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“Who Cares?” is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Matthew Bourne that explores the emotional and social complexities of a psychiatric ward through a darkly comedic narrative featuring penguins, nurses, and patients navigating themes of isolation and mental health.
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Who choreographed Who Cares?
George Balanchine created Who Cares? for New York City Ballet in 1970. It is not a Matthew Bourne ballet about a psychiatric ward.
Which songs are used in Who Cares?
The score draws on songs by George Gershwin, orchestrated principally by Hershy Kay. Numbers include "The Man I Love," "Embraceable You," "I Got Rhythm," and the title song "Who Cares?"
Does Who Cares? have a plot?
There is no continuous story. Balanchine uses solos, duets, and ensemble dances to evoke the confidence, romance, and bustle of Manhattan and Broadway.
How is Who Cares? different from Balanchine's other Gershwin ballet?
Who Cares? is a large ensemble work built from numerous Gershwin songs. Balanchine's later Gershwin ballet, Gershwin Concerto, uses the composer's Concerto in F and has a different musical and choreographic structure.
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