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...Pickett is a sensation in the world of ballet. For over a decade, she held the position of principal dancer in famed choreographer William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt. Her newest piece, “Tsukiyo (Moonlit Night),” which was commissioned by Boston Ballet director Mikko Nissinen, considers the complexities of human interaction in the setting of a Japanese fairy tale. The Office for the Arts’ Dance Program will bring Pickett to campus today at 7 p.m. to discuss the upcoming world premiere of her piece, which debuts next Thursday...
Helen Pickett: Mikko and I talked about a duet, and he expressed that he would like to have a Japanese theme to the duet. I went to a piece of music that I have liked for a very long time by Arvo Pärt, called “Sciegel im Sciegel,” and that’s the bulk of the duet...
...American dance forever.The symposium features a starry list of illustrious guest speakers, panelists, and moderators that includes Joan Acocella, staff writer for The New Yorker; Anna Kisselgoff, former chief dance critic at the New York Times; former New York City Ballet dancer Toni Bentley; and current Boston Ballet director Mikko Nissinen, as well as Harvard faculty and visiting professors of history, music, and drama from colleges around the globe. Lecture topics range from “Fashion for Russia” to “Balanchine and Massine” and “Igor Stravinsky...
...Sweets where imagination can triumph. It is virtually impossible to destroy, thanks to its timeless Tchaikovsky score—the “Sugarplum Fairy” variation surely has a higher play count than even the most standard of Christmas tunes—and its precious characters. Thankfully, Mikko Nissinen, artistic director of Boston Ballet, has not ventured into the common practice, as of late, of creating some innovative, delirious hallucinogen with no ties to the original, beautiful children’s tale that was E.T.A. Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker and the King...
...Boston Ballet’s upcoming season. This scene took place on March 19 during the latest installment of Boston Ballet Dance Talks, a collaboration between the Office for the Arts (OFA) at Harvard and Boston’s most famous professional dance company. The program was established when Mikko Nissinen first became artistic director in order to facilitate exchange between Harvard and Boston Ballet, and to introduce Boston Ballet’s upcoming season to potential audience members.In the first row of seats sat Nissinen, Margaret Tracey—famed New York City ballet dancer and a recent addition...