Jerome Robbins’ In the Night

Pennsylvania Ballet

Recipient

Grant Year 2006

Grant Amount $66,000

Status Completed

Updated June 20, 2023

Pennsylvania Ballet presented Jerome Robbins’ ballet masterpiece, In the Night, as part of its 2007 program dedicated to the work of Robbins. In the Night, which premiered in 1970 for New York City Ballet, is a one-act ballet for three couples that explores four piano nocturnes by composer Fryderyk Chopin. Using the music as inspiration for subtle dance dramas, Robbins’ In the Night has become a staple in the repertories of classical ballet companies around the world, including The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and others. The Philadelphia presentation marked the first time Pennsylvania Ballet performed In the Night, and the work remains in the company’s repertory.

Recipient

Pennsylvania Ballet

Established in 1963, Pennsylvania Ballet has extended its important Balanchine-based repertoire by presenting new works by a variety of contemporary choreographers. In 2012, with Center support, the ballet presented Artifact Suite by William Forsythe, staged by three former Forsythe dancers. This repertory acquisition was accompanied by a symposium with Forsythe, his dramaturge Freya Vass-Rhee, dance writer Jennifer Homans, and project specialist Linda Caruso Haviland. The Forsythe project raised company awareness of the significance of documentation and the development of an archive of research that can continue the life of a particular dance beyond its performance.

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