Slice to Sharp

Slice to Sharp is a ballet made for New York City Ballet's Diamond Project by Jorma Elo to music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber and Antonio Vivaldi. The premiere took place on 16 June 2006 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Holly Hynes.

Music
von Biber Vivaldi
 * Partia VI in D, 3rd movement


 * Concerto. 2 in C, RV189, 3rd movement
 * Concerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 1st movement
 * Concerto. 4 in A, Op.4, RV357, 2nd movement
 * Concerto in G, Op.4, no.3, RV301, 3rd movement
 * Concerto in C, Op.57, no.1, RV507, 3rd movement
 * Concerto in A, Op.3, no.5, RV519, 3rd movement
 * Concerto in A, Op.3, no.8, RV522, 2nd movement
 * Concerto in E flat, Op. 8, no. 5, RV253 1st movement

Original cast

 * Wendy Whelan
 * Maria Kowroski
 * Ana Sophia Scheller
 * Sofiane Sylve
 * Craig Hall
 * Edwaard Liang
 * Joaquín De Luz
 * Amar Ramasar

Reviews

 * NY Times review by John Rockwell, 19 June 2006


 * NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, 18 February 2009