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[email protected] Press Release BAM Presents Compagnia Aterballetto in the N.Y. Premieres of Les Noces and Petrushka, choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti BAM 2005 Next Wave Festival is sponsored by Altria Group, Inc. Les Noces and Petrushka Compagnia Aterballetto Choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti Music by Igor Stravinsky Dramaturgy by Nicola Lusuardi Decor by Fabrizio Montecchi Costumes by Kristopher Millar and Lois Swandale Lighting by Carlo Cerri BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Nov 8, 10-12 at 7:30pm Tickets: $20, 35, 50 Call 718.636.4100 or visit www.bam.org BAMdialogue with Mauro Bigonzetti Nov 10 at 6pm BAM Rose Cinemas Tickets: $8 ($4 for Friends of BAM) Brooklyn, September 28, 2005-Italy's foremost contemporary dance troupe, Compagnia Aterballetto, will be making its anticipated BAM debut as part of the Next Wave Festival with the N.Y. premieres of acclaimed artistic director Mauro Bigonzetti's striking interpretation of Stravinsky's Les Noces and Petrushka . Originally composed for Diaghilev's Les Ballets Russes, the two Stravinsky masterpieces perfectly showcase both ... more Compagnia Aterballetto in Petrushka Photo Credit: Raffaella Cavalieri High resolution images are available at http://www .bam.org/ bamoress/oerformances/NW06/LesNoces.asox BAM 2005 NextWave Festival 0ct4-Dec 17 Sponsoredby Altria Group, Inc. Aterballetto , 2 Aterballetto's consummate athleticism and delicate lyricism. Under Bigonzetti 's visionary leadership since 1997, the company has been transformed into a respected modem ballet company with a varied repertoire ranging from neoclassical to postmodern.