Wartime Elegy
Music
Valentin Silvestrov (Four Postludes for Piano and String Orchestra); Ukrainian Village Music, “Pidkamecka Kolomyjka” and “Nina Polka”
Choreography
Alexei Ratmansky
Scenic Design
Wendall K. Harrington
Costume Design
Moritz Junge
Art
Matvi Vaisberg & Maria Prymachenko
Lighting Design
Reed Nakayama
Cast
8 dancers
Premiere
September 23, 2022; Pacific Northwest Ballet
PNB’s 2023 performances of Wartime Elegy are supported by Peter & Peggy Horvitz and Maximilian & Maria Schmeiser. The 2022 world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy is principally supported by Peter & Peggy Horvitz, with additional support from Leslie Yamada and Aya Stark Hamilton.
Program Notes
“hey guys, play it like our glorious Dovbush* used to celebrate. play!”
“hey musicians, play fast polka, girls get ready and join hands. oh mommy!”
Translation by Alexei Ratmansky
*Olexa Dovbush was a Ukrainian folk hero, often compared to Robin Hood.
Dedicated to the people of Ukraine.
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