L’heure Bleue

L’HEURE BLEUE
1st premiere 25.4.2013 at the Knight Theatre, for the North Carolina Dance Theatre (Charlotte Ballet), USA.

2nd Europian premiere 18.6.2015 Les Ballets Bubeníček, Plzeň, for the European Capital of Culture 2015, Czech Republic.

3rd premiere 30.1.2016, and prolongation of the piece, created for Tokyo City Ballet, Japan.

Addition performances with Tokyo City Ballet, including a new cast were in winter 2023 and 2024.

Choreography: Jiří Bubeníček
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lighting Design: John P. Woodey and Jiří Bubeníček
Costume & Scenic Design: Otto Bubenicek

Cast — North Carolina Dance Theatre
Melissa Anduiza, Patricia Keleher, Emily Ramirez, Gregory DeArmond, Joshua Hall, Jordan Leeper, Gregory Taylor and Pete Walker

Cast — Tokyo City Ballet
Hiromi Oka, Manae Shimizu, Fumi Enomoto, Saori Hirata, Yasuko Dohi, Takashi Okita, Kazami Nagasawa, Takanori Mima, Huang Kai, Eiki Asai