Word: capriccio
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...women donning the skimpiest outfits of the production—perhaps a nod to the New York City jazz clubs. The salacious energy of jazz combined with ballet creates a fascinating, discordant form of dance reinforced by Igor Stravinsky’s slightly off-key “Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra.” The “Capriccio,” true to its name, changes tone and instrumental focus every minute or so, and at times seems to have two themes playing at once. Similarly, the dancing is playful and slightly confused; typically refined dancers swing...
Later, the company performed the pas de deux from the Second Movement of “Rubies,” Balanchine’s homage to his American influences. Set to Stravinsky’s “Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra,” Romi Beppu and Yury Yanowsky danced with vibrancy to match their bright scarlet costumes...