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7x7: shakespeare 7 World Premieres: May 19, 2007 Music: various Choreography: Stephen Petronio, Brian Reeder, Matjash Mrozewski, Trey McIntyre, Karole Armitage, Cathy Marston
7x7: women World Premiere: June 7, 2006 Music: various Choreography: Helen Pickett, Jessica Lang, Tania Isaac, Jodie Gates, Susan Shields, Sarah Slipper, Julia Adam
Always, No Sometimes World Premiere: May 10, 2006 Music: The Beatles Choreography: Trey McIntyre State of Wonder World Premiere: May 10, 2006 Music: J.S. Bach Choreography: Septime Webre Nine Sinatra Songs The Washington Ballet's first performance: November 2, 2005 Music: Frank Sinatra Choreography: Twyla Tharp
7x7: UPLUGGED 7 World Premieres: May 4, 2005 Music: various Choreography: Brian Reeder, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Val Caniparoli, Andonis Foniadakis, Susan Shields, Adam Hougland, Mark Dendy RITE OF SPRING World Premiere: February 23, 2005 Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: Trey McIntyre STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 23, 2005 Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine THERE WHERE SHE LOVED The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 23, 2005 Music: Kurt Weill and Frederic Chopin Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM The Washington Ballet's first performance: January 21, 2004 Music: Felix Mendelssohn Choreography: George Balanchine SONATINE The Washington Ballet's first performance: January 21, 2004 Music: Maurice Ravel Choreography: George Balanchine
7x7: LOVE 7 World Premieres: April 28, 2004 Music: various Choreography: Trey McIntyre, Avichai Scher, Stephen Mills, Donaly Byrd, Lila York, Jason Hartley, Albert Evans, Vladimir Angelov
COPPƒLIA The Washington Ballet's first performance: March 31, 2004 Music: Leo Delibes Choreography: Arthur Saint-LŽon GISELLE The Washington Ballet first performance: October 20, 2004 Music: Adolphe Adam Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa THE NUTCRACKER World Premiere: December 10, 2004 Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Septime Webre PETER PAN The Washington Ballet's first performance: January 31, 2003 Music: Carmen DeLoane Choreography: Septime Webre RUBIES The Washington Ballet's first performance: April 2, 2003 Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine THE REASSURING AFFECTS OF FORM AND POETRY World Premiere: April 2, 2003 Music: Antonin Dvorak Choreography: Trey McIntyre CINDERELLA World Premiere: May 28, 2003 Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Septime Webre FIREBIRD The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 1, 2003 Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: Robert Weiss IN THE MIDDLE, SOMEWHAT ELEVATED The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 1, 2003 Music: Thom Willems Choreography: William Forsythe THE POET ACTS World Premiere: October 1, 2003 Music: Phillip Glass, from the motion picture soundtrack of The Hours Choreography: Septime Webre BRIEF FLING The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 20, 2002 Music: Michel Colombier and Percy Grainger Choreography: Twyla Tharp DARK ELEGIES The Washington Ballet first performance: February 21, 2002 Music: Gustav Mahler Choreography: Antony Tudor JOURNEY HOME World Premiere: April 4, 2002 Music: Sweet Honey In The Rock Choreography: Septime Webre Sets & Costumes: Sam Gilliam Libretto: Norman Allen Co-commissioned with Arizona State University Public Events, the Columbia Festival of the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, and Penn State University, the Sweet Honey Project is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. CARMEN World Premiere: November 1, 2001 Music: Georges Bizet Choreography: Septime Webre |
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CARMINA BURANA The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 10, 2000 Music: Carl Orff Choreography: Septime Webre THE LEAVES ARE FADING The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 10, 2000 Music: Antonin Dvorak, Cypresses for string quartet, with additional music for strings Choreography: Antony Tudor THE EYES THAT GENTLY TOUCH The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 22, 2000 Music: Philip Glass, "Mad Rush" Choreography: Kirk Peterson NUAGES The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 22, 2000 Music: Claude Debussy, Nuages Choreography: Jiri Kylian WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE The Washington Ballet's first performance: March 10, 2000 Libretto, Decor, and Costumes: Maurice Sendak Music: Randy Woolf, commissioned Choreography: Septime Webre FLUCTUATING HEMLINES The Washington Ballet's first performance: April 26, 2000 Music: Tigger Benford, commissioned Choreography: Septime Webre POMP The Washington Ballet's first performance: April 26, 2000 Music: Antonio Carlos Scott Choreography: Dwight Rhoden JUANITA y ALICIA World Premiere: September 17, 2000 Music: Cuban, performed by Sin Miedo ("Chan Chan" by Francisco Repilado; "El Carretero" by