The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ department of dance, in collaboration with the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Symphony Orchestra, is proud to present a historic reconstruction of Nijinsky's 1912 work, L'Apr?s-midi d'un Faune (Afternoon of a Faun) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Music and dance pioneer Anne Hutchinson is setting the piece.
The ballet is reconstructed from Nijinsky's own choreographic notation and transcribed into Labanotation (a notation system for recording and analyzing human movement) by Hutchinson and Claudia Jeschke.
In addition, Ravel's 'Mother Goose Suite' and Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' will be performed.
Tickets
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ or by calling 895-ARTS (2787).
This concert is made possible by joint collaboration between the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ departments of dance and music with funding support from the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ office of the vice president for research and the College of Fine Arts.
