November 17-18, 2023
P2 – CONFLICTED BEAUTY
Featuring Liang’s Art of War, Ashton’s Dante Sonta, and Taylor’s Company B
With assertive partnering and forceful music by Michael Torke, Liang’s “The Art of War” was meant to call to mind calligraphy, with dancers sprinting across the stage with lengths of black silk — akin to ink filling a page.
The Company premiere of The Art of War, leads Program Two. Created in 2015 by BalletMet’s Artistic Director Edwaard Liang, to be driving, pulsing, and powerful, he describes it as, “…about controlling chaos.” Choreographed during the opening stages of the Second World War, Ashton’s Dante Sonata continues the theme of conflict in Program Two. A synthesis of wartime symbolism and his reflections upon experiencing Franz Liszt’s score, the work enraptured Sarasota audiences during it’s Company Premiere. The triple bill closes with Paul Taylor’s Company B, framing the turbulent era of World War II through the songs of the Andrews Sisters. Combining moments of joy and hilarity with the heavy reality of war, Taylor creates a remarkable piece that perfectly exemplifies the duality of America in the 1940s.
Repertoire will include:
The Art of War (Company Premiere)
Choreography by Edwaard Liang
Music by Michael Torke
Dante Sonata
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Music by Franz Liszt
Company B
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by The Andrews Sisters
PRICE
$35 – $125
RUN TIME
Approximately 2 hours with two 20 minute intermissions
Venue
Sarasota Opera House
61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
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Creative Team
THE ART OF WAR
Choreography
Edwaard Liang
Music By
Michael Torke
DANTE SONATA
Choreography
Sir Frederick Ashton
Music By
Franz Liszt
COMPANY B
Choreography
Paul Taylor