Twyla Tharp Photo: Richard AveDon
Canadian Premiere
October 17-21, 2012
Centennial Concert Hall
Transformative and Inspiring New Work by Ballet Icon
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Music: Franz Schubert, arranged and orchestrated by Richard Burke
Original Music: Richard Burke
Costume Design: Anne Armit
Scenic Design: Caleb Levengood
Lighting Design: Don Holder
Based on a story by George MacDonald
Live with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Co-produced by: Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet & Atlanta Ballet
Over her long and illustrious career, Twyla Tharp has brought ballet into the popular imagination the world over and her work has irrevocably changed the face of modern dance. Tharp's defining new ballet, adapted from a fairy tale by Victorian fantasy novelist George MacDonald, follows young Princess Irene on a courageous quest as she discovers the town's children being kidnapped by the Goblin. Guided by her Great-Great-Grandmother, the heroine succeeds in rescuing the children against the odds in a transformative and inspiring story of humility and forgiveness.
Tony and Emmy Award-winning Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than 135 dances, five Hollywood movies, directed and choreographed four Broadway shows and written three books. Tharp has collaborated with with director Milos Forman on Hair, Ragtime and Amadeus, with Taylor Hackford on White Nights and with James Brooks on I’ll Do Anything, and she co-directed the award-winning TV special Baryshnikov by Tharp. Performed by companies around the world, her dances are known for wit, technical precision and a streetwise nonchalance.
The creation of Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin was made possible through the generous support of:
The Asper Family in Memory of Babs Asper | Susan Glass, C.M. and Arni Thorsteinson | Dr. Robert Ross and Angela B. Ross | Merry L. and Chris M. Carlos in Memory of Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos | Patti Eloise Wallace | Anonymous | The Rich Foundation. With additional support from Ginny and Charles Brewer and the National Endowment for the Arts.
