George Balanchine's rarely seen Pithoprakta translates Iannis Xenakis's mathematical score into a twelve-dancer spectacle where probability governs every move. Watch two dancers orbit each other in a tense pas de deux that builds intimacy without touch.
Balanchine choreography
stochastic music
mathematical ballet
rarely performed
Tips
🦵Koch Theater has generous legroom
⏰arrive early, they start on time
🎼Xenakis used probability not melody
Thursday, October 8, 7:30 PM
Pithoprakta
October 8 at 7:30pm
+3Lincoln Square
George Balanchine's rarely seen Pithoprakta translates Iannis Xenakis's mathematical score into a twelve-dancer spectacle where probability governs every move. Watch two dancers orbit each other in a tense pas de deux that builds intimacy without touch.
Balanchine choreography
stochastic music
mathematical ballet
rarely performed
Tips
🦵Koch Theater has generous legroom
⏰arrive early, they start on time
🎼Xenakis used probability not melody
Thursday, October 8, 7:30 PM
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