Polyphonia

[Tiburonian]

Superb. My favourite 'contemporary' ( in the meaning, 21st Century) choreographer. Many so called 'modern' choreographers can create a work for a classical ballet company, but very few can utilize the classical ballet vocabulary to create a meaningful, moving, interesting and beautiful work for a company. (Whether 'modern' or 'traditional' where tradition equates to 'like Petipa, Ashton, MacMillan, Balanchine etc.).

Merely my opinion -

[dogsrcool099]

i like this:)

[butifarra61]

he should stay w/ nycb and create as much as he can. He is lucky to have that great amount of dancers and $. I only love ten ballets of the many mr. B. created. Only those that changed the dance world will be seen again and again.

[Bicseko]

pretty

[smileywoman]

Just beautiful!

[mediacityballet]

Wow - so seemless, effortless and graceful. A wonderful performance.

[dudi137]

I saw this last night at the National Ballet of Canada. My breath kept catching in my throat. I must say, I love the emphasis on partnering and the occasional solitary dancer. I find that it allows the audience to truly appreciate the skill and beauty of the individual dancers. I know a strong company must also be able to dance together, but those are rarely the parts of any ballet that stay with me (other than the unison that begins and ends Wainrot's Carmina Burana).

[dudi137]

To continue, these dancers have dedicated their lives to moving well, and I want to have the time and space to see the fruits of that labour on an individual scale. This is the sort of ballet I would love to see again and again.

[devildevine]

I saw the matinee yesterday at the NBC and loved this section as well. Such beautiful choreography, and quality of movement.

[Tournesol143]

I saw this at Les Grands in Montreal and it was amazing. Although, perhaps I should qualify this: to appreciate it, you would need an attention span of greater than five seconds. So, the video game/Idol generation would not appreciate this.

[weeee54]

I saw this at the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto last night.

Amazing:)

[tenisfortakinglives]

I saw the National Ballet of Canada do this piece last night, and they were amazing!

[JcakesAU]

Its so bad...I saw it in montreal this spring break and i fell alseep. It is too ballet for the modern world.Kinda makes you want to die

[ballerinette1]

there is nothing 'too ballet for the modern world'. any dance with technical and artistic excellence is a form of expression worth watching. do you truly wish to murder a form of art because you live in a 'modern world'?

[triskit82]

Brava!!!

[xevanescencexox]

this was really gd..i wear the same kind of ballet leotards hehe. xx

[balletboy85]

Absolute balanchine take off.

[criddifa]

the music so matches the movement and i love every minute just image u trying to do all that get ur heart really excited

[tscheuss]

Very Balanchine-ish

[doublechatnoir]

This is the Grands Ballets Canadien based in Montreal Quebec,Polyphonia is from Christopher Wheeldon (New-York City Ballet Co.)a very promising young

choreographer.I agree the footage is too short unfortunately, doublechatnoir

[butifarra61]

thankU! Yes, wheldon, and hoping he becomes the new balanchine...but remember that the latter was not popular in his glory days. He was considered too neoclassical? Not romanctic enough? Hope wheldon shakes the dance world. He has his company but needs to work on larger ensembles? nyt critic said? also,he focus way much on partners?

[RGhizzo]

Cool... really nice... it a shame we can't see the whole stuff...

[bethsboys2]

Very nice...what company?

[Gspam3000]

i saw this peice performed by NYCB 2 yrs ago--- it was amazing