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Pennsylvania Ballet Is Glistening With Jewels

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis
Published October 18, 2013 at 1:22 PM EDT
George Ballanchine's JEWELS is at the Academy of Music through October 27th.

Pennsylvania Ballet is celebrating its 50th anniversary year. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, the season starts with a full-length evening ballet by master choreographer George Ballanchine, with whom the company has had a long-standing personal and artistic connection. Ballanchine's Jewels is inspired by the artistry of jewelry designer Claude Arpels, and unfolds in three distinct sections – Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds – each with its own music and mood. The season also includes works by Jerome Robbins and William Forsythe, and two world premieres.

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Listen to Susan’s interview with Pennsylvania Ballet Artistic Director Roy Kaiser

Pennsylvania Ballet presents a free community performance on Sunday, October 20th at the Kimmel Center.

Jewels is at the Academy of Music through October 27th.
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Susan Lewis
Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.
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