Echoes of Time at Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa, Moniuszko Auditorium

Three choreographies, three outstanding artists from the turn of the century, and pieces of music that have little in common but which still get miraculously combined into a single whole by the dancers of the Polish National Ballet. Artifact Suite (2004) by William Forsythe – to music
by Bach and Eva Crossman-Hecht – is virtuosity of the highest quality. Moving Rooms (2008) by Krzysztof Pastor – to music by Alfred Schnittke and Henryk Miko?aj Górecki – is pure expression. Finally, Century Rolls by Ashley Page – to music by John Adams – was created specially for the Polish National Ballet by the British choreographer and combines the unpretentiousness of living figures with player-piano mechanization. Not every company is given the right to perform Forsythe’s choreography. The Polish National Ballet has obtained that right. Chapeau bas!