A galaxy unto its own.At last, another chance to see In the Upper Room, one of the most glorious, exhilarating works of the last century. American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. is remounting Twyla Tharp's 1986 masterpiece, not seen since ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff last performed it in 1995. Dancers emerge from a mysteriously dark upstage area, coming out into the light and dancing with a fullness and vitality that seems somehow ordained. Carried on the current of Philip Glass' robustly spiritual music, the dance is a celebration of life. It grows, it dwindles, it seduces, it encircles, it juts, it expands, it challenges--all with an astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, momentum. And this production is only one of the gems of ABT's fall season at City Center, which also includes The Green Table by Kurt Jooss, Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun L'après-midi d'un faune (or The Afternoon of a Faun) may refer to the following:
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