Sibelius Suite (2001)

Music: Jean Sibelius
Lighting: Philip Sandström
Costumes: Olga Danylyuk
Set Design: Robert Natkin
Ballet Master: Jason Andrew

Dancers: Claudia Aki, James Atkinson, Gayle Gibbons, Ilana Goldman, Tomiko Magario, Maribeth Maxa, Claire McKeveny, Tara-Marie Perri, Petr Zahradnicek

Premiere: Jan 25, 2001, Part of Gleich Dances season called “Whimsy and Wonder,” Joyce SoHo, New York, NY

The Sibelius Suite began with A Lite Refrain in 1998 and is the fulfillment of a dream to choreograph all of Jean Sibelius’ “Six Humoresques for Violn and Orchestra.” The Humoresques, though not widely known, are irresistible.
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Presented in association with Joyce SoHo. Sibelius Suite was made possible in part by a grant from the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation