第三屆 國際芭蕾舞星在台北

3rd Ballet Star Gala

基本資料

巴黎火焰 演出： Ashley Bouder / Daniil Simkin 編舞： Vasily Vainonen 音樂： Boris Asafiev 首演： 1932年11月7日列寧格勒，基洛夫芭蕾舞團 巴黎火焰，是由音樂學者兼作曲家Boris Asafiev，以法國大革命的歌曲為基礎所創作的芭蕾音樂作品。原作編舞家為Vasily Vainonen，舞台佈景設計為 Vladimir Dmitriev，這是一齣以作家Nicolai Volkov的作品為故事背景所創作的四幕芭蕾舞劇。 吉賽兒-第二幕雙人舞 演出：Yumiko Takeshima / Raphael Coumes-Marquet 編舞 David Dawson 音樂：Adolphe Adam 首演：2008年3月9日，德勒斯頓 Saxon State Opera 台北首演：2009年8月22日 原創首演：1841年6月 28日 「吉賽兒」是一齣浪漫時期的代表性舞劇，全劇兩幕，劇中女主角吉賽兒是出身農村的女孩，並與貴族喬裝成平民的艾伯特王子至有好感，艾伯特王子並對吉賽兒立下愛的誓言，吉琵兒因而拒絕了同村的年輕男子西拉林的示愛，西拉林因此對艾伯特王子深感忌妒與不滿，時時挑釁。 但後來吉寶兒發現艾伯特王子早已與公爵的女兒訂婚並即將步入禮堂，對於王子的欺瞞傷心欲絕而離開了人世。 在舞劇的第二幕，場景是在一個一群幽靈遍佈的陰森樹林中，她們是一群在婚禮前夕死亡的靈魂們。悲哀的艾伯特王子此時走進的樹林中，任何入進到這超自然的領域註定即將面對死亡，幽靈們試圖要讓王子跳到精疲力竭而死，最後古賽兒出面苦苦哀求，而挽回了艾伯特王子的性命。在歷史上有許多因"愛”而死作為題材的故事，「吉賽兒」絕對是十九世紀諸多芭蕾舞劇中，最具戲劇性的一齣舞劇。 編舞家/ David Dawson Mr. Dawson目前為德國德勒斯頓芭蕾舞團的駐團編舞家，可稱的上是當今歐洲最具知名度的編舞家。他獨特的編舞風格，已受到全球各大芭蕾舞團的矚目並邀約編排，包括波士頓芭蕾舞團、德勒斯頓芭蕾舞團、英國國家芭蕾舞團、荷蘭國家芭蕾舞團、芬蘭國家芭蕾舞團、馬林斯基芭蕾舞團、馬賽芭蕾舞團、法蘭德斯堡皇家芭蕾舞團、紐西蘭皇家芭蕾舞團、新加坡芭蕾舞團、瑞典皇家芭蕾舞團、挪威國家芭蕾舞團。 Mr. Dawson曾榮獲俄羅斯所頒發”視覺藝術最高榮譽叭的獎項，2006年以Reverence這個作品，榮獲金面具獎The Golden Mask Award，同年以The Gentle Chapters獲得吳諸珊編舞獎 Choo San Goh Choreography Award (吳諸珊-國際(祭出華人編舞家，70年代赴歐洲、美國發展，後來擔任華盛頓芭蕾舞團的駐國編舞家，一生創作近40個舞碼，於1987年去世，享年39歲。) 2003年以The Grey Area榮獲被稱為是舞蹈界奧斯卡獎的The Benois de la Danse編舞家獎，2005年以同一個作品入圍歐洲舞評家舞蹈獎UK Critics' Circle Dance Award，並在2003年以作品00:00入圍在荷蘭舉辦的金天鵝獎The Golden Swan Award-最佳創作獎。 天鵝湖-白天鵝雙人舞 演出：Daria Klimentova / Friedemann Vogel 編舞：Marius Petipa 音樂：Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 首演：1895年1月15日，帝國芭蕾舞團於聖彼得堡馬林斯基劇院演出 天鵝湖可以稱的上是有史以來最偉大的芭蕾舞劇之一，淒美浪漫的愛情故事，讓這個超過百年的經典芭蕾舞劇，永不被觀眾們遺忘。 Kazimir's Colours 演出：Elisa Carril lo Cabrera / Mikhail Kaniskin 編舞：Mauro Bigonzetti 音樂：Dmitri Shostakovich 首演：1996年，司圖卡特芭蕾舞團 台北首演：2009年8月2日 義大利編舞家Mauro Bigonzetti的創作靈感來自於俄國畫家馬勒維奇的畫作，Kazimir's Colours這支作品是特別為德國司圖卡特芭蕾舞團所編排的作品。 編舞：Mauro Bigonzetti Mr. Bigonzetti十歲時進入了羅馬芭蕾舞蹈學校，8年從無間斷的訓練，通過考試獲得藝術家文憑，並成為羅馬歌劇院芭蕾舞團的團員。 四年後Mr. Bigonzettir加入了Nazionale della Danza Aterballetto，並在該團工作了10年之久。 1990年起，Mr. Bigonzett i開始嘗試編舞，在短短的兩三年間，他對於編舞工作有了更深入的體驗，極度渴望透過自己作品與觀眾分享他的想法。也在這個時候，Mr. Bigonzetti決定離開舞團，展開全新的里程。並在佛羅倫斯定居，在接下來的 5.6年間Mr. Bigonzetti不但是自由編舞家，也是Balletto di Toscana的駐團編舞家。 1997年，Mr. Bigonzetti以編舞家身分重回Aterballetto，目前擔任該團的藝術總監。 Prokofiev Pas De Deux 演出：Bridgett Zehr / Zdenek Konvalina 編舞：Christopher Wheeldon 音樂：Sergei Prokofiev 首演：2007年9月 19日，倫敦 Sadler's Wells Theatre 台北首演：2009年8月 22日 編舞：Christopher Wheeldon 在國際上享有盛名的編舞家Christopher Wheeldon，是 Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company的藝術總監以及舞團創辦人之一。曾經是英國皇家芭蕾舞團的團員，以及紐約市立芭蕾舞團的獨舞者(2001-2008為該團的駐團編舞家) 。 2007年成立了Morphoses舞團，集結了傑出的編舞家，舞者、視覺藝術家、設計師、作曲家等各領域傑出的藝術工作者，以古典芭蕾為基礎之下，創造出新的舞蹈風格。 2005年，Mr. Wheeldon獲得Dance Magazine評選為年度最佳編舞家，同年以作品Polyphonia榮獲英國舞評家協會頒發年度最佳舞碼獎；紐約市立芭蕾舞團的舞者演出他的作品，獲得奧利佛獎。 2006年，以DGV (Danse a Grande Vitesse)入圍奧利佛獎。其他的殊榮包括美國林肯中心頒發的Martin E. Segal Award獎項，以及美國編舞家獎。 茶花女 演出：Isabelle Ciaravola / Alexandre Riabko 編舞：John Neumeier 音樂：Frederic Chopin 首演：1978年，德國司圖卡特芭蕾舞團 茶花女是根據法國小說家小仲馬的同名小說編作，1978年由編舞大師John Neumeier所創作的芭蕾舞劇。故事與歌劇La Traviatavu相同，述說一位青年與巴黎的一位高級妓女墜入愛河，但世俗的偏見最終毀掉了真摯的愛情。 編舞：John Neumeier 自1973年起，Mr. Neumeier擔任德國漢堡芭蕾舞團的藝術總監與該團的主要編舞家，1996年成為“ Ballettintendant”。