Guillermo Portables; "Solamente Percusion" by Alfredo Mojica, Jr., Joseito Lopez, and Ralph Eskanazi; "Orguellecida" by Eliseo Silveira; "Dos Gardenias" by Isolina Carillo; "El Cuarto de Tula" by Sergio Siabo) Choreography: Septime Webre NA FLORESTA The Washington Ballet's first performance: September 17, 2000 Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Wagner Tisso Choreography: Nacho Duato BLUE UNTIL JUNE World Premiere: October 11, 2000 Music: Songs made famous by Etta James Choreography: Trey McIntyre ANTONIO World Premiere: May 19, 1999 Music: Antonio Vivaldi Choreography: Nils Christe Concept: Annegien Sneep SONATA World Premiere: May 19, 1999 Music: Johannes Brahms, Violin Sonata, No. 3 in D minor, Op 108 Choreography: Krzysztof Pastor AGON The Washington Ballet's first performance: September 17, 1999 Music: Igor Stravinsky, Agon Choreography: George Balanchine PASSING BY World Premiere: May 13, 1998 Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Suites for Cello: Suite No. 1 in G major, "Prelude"; Suite No. 2 in D minor, "Prelude" and "Sarabande"; Suite No. 5 in C minor, "Courante": George Crumb, Sonata for Solo Cello, "Toccata": Zoltan Kodaly, Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8, "Allegro maestoso ma appasionato" Choreography: Krzysztof Pastor WITCHES OF SALEM World Premiere: May 13, 1998 Music: Aaron Copland, "Grohg" Choreography: Lynn Cote, based on a libretto by Millicent Monks (the original scenario for "Grohg" was not used) RHAPSODY IN SWING World Premiere: February 19, 1997 Music: Glenn Miller, "Moonlight Serenade" with lyrics by Mitchell Parish;" Ferd "Jelly Roll" Morton, "King Porter Stomp;" Jerry Gray, "String of Pearls;" Irving Berlin, "Always;" Duke Ellington, Emanuel Kurtz and Irving Mills, "In A Sentimental Mood;" and Louis Prima, "Sing, Sing, Sing" Choreography: John Goding A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM The Washington Ballet's first performance: March 20, 1997 Music: Felix Mendelssohn Choreography: Peter Anastos SAVANNAH World Premiere: May 14, 1997 Music: Maritri Garrett, Marshall Johnson, Shana Tucker, and Ntsikelelo Cekwana Choreography: Ntsikelelo Cekwana OUR TOWN The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 16, 1996 Music: Aaron Copland, "Our Town," "The Red Pony," "Fanfare for the Common Man" Choreography: Philip Jerry INTERLACED World Premiere: May 8, 1996 Music: Thomas Wilbrandt, "The Electric V - A New Perspective on Vivaldi's Four Seasons" Choreography: Lynn Cote SYNC World Premiere: May 12, 1996 Music: Ludovico Einaudi, Selections from "Salgari," Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore from "The Gardener" Choreography: Nils Christe MEN OF KOORALOONA World Premiere: May 16, 1996 Music: Frank Martin, "Second Concerto pour Piano et Orchestra, Con Moto" Choreography: Lynn Cote ICARE World Premiere: June 1996 Music: Rene Dupere, "Icare" Choreography: Lynn Cote HANSEL AND GRETEL World Premiere: February 23, 1995 Music: Engelbert Humperdinck, "Hansel and Gretel" Choreography: Rick McCullough DANZON World Premiere: May 16, 1995 Music: Alberto Ginastera, "Piano Sonatas No. 1 and 2" Choreography: John Goding AUBADE World Premiere: May 17, 1995 Music: J.S. Bach, "Suite No. 1 in G major for Unaccompanied Cello" Choreography: Christian Holder BROTHER, BROTHER The Washington Ballet's first performance: September 27, 1995 Music: Antonio Vivaldi, "Gloria Magnificat" Choreography: Ntsikelelo Cekwana NEXUS World Premiere: September 27, 1995 Music: Maritri Garrett and Shana Tucker, commissioned Choreography: Lynn Cote TRANSIT The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 17, 1994 Music: Conlan Nancarrow: "Toccata," "Tango," and "Studies for Player Piano 2b, 3b, 3c, 3d, and 6" Choreography: Graham Lustig EVENING The Washington Ballet's first performance: November 2, 1994 Music: Benjamin Britten, "Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op 31" Choreography: Graham Lustig SHIKAR World Premiere: November 2, 1994 Music: Haskell Small, "Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano" Choreography: Lynn Cote DANSES CONCERTANTES The Washington Ballet first performance: October 28, 1993 Music: Igor Stravinsky, "Danses Concertantes" Choreography: Nils Christe TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 12, 1992 Music: Franz Liszt, "Transcendental Etudes" for Piano Choreography: Kevin McKenzie DUMKY VARIATIONS World Premiere: February 13, 1991 Music: Antonin Dvorak, "Piano Trio in E minor (Dumky), Op. 90" Choreography: Ray Barra BEFORE NIGHTFALL The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 15, 1991 Music: Bohuslav Martinu, "Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani" Choreography: Nils Christe OVERSTEPPING World Premiere: May 15, 1991 Music: Eve Beglarian, commissioned Choreography: Monica Levy |
