Dancer: Vanessa G. R. Montoya Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko / Kravetz PhotographicsStabat MATER – October 11-28, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents October 4, 2017 2448 Les Grands Ballets presents Stabat MATER A mesmerizing double bill featuring Edward Clug engaging a modern dialogue with Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, by Uwe Scholz. A memorable evening of music and dance, with solo voices and Les Grands Ballets Orchestra. The Apotheosis of the Dance This mesmerizing double bill with its spiritual focus features the company’s dancers in two major musical works performed by Les Grands Ballets Orchestra. Romanian choreographer Edward Clug, an emerging talent in European dance, engages a resolutely modern dialogue with Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, a masterpiece of the Italian Baroque. For Clug, the tremendously expressive score conveys life and hope. Uwe Scholz (1958-2004), an exceptionally talented German choreographer who passed away far too young, left behind a rich legacy. The evening’s second work, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, described by Richard Wagner as “the apotheosis of the dance,” is one of his master works. With its remarkable musicality, this ballet on pointe, as finely cut as a diamond, leaves no one indifferent. It makes for a memorable evening of music and dance. With solo voices and Les Grands Ballets Orchestra Our orchestra features up to 70 musicians and superior soloists, and has been playing a major role in the success of Les Grands Ballets for more than 30 years. For more information and tickets: www.laplacedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112
