| Set to an intriguing sequence of piano pieces by Virgil Thomson, this was Morris' first work for ABT, and his happiest: a musical visualization showing the choreographer's traditionalism as well as his utterly insouciant, silly side./SF Ballet 1997 Review |
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| Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes |
| Etudes for piano: includes "Chromatic Double Harmonies," "Repeating Tremolo," "Fingered Fifths," "Double Glissando," "Oscillating Arm," "Pivoting on the Thumb," "Alternating Octaves," "Double Sevenths," "Broken Arpeggios," "Parallel Chords," "Ragtime Bass," "For the Weaker Fingers," and Tenor Lead." Composer: Virgil Thompson Choeography: Mark Morris Staged by: Tina Fehlandt Costume Design: Santo Loquasto Lighting Design: Michael Chbowski Creation on May 31, 1988, Lincoln Center, New York City Source Page |
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| Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
Photo: Stephen A'Court Mark Morris's Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes - Jonathan Still at the piano |
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| Set to 13 piano etudes by the late American composer Virgil Thomson, Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes is a magical and abstract ballet performed by 12 dancers in uniform white. It was originally created for American Ballet Theatre in 1988 and has been described as colourful, complex in structure, dynamic in range and rich in humour./ Source |
| Looking at Mark Morris' "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" as one who has very fond memories of its ABT performances, I felt exhilarated to see it again, although it seemed to puzzle the Pillow audience, particularly since it was offered as the closing work. It is such a bracing, intrepid, off-kilter ballet, but perhaps it is too subtle for a grand finale. On this occasion, since it featured the largest cast (12) of the evening, it made sense to program it last. ...Pianist Virginia Eskin played the Virgil Thomson "Etudes for Piano" (gloriously) from just below the stage at stage left, since the Ted Shawn stage is far to small to accommodate the piano in the midst of the dancing, as was Mr. Morris' original intention, and she skipped the haunting opening piece that usually opens the work, before the dancers appear. ./ Boston Ballet 2004Review |
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| Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes is a piece whose deceptively modest inventions are loved by critics. |
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| Much of Morris' choreography acquires a different edge when performed by classical ballet dancers instead of his own modern dance company. That was true in the beautiful ``Maelstrom'' he made for San Francisco ballet, and it is as well for ``Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes,'' which Morris choreographed in 1988 for Mikhail Baryshnikov and the American Ballet Theatre./ 1996 Announced |
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| Anthony Spaulding invited us to share the moment as he gracefully balanc�d (think waltzing) side to side, and Maria Kochetkova delighted, bounding with zest in her jetes. Courtney Elizabeth shone throughout..Rory Hohenstein looked at home in the relaxed movement and overall style; he truly is a chameleon of the trade./ CriticalDance 2008 |
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