1942年出生於美國的威斯康辛，在當地接受舞蹈訓練。隨後Mr. Neumeier前往丹婪的哥本哈根以及英國皇家芭蕾舞蹈學校學習。之後獲得威斯康辛Marquette University的英國文學以及劇場研究兩個學位。 1963年，在英國倫教被 Marcia Hayd的以及 Ray Barra發掘，並推薦了給當時擔任的藝術總監John Cranko進入了司圖卡特芭蕾舞團，Mr. Neumeier成為該舞團的獨舞者，並創作了他的第一個作品。 1969年， Ulrich Erfurth指派他為法藍克福芭蕾舞團的藝術總監，在Mr. Neumeier的領導下，法藍克福芭蕾舞團在很短的時間內造成一股旋風。這都要歸功於他將胡桃鈕，羅密歐與茱麗葉以及Daphnis and Chloe等舞劇的重新詮釋。1973年August Everding邀請他擔任漢堡芭蕾舞團的藝術總監，該舞團至今不但在德國是具有指標性的演出團體，也已成為國際知名的芭蕾舞團。 柴可夫斯基雙人舞 演出：Sofiane Sylve / Simon Ball 編舞：George Balanchine 音樂：Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 首演：1960年3月 29日紐約，紐約市立芭蕾舞團 這段雙人舞的音樂最原始是出自於天鵝湖第三幕的雙人舞。因為當初這段音樂並未與天鵝湖全劇的樂曲同時公開發表，以致於Petipa以及 Ivanovy當初在聖彼得堡編排此舞劇時，並不知道還有這段樂曲。因此，兩位編舞家從第一幕擷取了一段替代的音樂，編排了大家所熟知的黑天鵝雙人舞。而這首被遺忘的曲目，一直被隱藏在位於莫斯科近郊的克林”柴可夫斯基博物館”、直到日後位於紐約的柴可夫斯基基金會所發掘公諸於世。 編舞：George Balanchine 沒有任何一位編舞家比巴蘭欽更有資格被喻為"美國芭蕾舞之父”。 1904年1月22日，出生於蘇聯聖彼德堡，身為作曲家之子的Balanchine，從小耳濡目染，對古典音樂的了解與認識遠超出許多的編舞家。五歲開始學習鋼琴，進入音樂學院就讀，1921年畢業於聖彼德堡帝國舞蹈學院。Balanchine曾說過以下的話來捍衛他的創作技巧並不強調故事的情節，”芭蕾舞當然可以有劇情，但視覺的影像，卻是舞蹈最重要的元素是在舞台上所營造出來的幻覺來說服觀眾，就像一個魔術師一般。不論你如何的告訴觀眾這是多成功的作品，如果這個幻覺失敗了，這個舞蹈作品也相對是失敗的作品。跟Balanchine一起工作過的舞者們，對他在工作時的沈靜與態度都印象深刻。Balanchine於1983年辭世，享年79歲。 瑪儂雙人舞 演出：Daria Klimentova / Friedemann Vogel 編舞：Sir Kenneth MacMillan 音樂：Jules Massenet 首演：1974年3月7日，英國皇家芭蕾舞團，英國倫敦 Manon Lescaut這部文學作品，是由法國作家Abbe Prevost所撰寫。許多知名音樂家包括Puccini以及Massenet都以這個故事為背景創作出偉大的歌劇作品。另外，包括繪畫、電影的許多創作靈感也以此故事作為創作基礎，”瑪儂”這個角色，已成為許多藝術家深植於心的創作泉源。 芭蕾舞劇瑪儂，於1974年首演，由當時為英國皇家芭蕾舞團藝術總監的MacMillan，為舞團創作編排。MacMillan獨特的編舞手法與細膩的藝術呈現，使這個作品被喻為二十世紀最偉大的芭蕾舞劇。也是當今各大知名芭蕾舞團必跳的舞碼之一。 Grey Area 演出：Yumiko Takeshima / Raphael Coumes-Marquet 編舞：David Dawson 音樂：Niels Lanz 首演：2002年，荷蘭國家芭蕾舞團 台北首演：2009年8月22日 編舞：David Dawson Mr. Dawson在2002年創作了The Grey Area，這個作品已經在莫斯科、倫敦、愛丁堡、比利時、休士頓、斯德哥爾摩以及東京等地演出。2003年，Mr. Dawson以The gray Area這支作品獲得舞蹈界最高榮譽The Benois de la Danse編舞家獎項。 馬勒第三號交響曲-雙人舞 演出：Isabel le Ciaravola / Alexandre Riabko 編舞：John Neumeier 音樂：馬勒第三號交響樂曲 首演：1975年6月14日德國漢堡，漢堡芭蕾舞團 台北首演：2009年8月22日 這個作品的創作靈感來自於馬勒的音樂，在聆聽第三號交響樂的過程中，畫面不斷的湧現，以最純粹的舞蹈來詮釋人與人之間的微妙關係編舞：John Neumeier。 柯碧莉亞雙人舞 演出：Bridgett Zehr / Zdenek Konvalina 編舞：George Balanchine 原編舞家：Arthur Saint-Leon 音樂：Leo Delibes 首演：1974，紐約市立芭蕾舞團 原創首演：1870年5月25日，巴黎 這齣舞劇的故事是描述一個名叫柯碧莉雅的少女，整天一直坐在陽台上閱讀。一個名叫法藍茲的少年，深深的愛上了這個不跟任何人說話的少女，即使他已經有了婚約。 他的未婚妻名叫史璜妮達，看到法藍茲不斷的向柯碧莉雅獻上飛吻，心裡頭很不是滋味，但她後來發現其實柯碧莉亞只是由一個名叫柯貝流士的瘋狂科學家，所製造的人偶。 為了能重新挽回法藍茲對她的愛，於是她決定假扮成柯碧莉亞，並引發了一連串的混亂與麻煩，但最後有情人終成眷屬，史璜妮達與法藍茲也舉行了盛大的婚禮慶祝。 In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated -Pas de Deux 演出：Sofiane Sylve / Simon Ball 編舞、舞台設計、燈光、服裝：William Forsythe 音樂：Thom Willems 首演：1987年5月29日巴黎，巴黎歌劇院 台北首演：200 9年8月 22日 「簡單」是整隻舞作的創作基礎，在中間，就不受外力的干擾，並專注在傳統的主題元素結憶與變奏。主體是以一位女舞者為中心，並不斷的增加舞者人數，直到產生更複雜的群舞關係以及雙人舞。假裝表現出漫不經心的舞者們，與他們嚴緊的舞蹈動作與精準度成了強烈的對比。 編舞：William Forsythe 在國際間遊走工作超過了三十年，William Forsythe已是目前國際上知名的編舞家。他的作品已將舞蹈從經典古典芭蕾帶入二十一世紀新的舞蹈藝術境界。 出生在紐約並在當地接受舞蹈訓練，Forsythe在二十出頭在歐洲開始展開職業舞者生涯，之後成為德國司圖卡特芭蕾舞團的駐團編舞家。 同時也為慕尼黑、海牙、巴西、柏林、法蘭克福、巴黎，口紐約、莒金山各地的芭蕾舞團編舞。從1984年起他擔任德國法蘭克福芭蕾舞團的藝術總監長達二十年之久，並創作了當今許多膾炙人口的作品。2004年，他成立了自己的舞團The Forsythe Company。 海盜 演出：Ashley Bouder / Daniil Simkin 編舞：Ma rius Petipa 音樂：Adolphe Adam, Richardo Drigo 首演：1856年 1月 23日，法國巴黎 Medora是一名年輕希臘女子，被販賣給人口販子Pasha，海盜Conrad佔有了Medora並對Medora示愛。Conrad身邊的一位得力助手因此非常的忌妒他，並將Medora再次的販賣給了Pasha。之後Conrad和他的手下們在偽裝之下找到了Medora，但是卻被人口販子Pasha識破，並要將Conrad處死。 深愛著Conrad的Medora，為了要挽救愛人的性命，與另一位奴隸女子Gulnare串通，此時Medora答應要嫁給人口販子Pasha，但卻在結婚典禮上由Gulnare代替她，並戴上了結婚戒指。那天晚上，Medora為 Pasha跳舞，並且說服 Pasha除去身上的武器，此時Conrad闖了進來將Medora帶走。而Gulnare也展示了她手指上的戒指，並聲稱是Pasha的合法夫妻。 逃跑的Conrad以及Medora，他們的船在海上遇上了風暴，船雖然沉了，海水將這兩位戀人沖到了一座小島上而倖存。 大雙人舞 演出：Elisa Carrillo Cabrera / Mikhail Kaniskin 編舞：Christian Spuck 音樂：Gioachino Rossini “La gazza ladra" 首演：1999年 12月31日，司圖卡特芭蕾舞團 台北首演：2007年7月 25日 編舞：Christian Spuck Mr. Spuck從1997年起為德國司圖卡特芭蕾舞團編舞，他所創作的現代芭蕾作品被該團視為極為重要的財產。2001年7月，藝術總監Mr. Anderson更指派他為該團的駐團編舞家。 從1998年起，司圖卡特芭蕾舞團已經成為Mr. Spuck最新創作作品的首演舞團，包括兩齣全幕舞劇Lulu，A Monstre Tragedy以及The Sandman。他的作品深受觀眾們的喜愛，從1999年開始，在歐洲、美國的各大芭蕾舞團都可以看到他的作品。2006年2月，Mr. Spuck榮獲德國舞蹈獎頒發-最佳編舞家獎項。

Flames of Paris Perform: Ashley Bouder / Daniil Simkin Original Choreography: Vasily Vainonen Music: Boris Asafiev World Premiere: 7 November 1932, at the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad Flames of Paris is a classical ballet with music by musicologist and composer Boris Asafiev based on songs of the French Revolution, and originally choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, with design by Vladimir Dmitriev. The four-act ballet is based on a book by Nicolai Volkov. Giselle-2nd Act Pas de Deux Perform: Yumiko Takeshima / Raphael Coumes-Marquet Choreography: David Dawson The Original choregraphy by Jean Coralli / Jules Perrot Music: Adolphe Adam World Premiere: March 9 2008, Saxon State Opera Dresden -Semperoper Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 The original ballet premiered on 28 June 1841 This ballet-story takes place in a humble village where Giselle, a peasant girl, is in love with a nobleman in disguise named Albrecht. She rejects the love of another peasant, Hilarion, whose jealousy contributes to the suspense and drama in the first act,. Albrecht swears his love for Giselle and the two dance joyously, later, When Giselle learns that Albrecht is engaged to be married to the duke's daughter, she dies of a broken heart. The second act takes place in the eerie woodland inhabited by the Wilis, spirits of young girls who have been jilted and died before their wedding day. A sorrowful Albrecht enters. But any mortal who invades this supernatural domain is doomed to death. The Wilis attempt to dance Albrecht to the point of exhaustion, but Giselle intercedes, and saves the prince's life. The theme of love beyond death is a very common one throughout history, but "Giselle" is more theatrical than most 19th-century ballets. Choreography: David Dawson David Dawson, Resident Choreographer of the Dresden SemperOper Ballett, is considered to be one of the big names in European dance making today. His creations have joined the repertoire of such companies as Boston Ballet, Dresden SemperOper Ballet, English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Finnish National, Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet, National Ballet of Marseille, Royal Ballet Flanders, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Royal