"Frolic"
From Rabbit and Rogue
Co-commissioned by American Ballet Theatre and the Orange County Performing Arts Center
Overture
I. FROLIC
Rogue, Rabbit, Ensemble, Quartet
II. RAG
Rag Couple, Quartet, Ensemble, Rogue
III. LYRIC
Rabbit, Quartet & Ensemble Ladies, Rogue
IV. GAMELAN
Gamelan Couple, Quartet, Ensemble, Rabbit, Rogue
V. FINALE
Rabbit, Rogue, Rag Couple, Gamelan Couple, Quartet, Ensemble
Rogue: Ethan Stiefel
Rabbit: Herman Cornejo
Rag Couple: Gillian Murphy, David Hallberg
Gamelan Couple: Paloma Herrera, Gennadi Saveliev
Quartet: Yuriko Kajiya, Maria Riccetto, Carlos Lopez, Craig Salstein
Kristi Boone, Marian Butler, Misty Copeland, Simone Messmer, Jacquelyn Reyes, Sarawanee Tanatanit
Jeffery Golladay, Alexandre Hammoudi, Blaine Hoven, Patrick Ogle, Isaac Stappas, Cory Stearns
Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier
Assistant to Choreographer: Keith Roberts
Rabbit and Rogue is Tharp’s fifteenth commission for American Ballet Theatre. The ballet features a mischievous pair of principal men in a disconnected, virtual world. They encounter two couples and their supporting ensembles – one tumultuous, one harmonious.
With the advancements in consumer video technology, Tharp was able to utilize video during the rehearsal of Rabbit and Rogue more extensively than with previous projects. By editing and collaging rehearsal footage, Tharp was able to approximate the timing and positions on stage in order to maximize the performers’ limited rehearsal time.
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Stiefel and Cornejo in performance.
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Dancers of American Ballet Theatre perform.
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Herrera and Saveliev in performance.
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Cornejo (crouched), Salstein and Stiefel in performance.
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Hallberg and Murphy in performance.
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Dancers of American Ballet Theatre perform.
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Rabbit and Rogue
Composed by: Danny Elfman
I: Frolic
II: Rag
III: Lyric
IV Gamelan
V: Finale
Conducted by: Ormsby Wilkins
"Frolic"
From Rabbit and Rogue