video on demand
June 11th, 18:00 h (CET) to June 14th, 22:00 h (CET)
During the upcoming weekend StuttgartBallet@Home will present another rare highlight of John Cranko’s oeuvre: from Thursday, June 11th to Sunday, June 14th his sparkling Concerto for Flute and Harp, named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s eponymous music, will be available as video on demand on the Stuttgart Ballet’s website and YouTube channel.
Cranko created the work in 1966, at the same time as Peter Wright was creating his Giselle for the Stuttgart Ballet. Seeking to provide the men of the company with a challenge whilst the ladies were busy with the second act of Giselle, Cranko inverted the standard arrangement of the ballet blanc (one man surrounded by a corps de ballet of women) to create a work for two soloist ladies surrounded by a corps de ballet of men – all dressed in white! Intricate footwork, beautiful adagio and lively allegro abound as Cranko translates Mozart's by turn soulful and effervescent music into pure dance. Not least, the male corps de ballet must rise to the challenge usually faced by a female corps de ballet: synchronicity and symmetry.
Cranko created the work in 1966, at the same time as Peter Wright was creating his Giselle for the Stuttgart Ballet. Seeking to provide the men of the company with a challenge whilst the ladies were busy with the second act of Giselle, Cranko inverted the standard arrangement of the ballet blanc (one man surrounded by a corps de ballet of women) to create a work for two soloist ladies surrounded by a corps de ballet of men – all dressed in white! Intricate footwork, beautiful adagio and lively allegro abound as Cranko translates Mozart's by turn soulful and effervescent music into pure dance. Not least, the male corps de ballet must rise to the challenge usually faced by a female corps de ballet: synchronicity and symmetry.