Swedish Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet. David Dawson has received Russia's highest theatre prize for visual art, The Golden Mask Award for Reverence and the Choo San Goh Choreography Award for The Gentle Chapters both in 2006, and also the Benois de la Danse Choreography Award for The Grey Area in 2003. He was also nominated for the UK Critics' Circle Dance Award for The Grey Area in 2005 and nominated for the Golden Swan Award in 2003 for his 00:00 as Best New Production in Holland. Swan Lake -White Swan Pas de Deux Perform: Daria Klimentova / Friedemann Vogel Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky World Premiere: 15 January 1895, The Imperial Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia Swan Lake is considered by many to be one of the greatest classical ballets of all time. Its romance and beauty has allowed the classic ballet to memorize audiences for more than 100 years. Kazimir's Colours Perform: Elisa Carrillo Cabrera / Mikhail Kaniskin Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti Music: Dmitri Shostakovich World Premiere: 1996, Stuttgart Ballet Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 Kazimir's Colours, was created for the Stuttgart ballet and it is inspired by the Russian painter Kazimir Malevic. Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti At the age of eleven, Mr. Bigonzetti entered the ballet school of the Rome Opera. Eight years of daily discipline and “magic" which led him, after passing the school's artistic diploma, to become a full time member of the Rome Opera House and danced for four years. Then Mr. Bigonzetti joined Nazionale della Danza Aterballetto for the following ten years. In 1990, Mr. Bigonzetti began to choreograph. But it was only a few years later in 1993 that he began to follow the pressing demand to express himself exclusively through a choreographic vocabulary. It was at this point that Mr. Bigonzetti decided to leave the company and to begin his new adventure, relocating to Florence, where for five or so years he worked both as resident choreographer for Balletto di Toscana and as a free-Iance. In 1997, Mr. Bigonzetti returned as a choreographer to Aterballetto, the company in which he had both grown up and lived some extraordinary experiences and was offered the position of artistic director, which he duly accepted To this day he still work here, and with immense pride. Prokofiev Pas De Deux Perform:Bridgett Zehr / Zdenek Konvalina Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Music: Sergei Prokofiev World Premiere: 19 September 2007, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Internationally acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company. A former dancer with The Royal Ballet and soloist with New York City Ballet (where he served as Resident Choreographer from 2001 to 2008). Wheeldon founded Morphoses in 2007 with the goal of introducing a new spirit of innovation to classical ballet by fostering collaboration among choreographers, dance, visual artists, designers, composers, and others who can bring new life and perspective to