Billboards (ballet)
| Billboards | |
|---|---|
 Poster for Billboards | |
| Music | Prince |
| Productions | University of Iowa (January 1993); Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (July 1993); Brooklyn Academy of Music (November 1993) |
Billboards is a ballet commissioned by Gerald Arpino for the Joffrey Ballet featuring the works of Prince.[1][2] The premiere was on Wednesday, January 27, 1993, at Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
No new music was used, although Prince contributed a special extended ten-minute orchestrated version of "Thunder" from the Diamonds and Pearls album. A video of the performance was released on VHS in February 1994,[3] and on Laserdisc format.
Acts
[edit]I: Sometimes It Snows in April
[edit]Choreographed by Laura Dean.
- "Sometimes It Snows in April"
- "Trust" / "Baby I'm a Star"
II: Thunder
[edit]Choreographed by Charles Moulton.
- "Thunder"
- "Purple Rain"
III: Slide
[edit]Choreographed by Margo Sappington.
- "Computer Blue"
- "I Wanna Melt with U"
- "The Beautiful Ones"
- "Release It" (by The Time)/ "Computer Blue" (Reprise)
IV: Willing & Able
[edit]Choreographed by Peter Pucci.
- "For You"
- "The Question of U"
- "It"
- "Willing and Able" / "Gett Off"
References
[edit]- ^ Reynolds, J.R. (July 27, 1996). "The Rhythm and the Blues". Billboard. p. 15.
- ^ Tobias, Tobi (November 29, 1993). "Dance". New York. p. 75.
- ^ Contributor Joffrey Ballet. Billboards - The Joffrey Ballet with the music of Prince [VHS] : Joffrey Ballet: Movies & TV. ASIN 6303018408.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (November 28, 1993). "DANCE VIEW; Prince's Music, Joffrey Dancers: MTV on Point". The New York Times.