Brooklyn Ballet to Present REVISIONIST HISTORY

Brooklyn Ballet, a unique and interdisciplinary dance company rooted in the classical idiom, presents Revisionist History, a provocative and diverse Spring season of broad range and repertoire. Brooklyn Ballet's programming is ever-expanding, embracing multifaceted dance styles and refashioning historical works. April's offerings include works of legendary dance makers George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Isadora Duncan and Michel Fokine, as well as premieres of mixed genre and interdisciplinary works by Artistic Director Lynn Parkerson. The Company presents 5 performances, April 19-22, in The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center in downtown Brooklyn.

Parkerson's directorial interest employs historical movement, influenced and inspired by Baroque-era court dancing and reconstructions of 19th century ballets, while providing context for today's generation. Brooklyn Ballet's spring program showcases this through a comparative study of the suggested influences of Duncan's Chopin Dances on Fokine's Les Sylphides, revealing ways Isadora Duncan and Michel Fokine transformed classical ballet in the early 20th century. Hand-picked by George Balanchine at the age of 16, New York City Ballet alumna Deborah Wingert stages themes 1-3 of The Four Temperaments- Phlegmatic. The Four Temperaments,

Jamie Scott, 2014 Merce Cunningham Fellow restages Duet from Landrover, originally premiered in 1972 at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music. The work is rooted in the exploration of people moving through different geographies and representing varied spaces with varied backgrounds.disparate dance forms," states Brooklyn Ballet's Artistic Director, Lynn Parkerson. "Our Spring Season, "Revisionist History" provides an historic perspective of dance in the 20th Century while leading ballet into the 21st."

Brooklyn Ballet presents two new works in April-Pas de Deux, a collaboration between Lynn Parkerson and visual artist Cornelia Thomsen set to music by Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, and At the Intersection, a multi-genre dance for an ensemble of 3 hip-hop dancers and 8 ballet dancers. Pas de Duex, a mixed-movement duet performed by a ballerina and a gliding hip-hop dancer, explores intimate connections between the two bodies. At the Intersection is a work in progress with a musical score composed by cellist Malcolm Parson, of Turtle Island Ensemble, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. This is Malcolm's 5th collaboration with Brooklyn Ballet. Julius Abrahams is the pianist for the program.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m., ticketed pre-performance reception at 6:30p.m. Friday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. Free Beer Friday! Saturday, April 21 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. A Children's reception will be held following the matinee performance. A post show discussion with the artists follows the evening performance. Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m.

TICKETS and VENUE INFORMATION General seating is available for $25, student and senior, $15, and children under 12, $10. Tickets to the Opening Night & Pre-Performance Reception are $75. Premium reserved seating is $100 on opening night, $50 for all other performances.

Tickets available for purchase at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/972996 or at 718-246-0146.

The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center is located at 160 Schermerhorn Street, in downtown Brooklyn, accessible by A, C, F and G trains.

Chopin Dances (1905/1909)

Choreography: Isadora Duncan and Michel Fokine Music: Frédéric Chopin Collaborator: Catherine Gallant

In 1909, shortly after Duncan's tour to Russia, Fokine premiered his famous Les Sylphides, the game-changing ballet that would forgo traditional narrative constructs. With a palpable likeness, which is apparent in Brooklyn Ballet's layering of Duncan's Chopin Dances and Fokine's Les Sylphides, viewing the works side by side illuminates the many shared attributes of the two artists' styles and suggests the evident influences on linking musicality to movement.

Revolutionary Etude (1923)

Choreography: Isadora Duncan Music: Alexander Scriabin

A solo created by Duncan after the death of her children, this later work exemplifies the heroic narrative of her transforming choreographic voice. The Revolutionary Etude is performed by Artistic Director Lynn Parkerson.

The Four Temperaments Themes 1-3 (1946)

Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music: Paul Hindemith Staged by Deborah Wingert

Duet from Landrover (1972) Choreography: Merce Cunningham © Merce Cunningham Trust. All rights reserved. Music: John Cage, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma Costumes: after Jasper Johns Staged by Jamie Scott

Inspired by

Pas de Deux (2017)

Choreography: Lynn Parkerson Music: Jean Phillipe Rameau Visual Artist: Cornelia Thomsen Collaborating Choreographer: James Fable

A mixed-movement duet performed by a ballerina and a gliding hip-hop dancer, the piece explores intimate connections between the two bodies, two disciplines, and two dynamics of movement.

At the Intersection (work in progress) Choreography: Lynn Parkerson Music: Malcolm Parson Collaborating Choreographer: Michael Fields A multi-genre dance for an ensemble of 3 hip-hop dancers and 8 ballet dancers.

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