Pacific Music: Lou Harrison, Piano Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, 3rd & 4th movements; Choreography: Mark Morris. Place a Chill Music: Camille Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto No. 1; Choreography: Marco Goecke. The Piano Dance Music: Cage, Chopin, Ginastera, Bartok, Ligeti; Choreography: Paul Gibson. Concerto DSCH Music: Dmitri Shostakovitch, Concerto No. 2 in F Major; Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky)Place a Chill is most interesting among these 4: spasms-like movement, must be difficult to coordinate among dancers. Piano Dance has the best costume: red velvet paired with red/black moving background. Quite elegant. However, the movement and the solo piano playing could be better synchronized. Concerto DSCH has a story telling quality. Second movement is very melodic and sentimental, nicely reflected in the choreography. In Pacific: both men and women wear long transparent skirts.
Overall, enjoyable. Kudo to PNB to promote modern works and new interpretations.
