Clear
CHOREOGRAPHY: Stanton Welch AM
MUSIC: Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto Barocco
CHOREOGRAPHY: George Balanchine
MUSIC: Johann Sebastian Bach
World Premiere | Summer and Smoke
CHOREOGRAPHY: Cathy Marston
MUSIC: Michael Daugherty
One of Stanton Welch’s hallmark ballets, Clear showcases the depth of talent of Houston Ballet’s male dancers, featuring seven men and one woman. Sleek, stripped-down costumes emphasize the sheer magnitude of emotion in choreography set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Company brings back one of George Balanchine’s greatest masterpieces for the first time since 1977. Concerto Barocco uses the music of Bach's Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins to spotlight the balletic relationship between dance and music. Houston Ballet also premieres Cathy Marston's Summer and Smoke, a co-production with American Ballet Theatre set to a commissioned score by Michael Daugherty. Inspired by Tennessee Williams' eponymous play, Summer and Smoke brings Marston’s unique perspective on storytelling, often inspired by works of literature, to Houston audiences for the first time.
Houston Ballet’s performances of Summer & Smoke generously sponsored by:
