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Carmen, The Passion
Choreography : MAURICIO WAINROT
Music : Original Score by ELIZABETH RAUM
Costume, Set & Properties Design : CARLOS GALLARDO
Lighting Design : ELI SIRLIN
Video Art Direction : CARLOS GALLARDO
Video Art Multimedia Direction : RAMIRO FERNANDEZ
Assistant Choreographer : MIGUEL ANGEL ELIAS
Length : 2 hours, 1 minute (includes intermission)
Celebrated Argentinean/Canadian choreographer Mauricio Wainrot takes on opera's female powerhouse in his first original creation for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Sultry, seductive Carmen destroys men at a glance – until she meets her match in love-smitten Don José. From the creator of Carmina Burana and The Messiah, Carmen, The Passion is Wainrot’s latest masterwork and is set to a commissioned score by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum. Wainrot's exploration of the tempestuous side of fiction’s most uninhibited gypsy temptress promises to be powerful and moving.
“As an ensemble, the RWB is looking very strong and tossed off Wainrot’s very physical choreography with panache.”
– The Globe and Mail, 2006
“A feast for the senses...high drama, startling symmetry and ecstatic, shimmering, unadorned dance”
– Winnipeg Free Press, 2004
Nutcracker
Choreography : GALINA YORDANOVA and NINA MENON
Music : PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Costume Design : PAUL DAIGLE
Scenic Design : BRIAN PERCHALUK
Lighting Design : MICHAEL J. WHITFIELD
Length : 2 hours, 4 minutes
Reconnect with the whole family over the holidays. The RWB's Nutcracker returns with Tchaikovsky's music more glorious than ever. Set in turn of the century Canada, this holiday classic has a tree that grows, a Sugar Plum Fairy and enough mice and dancing snowflakes to delight children of all ages. A unique Russian classic spiced up with a little Canadiana.
“...the stuff of dreams. Still charming the bah-humbugs out of even the most jaded.”
– Winnipeg Free Press, 2005
“... a chocolate-box image of classical ballet”
– The National Post, 1999
The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography : MARIUS PETIPA
Music : PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Staged By: ANNA-MARIE HOLMES
Costume Design : SHANNON LOVELACE, ANNE ARMIT
Set & Properties Design : MICHAEL EAGAN
Lighting Design : MICHAEL J. WHITFIELD
Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Journey to an enchanted kingdom where good triumphs over evil with a single kiss. Set to Tchaikovsky’s moving music, The Sleeping Beauty continues to be the world’s most popular ballet. See all of your favourite storybook characters – Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Princess Aurora, Prince Désiré – on one stage. Timeless music, opulent costumes and sets and, best of all, spectacular dancing make this an event for the entire family!
“The Sleeping Beauty is sheer romantic spectacle, with exquisite dancing and lovely costumes”
– Halifax Daily News, 2002
“There’s something here for everyone to enjoy...perfect for families”
– Winnipeg Free Press, 2002
All Balanchine!
Choreography : GEORGE BALANCHINE
Staged By : JOYSANNE SIDIMUS
SERENADE
Music : PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
‘Serendade in C Major for String Orchestra’
THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS
Music : PAUL HINDEMITH
‘Theme with Four Variations for String Orchestra and Piano’
CONCERTO BAROCCO
Music : BACH
‘Double Violin Concerto in D Minor’
Athletic. Powerful. Lightning fast. All Balanchine trademarks that, as the choreographer himself said, “let the dance be the star of the show”. Be there as the RWB unveils three glittering gems from the legendary Russian-born artist. Don’t miss the haunting Serenade (1934), a dance in the light of the moon; the neoclassical Concerto Barocco (1948) and the RWB premiere of the ground breaking masterpiece, The Four Temperaments (1946). Join the RWB as we present three jewels from the choreographer whose more than 400 works forever changed the dance world.
"A powerful, haunting work, filled with images of lyric meditation, Serenade emphasizes in melodic visual terms Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score”
– Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1999
The Magic Flute
Choreography : MARK GODDEN
Music : WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Set & Costume Design : PAUL DAIGLE
Lighting Design : PIERRE LAVOIE
Sound Design : JEAN-PIERRE COTE
Length : 2 hours, 25 minutes
Fun. Cheeky. Outrageous. Not exactly what you’d expect from an adaptation of Mozart’s most famous opera. The Magic Flute has delighted audiences across Canada and the U.S. and now returns to Winnipeg for five encore performances.
Don’t miss Godden’s witty, hip 21st century interpretation of Mozart’s classic opera.
“This Magic Flute fits the RWB like a glove. It’s the kind of wacky, witty juxtaposition Mozart would have loved.”
– Vancouver Sun
“High drama, slapstick comedy, the quest for spiritual enlightenment and wholesome earthly desire.”
– Dance International
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