.
Posted by Kristin Sloan
Photo by Yaniv Schulman (Click the link for more rehearsal photos of the future of Morposes and more)
Our friend Nev shot this photo during one of Chris Wheeldon’s rehearsals for his new ballet The Nightingale and the Rose (that’s Gwyneth in the Winger t!). It will have it’s premiere this Friday, June 8th, at the New York State Theater.
Chris discussed the ballet a bit in a previous post. Also New York City Ballet has a fantastic podcast on their website, with the audio from a panel discussion between Chris and the composer of the music for Nightingale, Bright Sheng. I’ll be there on Friday, perhaps you will too…
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