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BROUILLARDS The Washington Ballet's first performance: May 15, 1990 Music: Claude Debussy, "Preludes" Choreography: John Cranko QUARTET 2 The Washington Ballet's first performance: May 15, 1990 Music: Dmitri Shostakovich, "String Quartet No. 11" Choreography: Nils Christe HOLBERG SUITE The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 10, 1990 Music: Edvard Grieg, "Holberg Suite" Choreography: John Cranko APOLLO The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 23, 1989 Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS The Washington Ballet's first performance: May 10, 1989 Music: Paul Hindemith Choreography: George Balanchine JEUX The Washington Ballet's first performance: May 10, 1989 Music: Claude Debussy, "Jeux," (Poeme Danse 1913) Choreography: Toer van Schayk SQUARE DANCE The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 2, 1987 Music: Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi Choreography: George Balanchine ESPLANADE The Washington Ballet first performance: October 15, 1987 Music: J. S. Bach Choreography: Paul Taylor UNKNOWN TERRITORY World Premiere: February 6, 1986 Music: Jim Jacobsen, commissioned Choreography: Choo-San Goh TIME OUT World Premiere: April 10, 1986 Music: Ken Hatfield Choreography: Judith Jamison MYSTERIES World Premiere: May 8, 1996 Music and words by Ysaye M. Barnwell, 'Would You Harbor Me" and "Breaths" with words by Birago Diop, and Aisha Kahlil, "Mystic Oceans" and "Listen to the Rhythm;" Bernice Johnson Reagon, "I Remember, I Believe" and "Sometime" Choreography: John Goding LA FILLE MAL GARDEE The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 16, 1986 Music: Wilhelm Hertel Choreography: Fernand Nault THE TIME BEFORE THE TIME AFTER (THE TIME BEFORE) The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 16, 1986 Music: Igor Stravinsky, "Concertino for String Quartet" Choreography: Lar Lubovitch SCHUBERT SYMPHONY World Premiere: February 20, 1985 Music: Franz Schubert, "Symphony No. 2 in B flat" Choreography: Choo-San Goh TARANTELLA The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 1984 Music: Louis Gottschalk, "Grand Tarantelle," reconstructed and orchestrated by Hershy Kay Choreography: George Balanchine A NIGHT AT THE BALLET World Premiere: October 24, 1984 Music: Emmanuel Chabrier, "Danse Slave," "Habanera," "Espagna" Choreography: Matthew Diamond ALLEGRO BRILLANTE The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 23, 1983 Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's unfinished "Third Piano Concerto" Choreography: George Balanchine SCENIC INVITATIONS World Premiere: February 23, 1983 Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Adagio and Fugue in C minor for Strings"; Ludwig van Beethoven, "Grosse Fugue in B flat, Op. 133" Choreography: Choo-San Goh MOMENTUM The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 21, 1983 Music: Sergei Prokofiev, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat, Op. 10" Choreography: Choo-San Goh IN THE GLOW OF THE NIGHT World Premiere: March 10, 1982 Music: Bohuslav Martinu, "Symphony No. 1," Movements I, II, III Choreography: Choo-San Goh PAS DE QUATRE The Washington Ballet's first performance: March 12, 1982 Music: Cesare Pugni Choreography: Anton Dolin after Jules Perrot's original work A HANDEL CELEBRATION The Washington Ballet's first performance: November 10, 1982 Music: George Frederick Handel, 12 selections from "Water Music" and "The Royal Fireworks" Choreography: Vicente Nebrada THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Grand Pas de Deux) Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "The Sleeping Beauty" Choreography: Marius Petipa The Washington Ballet's first performance: April 24, 1981 TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX The Washington Ballet's first performance: October 9, 1981 Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 'lost' music for "Swan Lake" Choreography: George Balanchine |
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FIVES World Premiere: February 12, 1978 Music: Ernest Bloch, "Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra," Movements I, II, IV Choreography: Choo-San Goh SYNONYMS World Premiere: March 12, 1978 Music: Benjamin Britten, "String Quartet No. 1 in D," Movements I, II, III Choreography: Choo-San Goh DOUBLE CONTRASTS World Premiere: April 23, 1978 Music: Francis Poulenc, "Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra" Choreography: Choo-San Goh SERENADE The Washington Ballet's first performance: February 20, 1977 Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "Serenade for Strings" Choreography: George Balanchine CONCERTO BAROCCO The Washington Ballet's first performance: May 1, 1977 Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, "Concerto in D minor for Two Violins" Choreography: George Balanchine VARIATIONS SERIEUSES World Premiere: May 1, 1977 Music: Felix Mendelssohn, "Variations Serieuses, Op. 54" Choreography: Choo-San Goh |
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THE NUTCRACKER The Washington Ballet's first performance: December 1961 Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Mary Day/Martin Buckner after Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov |
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