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The Beethoven Seventh

Ringer and Boal perform. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

A brief excerpt featuring Ringer and Boal.

Hubbe and Whelan perform. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

Woetzel in performance. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

Hubbe, Whelan and members of the ensemble in performance. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

Members of the New York City Ballet perform. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

Premiere

  • Date

    22 January 2000

  • Location

    New York, NY

Production

  • Choreographer

    Twyla Tharp

  • Composer

    Ludwig van Beethoven (Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, 1811)

  • Lighting Designer

    Jennifer Tipton

  • Costume Designer

    Isaac Mizrahi

Dancers

Principals
Jennifer Ringer, Miranda Wesse, Wendy Whelan

Peter Boal, Nikolaj Hübbe, Damian Woetzel

 

Ensemble
Samantha Allen, Stacey Calvert, Carrie Lee Riggins, Rachel Rutherford, Jennie Somogyi, Kathleen Tracey

Jared Angle, Sebastien Marcovici, Tom Gold, Jeroen Hofmans, Benjamin Millepied, Arch Higgins

  • Number of Dancers

    18

Dance sections

I. Poco Sostenuto-Vivace:

Ringer, Boal, Allen, Angle, Clavert, Marcovici, Riggins, Gold, Rutherford, Hofmans, Somogyi, Millepied, Tracey, Higgins

II. Allegretto:

Whelan, Hubbe, Angle, Gold, Hofmans, Millepied

III. Presto:

Weese, Woetzel, Allen, Calvert, Riggins, Rutherford, Somogyi, Tracey, Angle, Gold, Hofmans, Higgins, Marcovici, Millepied

IV. Allegro Con Brio:

Weese, Ringer, Whelan, Woetzel, Boal, Hubbe, Allen, Calvert, Riggins, Rutherford, Somogyi, Tracey, Angle, Gold, Hofmans, Higgins, Marcovici, Millepied

  • Runtime

    00:39:47

Description

Artistic director Peter Martins commissioned Tharp to create a new work for the dancers of New York City Ballet. The Beethoven Seventh features six principal dancers and six ensemble couples.

 

The ballet, like the symphony, is fast and rhythmically driven. Each of the first three movements lead by principal couple features its own characteristic mood and rhythm. The ensemble provides a common thread between sections, until the fourth movement combines the full cast in the finale.

 

Special thanks to Patsy Tarr.

 

Past Performances

New York City Ballet

The Beethoven Seventh (premiere) | New York City Ballet

New York State Theater

New York, NY

January 20 2000 Premiere

New York City Ballet

The Beethoven Seventh | New York City Ballet

New York State Theater

New York, NY

April 29 2000 Repertory

New York City Ballet

The Beethoven Seventh | New York City Ballet

New York State Theater

New York, NY

February 6 2001 Repertory

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