ballet. Wheeldon was the recipient of the Dance Magazine Award and the London Critics' Circle Award for Best New Ballet for Polyphonia in 2005; a performance of the work by NYCB dancers received the Olivier Award. In 2006, DGV (Danse a Grande Vitesse) was nominated for an Olivier Award. Additional honors include the Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center and the American Choreography Award. La Dame Aux Aamellias (The Lady of the Camellias) Perform: Isabelle Ciaravola / Alexandre Riabko Choreography: John Neumeier Music: Frederic Chopin World Premiere: 1978, The Stuttgart Ballet The Lady of the Camellias is a ballet adaptation of Alexander Dumas' novel of the same name, created in 1978 by John Neumeier. It's the same story as the opera La Traviata: boy -Armand -falls in love with the girl that everyone else also enjoys Marguerite, a popular Parisian courtesan -and chaos ensues when family relations, societal customs and girl's terminal illness keep them apart. Choreography: John Neumeier Since 1973 John Neumeier has been Director and Chief Choreographer of The Hamburg Ballet, since 1996 he is "Ballettintendant". He was born in 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A., where he received his first dance training. He went on to study ballet both in Copenhagen and at the Royal Ballet School in London. He acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Theater Studies from Marquette University, Wisconsin. In 1963 he was "discovered" in London by Marcia Haydee and Ray Barra, leading John Cranko to engage him at the Stuttgart Ballet, where he progressed to solo dancer and created his first choreographic works. In 1969 Ulrich Erfurth appointed Neumeier Director of Ballet in Frankfurt, where he soon caused a sensation. This was largely due to his new interpretations of such well-known ballets as "The Nutcracker", "Romeo and Julia" and "Daphnis and Chloe". In 1973 August Everding brought him to Hamburg. Under Neumeier's direction The Hamburg Ballet became one of the leading ballet companies on the German dance scene and soon received international recognition. Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux Perform: Sofiane Sylve / Simon Ball Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky World Premiere: 29 March 1960, New York City Ballet, City Center. The music for this pas de deux was originally intended for the pas de deux in Act III of Swan Lake. Because it was not published with the rest of the score, it remained unknown to Petipa and Ivanov when they were preparing to stage the St. Petersburg version. They substituted music from Act 1 which became the famous "Black Swan Pas de Deux." The music lay unnoticed in the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin until it was discovered by the efforts of the Tchaikovsky Foundation of New York. Manon -Pas de Deux Perform: Daria Klimentova / Friedemann Vogel Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Music: Jules Massenet World Premiere: 7 March 1974, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The story of Manon Lescaut, written by Abbe Prevost, was not