Slice to Sharp
Slice to Sharp is a ballet made for New York City Ballet's Diamond Project by Jorma Elo to music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Antonio Vivaldi. The premiere took place on 16 June 2006 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Holly Hynes.
Music
von BiberPartia VI in D, 3rd movementVivaldiConcerto. 2 in C, RV189, 3rd movementConcerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 1st movementConcerto. 4 in A, Op.4, RV357, 2nd movementConcerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 3rd movementConcerto in C, Op.57, no.1, RV507, 3rd movementConcerto in A, Op.3, no.5, RV519, 3rd movementConcerto in A, Op.3, no.8, RV522, 2nd movementConcerto in E flat, Op. 8, no. 5, RV253 1st movement
Original cast
- Wendy Whelan
- Maria Kowroski
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Sofiane Sylve
- Craig Hall
- Edwaard Liang
- Joaquín De Luz
- Amar Ramasar
Reviews
- by John Rockwell, 19 June 2006
- by Alastair Macaulay, 18 February 2009