Beaux

Composer

Bohuslav Martinů

Music

Concerto for harpsichord and small orchestra
Two pieces for harpsichord, lento

Costume Design

Isaac Mizrahi

Lighting Design

Michael Chybowski

Premiere Date

February 14, 2012

Premiere Venue

War Memorial Opera House

Premiere Location

San Francisco, CA

Premiere Company

San Francisco Ballet

Number of Dancers

9

Details

Jennifer Bilbo, associate costume designer

SFB Program Notes from the premiere

One might think that "Beaux" is the kind of piece that should not be taken too seriously. And yet, underlying the frolicsome cascades of sideways split jumps, and lofty sautés that bound across the space with the head thrown back, Mark Morris' eighth creation for San Francisco Ballet, which premiered Tuesday at the War Memorial Opera House, asks for a deeper examination of personal premises.

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