only adapted by Puccini and Massenet for opera but was often taken up as a subject for paintings and movies as well. The femme fatale Manon has captured the heart of artists over the centuries. The ballet Manon was first performed in 1974 when Sir Kenneth MacMillan was Artistic Director of Britain's Royal Ballet. The magnitude of its scale and the depth of bodily expression in its choreography represent the highest level of 20th-century grand ballet, and true to its status, this popular work has been taken into the repertoires of the world's distinguished ballet companies and performed in various cities worldwide. Grey Area Perform: Yumiko Takeshima / Raphael Coumes-Marquet Choreography: David Dawson Music: Niels Lanz World Premiere: 2002, Dutch National Ballet Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 Choreography: David Dawson Mr. Dawson created The Grey Area (2002), which has been performed in Moscow, London, Edinburgh, Boston, Brussels, Houston, Stockholm and Tokyo. In 2003, Mr. Dawson received the Benois de la Danse Choreography Award for The Grey Area in 2003. The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler- Pas de Deux Perform: Isabelle Ciaravola / Alexandre Riabko Choreography: John Neumeier Music: Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler World Premiere: 14 June 1975, The Hamburg Ballet Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 The theme of my ballet is the music of Gustav Mahler. I have translated the feelings experienced and images suggested while hearing his third symphony into movement, into pure dance situations, and into human relationships － Choreography: John Neumeier. Coppelia Pas de Deux Perform: Bridgett Zehr / Zdenek Konvalina Choreography: George Balanchine The Original choregraphy by Arthur Saint-Leon in 1870 Music: Leo Delibes World Premiere:1974, New York City Ballet The original ballet premiered on 25 May 1870, at the Theatre Imperial de Opera The ballet is about a girl named Coppelia who sits on her balcony all day reading, speaking to no one. A boy named Franz falls deeply in love with her and wants to marry her, even though he is already engaged. His fiance, Swanhilda, sees Franz throwing kisses at Coppelia. Swanhilda soon learns that Coppelia is actually a doll that belongs to Doctor Coppelius, the mad scientist. She decides to impersonate the doll, in order to win the love of Franz. Chaos ensues, but all is soon forgiven. Coppelia and Franz make up and get married. The marriage is celebrated with several festive dances. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated -Pas de Deux Perform: Sofiane Sylve / Simon Ball Choreography, Stage, light, Costumes: William Forsythe Music: Thom Willems World Premiere: 29 May 1987, Paris Opera Ballet, Paris Taipei Premiere: 22 August 2009 The strength of a work is based on its simplicity. In the Middle, lacking in any external effects, is concentrated in the traditional formula theme and variations. The main theme, danced by the ballerina, increases progressively in relation with the number of dancers, until the result of the group becomes much more complex variations and pas de deux. The pretended disdain of the dancers contrasts with the strict and severe technical demands. Choreography: William Forsythe William Forsythe, who has worked internationally for the last 35 years, is recognized as one of the world's foremost choreographers. His early work is acknowledged for reorienting the practice of ballet from its identification with classical repertoire to a dynamic 21st-century art form He established a new, more independent ensemble, The Forsythe Company in 2004. Le Corsaire Perform: Ashley Bouder / Daniil Simkin Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Adolphe Adam, Richardo Drigo World Premiere: 23 January 1856, Paris Opera, Paris Medora, a young Greek girl, is sold to Pasha by a slave dealer. The pirate Conrad seizes Medora and declares his love for her. Conrad's right-hand-man, who is jealous of Conrad, sends Medora back to the slave dealer who again sells her to Pasha. Conrad and his men show up to take Medora away again but he is recognized through his disguise, captured, and sentenced to death. To save his life, Medora, who is in love with Conrad, plots with a slave girl, Gulnare, to escape. Medora agrees to marry Pasha but during the ceremony Gulnare takes Medora's place, having the ring placed on her finger. That evening Medora dances for Pasha, having convinced him to lay down his weapons, and Conrad enters to take her away. Gulnare produces the ring and declares herself Pasha's lawful wife. The ship on which Medora and Conrad escape sinks in a terrible storm but the two lovers are saved when they wash up on a rocky island. Le Grand Pas de Deux Perform: Elisa Carrillo Cabrera / Mikhail Kaniskin Choreography: Christian Spuck Music:Gioachino Rossini “La gazza ladra" World Premiere: 31 December 1999, Stuttgart Ballet. Taipei Premiere: 25 July 2007 Choreography:Christian Spuck Christian Spuck has created choreographies for the Stuttgart Ballet since 1997 and through his work plays an important part in shaping the company's modern profile. In June 2001 Artistic Director Reid Anderson appointed him Resident Choreographer of the Stuttgart Ballet. Since 1998 the company has presented more than ten world premieres by Christian Spuck, among them the two full length ballets Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy and The Sandman. Since 1999 Christian Spuck has created original works for a number of ballet companies in Europe and the USA In February 2006 Spuck was awarded the German Dance Prize “Future " for choreography.

巴黎火焰
吉賽兒-第二幕雙人舞
天鵝湖-白天鵝雙人舞
茶花女
柴可夫斯基雙人舞
瑪儂雙人舞
馬勒第三號交響曲-雙人舞
柯碧莉亞雙人舞
海盜
大雙人舞

Flames of Paris
Giselle-2nd Act Pas de Deux
Swan Lake - White Swan Pas de Deux
Kazimir's Colours
Prokofiev Pas De Deux
La Dame Aux Aamellias (The Lady of the Camellias)
Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
Manon - Pas de Deux
Grey Area
The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler . Pas de Deux
Coppelia Pas de Deux
In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated - Pas de Deux
Le Corsaire
Le Grand Pas de Deux

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