If you missed Chicago City Ballet`s performance last November of ”Eight by Adler” and ”The Seasons,” another chance awaits you at 8 p.m. Friday on WTTW-Ch. 11. The new works by choreographer Paul Mejia are presented in
”Chicago City Ballet at the Rialto.” Though the works premiered at Chicago`s Auditorium Theatre, the one-hour televised performance was filmed at the Rialto Theatre in Joliet.
”Eight by Adler” is performed by guest artist Suzanne Farrell (Mrs. Mejia) and men of CCB. They dance to eight songs by Broadway composer Richard Adler. These include ”Hernando`s Hideway,” ”Rags to Riches” and ”Whatever Lola Wants” as well as his songs from Broadway musicals, ”Pajama Game” and ”Damn Yankees.”
Alexandre Glazounow`s classic ballet, ”The Seasons,” is performed by 21 members of CCB, and is divided into four segments–winter, fall, spring and summer.