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Return of the Masters

Presented by Houston Ballet at Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater

September 8-September 18, 2011

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From September 8-18, 2011, Houston Ballet launches its 2011-2012 season with a mixed repertory program entitled Return of the Masters, featuring Sir Frederick Ashton’s winter wonderland Les Patineurs, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s poetic Song of the Earth, and Jerome Robbins’s In the Night, an emotional look at relationships. Houston...

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From three of the world's most esteemed choreographers come three lyrically stunning ballets long absent from Houston Ballet's repertoire. Sir Frederick Ashton's Les Patineurs, with its ice-skating couples, showcases the wit and warmth for which Ashton is known. Set against a starry sky, Jerome Robbins's In the Night is a beautiful and poignant ballet featuring three pairs of dancing lovers. Rarely performed in America, Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth is a symphonic masterpiece of music and dance, inspired by an ancient Chinese poem.

Les Patineurs
Music: Meyerbeer arranged by Constant Lambert
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton

In the Night
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Choreography: Jerome Robbins

Song of the Earth
Music: Gustav Mahler
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan

Age Recommendation: at least 5 years of age.

Pictured: Ballet: Les Patineurs. Dancers: Amy Fote and Simon Ball. Photo by: Amitava Sarkar.

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Wortham Theater Center - Brown Theater

501 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002

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Tickets:

Single ticket purchase start at $18 and up.
Groups of 10 or more may purchase tickets at a discounted rate by calling 713.523.6300, ext 245.

Times:

Thursday, September 8 7:30pm
Friday, September 16 7:30pm
Saturday September 10 & 17 7:30pm
Sunday, September 11 & 18 2:00pm

PRE-CURTAIN LECTURE:
Preceding the performances of Return of the Masters at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 8 and Saturday, September 10; and at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, Canadian writer and former dancer Linda Maybarduk will present a 30-minute lecture and discussion on the legendary Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev in the Margaret Alkek Williams Dance Lab at Houston Ballet’s Center for Dance at 601 Preston Street.

The event is free to all ticket holders for Return of the Masters.

Nureyev was one of the greatest male dancers of the twentieth century, and danced in 1966 with Royal Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Song of the Earth, which will be performed as part of Return of the Masters. Ms. Maybarduk danced with Nureyev when she was a first soloist with the National Ballet of Canada and has written the book The Dancer Who Flew to introduce young readers to the life of Nureyev.

Phone: 713-227-2787 or 800-828-2787

Parking:

RATES
6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday
HOURLY PARKING
0 to 10 min. - FREE
11 min. to 1 hour - $3
1 hour to 2 hours - $5
2 hours to 3 hours - $7
3 or more hours - $9
Maximum rate - $9 per day
Lost ticket - $9 per day

RATES
5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday and Weekends
EVENT PARKING
$7 (payable upon entry)

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