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LOCATION:Staatsballett Berlin\, Berlin
SUMMARY:Fearful Symmetries
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DESCRIPTION:George Balanchine’s ballet Symphony in C is one of his master
 pieces\, celebrated for its technical precision\, artistic virtuosity\, an
 d breath-taking complexity. Balanchine was introduced to Georges Bizet’s
  composition by his long-time collaborator Igor Stravinsky. He choreograph
 ed the piece as Le Palais de Cristal (The Crystal Palace) in 1947 within j
 ust two weeks for the Paris Opera Ballet\, where he served as ballet maste
 r. When he revived the work for the New York City Ballet on October 11\, 1
 948\, he simplified the sets and costumes and renamed it Symphony in C\, a
 fter Bizet’s score. The music itself was composed in 1855 when Bizet was
  just 17 years old and a student at the Paris Conservatoire. However\, it 
 was not performed until 1935\, long after the composer’s death. In Symph
 ony in C\, Balanchine structures the music into four movements\, each feat
 uring a different pair of soloists alongside the corps de ballet. Each mov
 ement functions almost as an independent ballet\, demanding both soloistic
  brilliance and ensemble unity. The ballet embodies the heritage of classi
 cal dance traditions while the dancers’ versatility and energy infuse th
 e performance with a unique vibrancy and dynamism. Christian Spuck’s dan
 ce piece Fearful Symmetries explores the composition with the same name by
  John Adams\, channelling its rhythmic intensity\, bringing the music’s 
 energy visually to life. John Adams\, one of the most significant figures 
 in contemporary classical music\, titled his work after the phrase «fearf
 ul symmetry» from William Blake’s 1794 poem The Tyger. However\, Adams 
 was not inspired by the poem’s content but rather by the evocative phras
 e\, reflecting his composition’s repetitive\, melodic and harmonic struc
 tures\, which he intentionally exaggerates to heighten their impact. Adams
  is known for his operas\, which often draw from recent historical events.
  Notable works include his first opera Nixon in China (1987)\, based on Pr
 esident Nixon’s 1972 visit to Mao Tse Tung\, and Doctor Atomic (2005)\, 
 centered on physicist Robert Oppenheimer\, the «father of the atomic bomb
 .» Adams described Fearful Symmetries as closely linked to his first oper
 a. Suitable for ages 6 and above
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