Boston Ballet‘s Creative Director Mikko Nissinen has introduced Our Journey – a programme showcasing two insightful modern works that displays the curiosity in regards to the world and a shared want for human connection.
La Mer, an explosive world premiere by lauded artist and choreographer Nanine Linning, explores the romance, magnificence, and volatility of the ocean and is the results of a extremely collaborative effort of a rare crew of artists from world wide. La Mer is a 50-minute work carried out by 33 dancers, 45 musicians of the orchestra, and eight singers. Linning and her crew intention to lift consciousness of the significance of ocean preservation and a brand new imaginative and prescient of the ocean.
In every single place We Go, choreographed by Tony-Award profitable choreographer Justin Peck to music by GRAMMY and Academy Award nominee Sufjan Stevens, makes its Boston Ballet premiere. His energetic choreography for 25 dancers shines towards a nine-movement orchestral rating composed by GRAMMY and Academy Award nominee Sufjan Stevens. This work is Peck’s second collaboration with Stevens. With costumes by former New York Metropolis Ballet Principal Dancer Janie Taylor, units by Brooklyn-based artist and architect Karl Jensen, and lighting by Peck’s frequent collaborator and Boston Ballet Lighting Designer Brandon Stirling Baker.
Creative Director Mikko Nissinen stated:
“This program showcases the very best of Boston Ballet and the way we’re all the time pushing the artform ahead. I’m so pleased with the Firm for taking up such an enormous enterprise with Nanine Linning’s gorgeous world premiere. It has been inspiring having this crew of exceptional artists from world wide collaborating and creating. I’m additionally thrilled to current In every single place We Go to Boston audiences for the primary time. This program is crammed with glorious dancing, difficult choreography, and breathtaking music. There’s something for everybody to take pleasure in.”
Our Journey runs April 6–16, for extra info go to: Boston Ballet