JANINE JANSEN, violin
ITAMAR GOLAN, piano
WHEN: MONDAY, FEB. 9, 7:30 PM
WHERE: Matthews Stage
TICKETS: $25.00 - $50.00
According to The New York Times, “Janine Jansen is a player that you follow wherever she leads.” One of the foremost violinists of her generation, Jensen has curated her own chamber music festival in Utrecht and her best-selling recording of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons was an iTunes Classical Essential in 2013. For her McCarter debut, Jansen and pianist Itamar Golan will perform sonatas by Prokofiev and Ravel, plus other works.
SWAN LAKE
performed by the State Ballet Theatre of Russia
WHEN: FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 7:30 PM
WHERE: Matthews Stage
TICKETS: $30.00 - $62.00
One of Russia’s best-kept dance secrets, the State Ballet Theatre of Russia and its company of 55 dancers returns to McCarter with its production of one of the most well-loved ballets in history, Swan Lake, set to an unforgettable score by Tchaikovsky. From the city of Voronezh, this masterful company has brought several productions to McCarter in past seasons, including Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and Giselle.
BALLET HISPANICO
WHEN: MONDAY, FEB. 17, 7:30 PM
WHERE: Matthews Stage
TICKETS: $25.00 – $52.00
Fusing Latin dance with classical and contemporary techniques, Ballet Hispanico has created a new style of concert dance incorporating theatricality, passion, and choreographers representing Venezuela, Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia. For their McCarter debut, Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro has selected a snapshot of contemporary Spanish and Latino dance, including his own Danzon, which takes the traditional Cuban dance form and reinvents it with contemporary language to construct a joyous celebration of music and movement.
TICKET INFORMATION
tickets are are available by phone at 609-258-2787, online at www.mccarter.org, or in person at the McCarter Theatre Center Box Office at 91 University Place in Princeton, NJ.
