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Pre-Performance Talks

Noted authorities in dance and music share wisdom and experience in Pre-Performance Talks, in the Gold Room of the Hall of Springs, prior to most classical performances. Seating is limited to enable the speaker to interact with members of the audience, so order early. Only ticketholders to performances following the Talk may attend. Tickets are $5 for the talk.

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PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS 2009

NEW YORK CITY BALLET:

Tuesday, July 7 - 7:00 p.m.
Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief, New York City Ballet

Wednesday, July 8 - 7:00 p.m.
Magical, Beautiful, and Dangerous Worlds
Deborah Jowitt, dance critic and scholar; author of Jerome Robbins, His Life, His Theater, His Dance

Thursday, July 9 - 1:00 p.m.
Music for Tsars, Comrades, and New Western Ears
Deborah Jowitt(see bio above)

Thursday, July 9 - 7:00 p.m.
Ballet, Broadway, and Beyond
Paul Kolnik, photographer

Friday, July 10 - 7:00 p.m.
Choreographic Influences
Merrill Ashley, former principal dancer, NYCB; author of Dancing for Balanchine

Saturday, July 11 - 1:00 p.m.
Symbolism in Choreography
Merrill Ashley (see bio above)

Saturday, July 11 - The Ballet Gala: Americana - No Pre-Performance Talk

Tuesday, July 14 - 7:00 p.m.
Conversation with a NYCB dancer

Wednesday, July 15 - 7:00 p.m.
Coppelia's Story: From Paris to Saratoga
Jay Rogoff, poet, ballet critic, The Saratogian, The Hopkins Review; lecturer in English Skidmore College

Thursday, July 16 - 1:00 p.m.
The Dancer's Way: Wellness for Mind and Body
Dr. Linda Hamilton, former dancer and current Wellness Consultant NYCB; clinical psychologist; author of The Dancer's Way; the New York City Ballet Guide to Mind, Body, and Nutrition

Thursday, July 16 - 7:00 p.m.
Conversation with a NYCB dancer

Friday, July 17 - 7:00 p.m.
Coppelia's Finery; from Peasants to Tutus
Marlene Olson, Assistant Wardrobe Mistress, NYCB

Saturday, July 18 - 1:00 p.m.
Coppelia by Daylight and Candlelight
Mindy Aloff , Professor of Dance, Barnard College; author of Hippo in a Tutu (2009), Dance Anecdotes (2006); consultant, The George Balanchine Foundation

Saturday, July 18 - 7:00 p.m.
Highland Hearts: Scotch Symphony from La Sylphide to Brigadoon
Mindy Aloff (see bio above)



THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA:

Wednesday, August 5 - 7:00 p.m.
Yefim Bronfman, pianist

Thursday, August 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Fjords, Festivals and Fifth
Thomas Denny, Chair, Department of Music, Skidmore College

Friday, August 7 - 7:00 p.m.
Jeff Tyzik, conductor

Saturday, August 8 - 7:00 p.m.
Stephen Millen, Vice President and Orchestra General Manager, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Wednesday, August 12 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra

Thursday, August 13 - 7:00 p.m.
Emanuel Ax, pianist

Friday, August 14 - 7:00 p.m.
Erich Kunzel, conductor

Saturday, August 15 - 7:00 p.m.
Degas and Music
Jeremy Rothman, Vice President/Artistic Planning, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Wednesday, August 19 - 7:00 p.m.
TBA

Thursday, August 20 - 7:00 p.m.
Marvin Hamlisch, composer, conductor

Friday, August 21 - 7:00 p.m.
The Score on Tchaikovsky; Keeping Track of His Music in a Library Without Books
Robert Grossman, principal librarian, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Saturday, August 22 - 7:00 p.m.
Kirill Gerstein, pianist