Triple Bill

Nov 5–15, 2020

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Boston Ballet 
Rachel Neville Photography 

Boston Ballet 
Rachel Neville Photography 

Best Dance Party Ever

Creative powerhouse William “Bill” Forsythe is back with a bold triple bill. Don’t miss the new work by internationally-acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe. Blake Works I returns by popular demand, transforming James Blake’s emotionally-raw 2016 album, “The Color in Anything,” into “sheer joy” (The New York Times).
 
Forsythe’s international sensation Playlist (EP) pulls pop and R&B music from the choreographer’s personal playlist to fuel the piece’s “high-kicking exuberance” (The Boston Globe). With a soundtrack that includes music from Khalid, Barry White, and Natalie Cole, this high-octane and playful program will have you dancing in your seat. Playlist (EP) made its world premiere in 2019 in Boston followed by the Company’s Paris debut with The New York Times declaring that “[Forsythe] is making Boston Ballet look terrific.”

With Appreciation 

The Company expresses its deepest gratitude to Lisa and Tom Blumenthal for their extraordinary support of William Forsythe and his partnership with Boston Ballet.

Boston Ballet dancers on stage in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP) by Angela Sterling

William Forsythe's Playlist (EP)

Photo credit: Angela Sterling

Lia Cirio on stage in William Forsythe's Blake Works I by Angela Sterling

Lia Cirio in William Forsythe's Blake Works I

Photo credit: Angela Sterling

Patrick Yocum with Artists of Boston Ballet on stage in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP) by Angela Sterling

Patrick Yocum with Artists of Boston Ballet in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP)

Photo credit: Angela Sterling

Benji Pearson with Artists of Boston Ballet on stage in William Forsythe's Blake Works I by Angela Sterling

Benji Pearson with Artists of Boston Ballet in William Forsythe's Blake Works I

Photo credit: Angela Sterling

Lia Cirio and Viktorina Kapitonova on stage in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP) by Angela Sterling

Lia Cirio and Viktorina Kapitonova in William Forsythe's Playlist (EP)

Photo credit: Angela Sterling

Mr. Forsythe clearly loves ballet, and that love comes through. What’s more, the young Boston Ballet dancers connect to it.

Brian Seibert, The New York Times

To say that ‘Playlist (EP)’ is one of the most important pieces of choreography in ballet's modern history is not hyperbolic.

Maria Garcia, WBUR The ARTery
The Details

Blake Works I

 

Choreography

William Forsythe

Music

James Blake 

Stage Design

William Forsythe

Costume Design

William Forsythe and Dorothee Merg

Lighting Design

William Forsythe and Tanja Ruehl

Staging

Christopher Roman, Stefanie Arndt, Jill Johnson

World Premiere

July 4, 2016, Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, Palais Garnier, Paris, France

Boston Ballet Premiere

March 7, 2019, Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts

Playlist (EP)

 

Choreography

William Forsythe

Music

Peven Everett “Surely Shorty”; Abra “Vegas”; Lion Babe/Jax Jones “Impossible”; Khalid “Location”; Barry White “Sha La La Means I Love You”; Natalie Cole “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” 

Costume Design

William Forsythe

Lighting Design

Tanja Ruehl

Assistant to the Choreographer

Ander Zabala

World Premiere

March 7, 2019, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts

World Premiere

 

Choreography

William Forsythe

 

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Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director
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