Schedule for Forsythe at the Mariinsky 2022

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Choreography: William Forsythe

Performance by Mariinsky Ballet and Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

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Music: J. S. Bach ("Partita No. 2 BWV1004 in D minor, Chaconne" performed: Nathan Milstein)
Choreography: William Forsythe
Staging, lighting and costumes: William Forsythe
Assistant Choreographer: Aaron Sean Watkin

World premiere: 11 January, 1985, Aterballetto, Italy
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 3 March, 2004

Two Ballets in the Manner of the Late 20th Century


Approximate Sonata
Music: Thom Willems, tricky: Pumpkin
Choreography, staging and lighting: William Forsythe
Costumes: Stephen Galloway
Assistant Choreographer: Noah D. Gelber

Premiere: 20 January 1996, Ballett Frankfurt
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 24 March 2005


The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
Music: Franz Schubert (Symphony No. 9 in C major, Finale)
Choreography, staging and lighting: William Forsythe
Costumes: Stephen Galloway
Assistant Choreographer: Noah D. Gelber

Premiere: 20 January 1996, Ballett Frankfurt
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 3 March 2004

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated

Music: Thom Willems in collaboration with Leslie Stuck
Choreography: William Forsythe
Staging, lighting and costumes: William Forsythe
Assistant Choreographer: Kathryn Bennets

World premiere: 30 May, 1987, Opera de Paris
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 3 March, 2004