Plainspoken
Encyclopedia
Plainspoken is a ballet made by principal dancer Benjamin Millepied
on the Chamber Ensemble of New York City Ballet
to eponymous music commissioned from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang
. The premiere took place on Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole
, Wyoming; the NYCB premiere took place at the Fall gala on Thursday, October 7, at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
. Costumes were designed by Karen Young.
Benjamin Millepied
Benjamin Millepied is a French danseur, best known for his work as choreographer in the movie Black Swan .-Early life:...
on the Chamber Ensemble of 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 eponymous music commissioned from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang
David Lang (composer)
David Lang is an American composer living in New York City. He was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion.-Biography:...
. The premiere took place on Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole, originally called Jackson's Hole, is a valley located in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the western border with Idaho. The name "hole" derives from language used by early trappers or mountain men, who primarily entered the valley from the north and east and had to descend along...
, Wyoming; the NYCB premiere took place at the Fall gala on Thursday, October 7, 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:...
. Costumes were designed by Karen Young.
Original
- Sterling Hyltin
- Teresa Reichlen
- Jennie Somogyi
- Janie Taylor
- Tyler Angle
- Amar RamasarAmar RamasarAmar Ramasar is a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. In 2010, Dance Magazine reported that Ramasar was one of the few Asian American professional ballet dancers...
- Sébastien Marcovici
- Jared Angle
Reviews
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/dance/09gala.htmlNY Times by 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...
, October 8, 2010]