Hallelujah Junction (ballet)
Encyclopedia
Hallelujah Junction is the eighth ballet made by New York City Ballet
balletmaster in chief Peter Martins
to the — in this case eponymous — music
of John Adams; the duo pianists appear in silhouette above the dancers throughout in Mark Stanley's lighting. The dance was made on the Royal Danish Ballet
; the premiere took place on March 24, 2001, at the Royal Danish Theatre
, Copenhagen; the NYCB pemiere was January 22, 2002, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
balletmaster in chief Peter Martins
Peter Martins
Peter Martins is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. Martins was named man of the year by Danish American Society, 1980...
to the — in this case eponymous — music
Hallelujah Junction
Hallelujah Junction is a piece written in 1996 for two pianos by the American composer John Adams.-Composition:The name comes from a small truck stop on US 395 which meets Alternate US 40, near the California–Nevada border. Adams said of the piece, "Here we have a case of a great title looking for...
of John Adams; the duo pianists appear in silhouette above the dancers throughout in Mark Stanley's lighting. The dance was made on the Royal Danish Ballet
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded, and was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance...
; the premiere took place on March 24, 2001, at the Royal Danish Theatre
Royal Danish Theatre
The Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
, Copenhagen; the NYCB pemiere was January 22, 2002, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
.
Original
- Gitte Lindstrom
- and four women in black
- Andrew Bowman
- Andrey Batalov
- and four men in white
NYCB premiere
- Gitte Lindstrom
- Andrew Bowman
- Benjamin MillepiedBenjamin MillepiedBenjamin Millepied is a French danseur, best known for his work as choreographer in the movie Black Swan .-Early life:...
2008 Summer tour to Copenhagen and Paris
- Janie Taylor
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Gonzalo Garcia
first cast
- Janie Taylor
- Sébastien Marcovici
- Andrew Veyette
second cast
- Sterling Hyltin
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Gonzalo Garcia
2009 Spring
- Sterling Hyltin
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Gonzalo Garcia
first cast
- Sterling Hyltin
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Gonzalo Garcia
second cast
- Janie Taylor
- Andrew Veyette
- Sébastien Marcovici
Reviews
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EFDB113BF937A15752C0A9649C8B63NY Times by Anna KisselgoffAnna KisselgoffAnna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, January 24, 2002]
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E0DE143EF934A25756C0A9659C8B63NY Times by Anna KisselgoffAnna KisselgoffAnna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, May 17, 2003]