Word: davidsb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brief sequence is in Robert Schumann 's Davidsbündlertänze, a new ballet by George Balanchine that received its world premiere at the New York City Ballet last week. From this choreographer it is a radical work. Balanchine relies on music to give shading and mood to his ballets, and has been known to deride the overblown sentiment often found in romantic works. There is much that is familiar about Davidsbündlertänze: the steps annealed to music, the virtuosity, the surprises. What is new is that it is openly, drenchingly emotional, a meditation that...
...whom he has worked with and molded over years. Only Ib Andersen is a newcomer. Only he and Heather Watts are under 30, and she and Peter Martins live together. There is a common instinct and a shared intimacy, even love, among the performers and the choreographer that make Davidsbündlertänze a pleasure to watch. One sees Farrell's stabbing attacks and abandoned extensions, Mazzo's charm and pliancy, Watts' unguarded enthusiasm, Martins' cool, assessing mastery. There is little vir tuosity here; steps seem less important than the flow and the feeling...
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