José Limón /
Léonide Massine /
Russell Maliphant

Broken Fall / The Moor's Pavane / Choreartium
Choreographies by Russell Maliphant / José Limón / Léonide Massine

Music by Henry Purcell, arranged by Simon Sadoff / Johannes Brahms, Symphony Nr. 4 e Moll op. 98 / Barry Adamson

Forever Young – the title of a mixed-bill program featuring José Limón’s The Moor‘s Pavane, Choreartium by Léonide Massine and Maliphant's Broken Fall, with a hint of irony, reflects on a central theme of dance research which recently has been strongly endorsed by the National Culture Foundation: What is dance heritage and how do we pass it on? How do we handle the responsibility of keeping alive the legacies created by past choreographers? When the quality of the work itself transcends all of its contemporary ties and cross-references, it carries over seamlessly to the next generation: it is indeed Forever young… A certain part of this legacy arguably is to be kept in archives – the rest needs to stay alive through performance.

The Bavarian State Ballet responds to the call for innovation in dance during the season by dedicating it to the classic modernity as well as challenging its audience’s perceptions with original contemporary works. With his masterpiece Choreartium, originating from the tradition of the Ballets Russes, choreographer Léonide Massine laid the groundwork for future artists by visualizing music through dance. Thereby, he created unsentimental works that, apart from their metaphysical content, stand for pure aesthetic 'material' which will be accessible to many generations to come. José Limón’s ballet The Moor‘s Pavane, a take on Shakespeare’s drama between Otello and Desdemona, focuses on the human inability to love, trust and his lack of compassion and empathy. To this day, the ballet by Mexican-American choreographer José Limón from 1949 is considered one of the key-repertory pieces of American Modern dance.

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The Moor's Pavane

Conductor Robertas Šervenikas 2./2. July 2013  
N.N. 24. Jan., 1./6./7./9./9. Feb., 13./13. Apr. 2014  
Choreography José Limón
Costumes Pauline Lawrence
Choreography Staff Sarah Stackhouse
Music Henry Purcell
arrangiert von Simon Saddoff


Choreartium

Choreography Léonide Massine
Music Johannes Brahms
Set Keso Dekker
Conductor Robertas Šervenikas 2./2. July 2013  
N.N. 24. Jan., 1./6./7./9./9. Feb., 13./13. Apr. 2014  
Choreography Staff Lorca Massine
Anna Krzyskow


Broken Fall

Choreography Russell Maliphant
Music Barry Adamson
Lighting Michael Hulls


Soloists and corps de ballet of the Bavarian State Ballet
The Bavarian State Orchestra