Pennsylvania Ballet

Oct. 21-25, $24-$129, Academy of Music, 1420 Locust St., 215-893-1999, paballet.org.

by Janet Anderson

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Published: Oct 14, 2009

Paul Kolnik

Pennsylvania Ballet opens its 46th season with a traditional bow in the direction of ballet genius and company godfather George Balanchine. Theme and Variations is a particularly elegant Balanchine opus, mixing his Imperial Russian ballet roots with Tchaikovsky's luscious music. In a completely different mood, choreographer-in-residence Matt Neenan presents At the Border, a world première. Inspired by the speed and complexity of John Adams' Hallelujah Junction, Neenan created a dance for 14 dancers which promises to match the music for unexpected complexity. Finally, Agnes de Mille's Rodeo — which Pennsylvania Ballet hasn't performed in nine years — showcases a spunky little cowgirl who dances, prances and tosses around a lariat in competition with two guys, a cowboy and a wrangler. Giddy-up.

Coming of Age
Mask Appeal
In a Class by Itself
Making History
Ho-Hump
Kaleidoscope
Outward Looking/Inward Seeing
Grace, or the Art of Climbing
Mister, Mister