Hallelujah Junction (ballet)

Hallelujah Junction is the eighth ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to John Adams' eponymous music. The duo pianists appear in silhouette above the dancers throughout in Mark Stanley's lighting. The dance was made on the Royal Danish Ballet; the premiere took place on March 24, 2001, at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen; the NYCB pemiere was January 22, 2002, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Casts

Original

  • Gitte Lindstrom
and four women in black
  • Andrew Bowman
  • Andrey Batalov
and four men in white

NYCB premiere

  • Gitte Lindstrom [1]

NYCB revivals

2008 Summer tour to Copenhagen and Paris

Janie Taylor
Daniel Ulbricht [2]
Gonzalo Garcia [2]

2009 Winter

first cast

  • Janie Taylor
  • Sébastien Marcovici
  • Andrew Veyette [2]

second cast

  • Sterling Hyltin
  • Daniel Ulbricht
  • Gonzalo Garcia

2009 Spring

  • Sterling Hyltin
  • Daniel Ulbricht
  • Gonzalo Garcia

2009 Saratoga Springs

first cast

  • Sterling Hyltin
  • Daniel Ulbricht
  • Gonzalo Garcia

second cast

  • Janie Taylor
  • Andrew Veyette
  • Sébastien Marcovici

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 guest artists, appearing courtesy of the Royal Danish Ballet
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 first time in rôle

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