Schedule for Ballet evening. Reverence. Approximate Sonata. The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated. (ballets in one act) 2022

Composer: Gavin Bryars
Composer: Thom Willems
Composer: Franz Schubert

Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Music: Gavin Bryars, Thom Willems, Franz Schubert Choreography: David Dawson, William Forsythe Reverence
ballet in one act

Music: Gavin Bryars (String Quartet No. 3, 1998)
Choreography: David Dawson (2005)
Costumes: Yumiko Takeshima (2005)
Assistant Choreographer: Aaron Watkin
Lighting design and Production Manager: Bert Dahlhuisen (2005)

World premiere: March 24, 2005, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg

Running time: 23 minutes

Approximate Sonata

Music: Thom Willems, tricky: Pumpkin
Choreography, staging and lighting: William Forsythe
Costumes: Stephen Galloway
Assistant Choreographer: Noah D. Gelber

Premiere: 20 January 1996, Ballett Frankfurt
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 24 March 2005


The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude

Music: Franz Schubert (Symphony No. 9 in C major, Finale)
Choreography, staging and lighting: William Forsythe
Costumes: Stephen Galloway
Assistant Choreographer: Noah D. Gelber

Premiere: 20 January 1996, Ballett Frankfurt
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 3 March 2004

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated

Music: Thom Willems in collaboration with Leslie Stuck
Choreography: William Forsythe
Staging, lighting and costumes: William Forsythe
Assistant Choreographer: Kathryn Bennets

World premiere: 30 May, 1987, Opera de Paris
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 3 March, 2004