‘Stravinsky, Mondrian and American Songs’ is a romantic and nostalgic performance, in which we travel back in time with the audience with music by Igor Stravinsky, songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter, among others, and visuals of work by Piet Mondrian combined with images. of New York from the 1940s. This very varied program of cheerful, infectious and rhythmic music, dance and song typifies the character and atmosphere of New York and Broadway from the 1940s.

Stravinsky, Mondrian and American Song is a performance of approximately 65 minutes with a varied programme. We travel back in time with music by Igor Stravinsky and songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter, among others, and visuals of the works of Piet Mondrian combined with footage of New York in the 1940s. The performers of this program, SoundWave Collective and dance group Otro Lado, are fascinated by these artists and their revolutionary approach to art.

The program begins with Mondriaan Dances by composer Niek Idelenburg, and transitions seamlessly to Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes, performed with dance by the Cuban modern dance company Otro Lado, which has developed its own choreography for this purpose.

Programme:

Niek Idelenburg – Mondriaan Dances
Igor Stravinsky – Danses Concertantes
Harold Arlen,Ted Koehler – Got the World on a String
Johnny Mercer – Dream
Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green – Just in Time
Ira and George Gershwin – They Cant Take That Away From Me
Cole Porter – I Get a Kick