Outlier (ballet)
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Outlier is a ballet made by Wayne McGregor
on New York City Ballet
to Thomas Adès
' violin concerto Concentric Paths, Op. 24 (2005). The premiere was Saturday, May 14, 2010 at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
, New York.
Concentric Paths, subtitle of the violin concerto, refers to outliers who remain peripheral to actors
having a common center,.There is harmonious dance within the circle until an outlier intrudes, conflict among the men with regard to the women. Lighting is coded the mood, red for strong emotions, yellow for tranquil, grey for somber. The grouping of dancers in three movements reflects the triadic nature of the music.
Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor CBE is a British choreographer of contemporary modern dance. His work is highly distinctive in its vocabulary of movement, for its integration of dance with film and visual art, and for his active interest and incorporation of computer technology and biological science...
on New York City Ballet
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...
to Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès is a British composer, pianist and conductor.-Biography:Adès studied piano with Paul Berkowitz and later composition with Robert Saxton at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London...
' violin concerto Concentric Paths, Op. 24 (2005). The premiere was Saturday, May 14, 2010 at the David H. Koch 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:...
, New York.
Concentric Paths, subtitle of the violin concerto, refers to outliers who remain peripheral to actors
having a common center,.There is harmonious dance within the circle until an outlier intrudes, conflict among the men with regard to the women. Lighting is coded the mood, red for strong emotions, yellow for tranquil, grey for somber. The grouping of dancers in three movements reflects the triadic nature of the music.
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Reviews
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/dance/17serenade.htmlNY Times, Alastair MacaulayAlastair MacaulayAlastair Macaulay is a dance critic for the New York Times. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London...
, May 16, 2010]
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/arts/dance/04nycb.htmlNY Times, Alastair MacaulayAlastair MacaulayAlastair Macaulay is a dance critic for the New York Times. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London...
, February 3, 2011]