ABT to Open With ‘Sinatra Songs’

American Ballet Theatre will present the Los Angeles company premiere of Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs” on Aug. 6, opening night of its two-week season at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. These will be the first performances the company has given at the Music Center since 1981.

Created in 1982 for Tharp’s own company, “Nine Sinatra Songs” will be joined by “Push Comes to Shove” and “In the Upper Room” on an all-Tharp program to be danced at the Aug. 6 opening and then repeated on Aug. 14.

Other scheduled repertory is familiar to Southern California audiences and casting has not yet been announced. Programs are as follows:

Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.: “Push Comes to Shove” (Tharp/Haydn), “Nine Sinatra Songs” (Tharp/pop recordings), “In the Upper Room” (Tharp/Glass).

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: “Fancy Free” (Robbins/Bernstein), “Fall River Legend” (De Mille/Gould), “Sinfonietta” (Kylian/Janacek).

Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: “Giselle” (Coralli, Perrot, Petipa/Adam). Staging by John Taras.

Aug. 9, 8 p.m.; Aug. 10, 2 p.m.; Aug. 10, 8 p.m.; Aug. 11, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.: “Giselle.”

Aug. 13, 8 p.m.: “Fancy Free,” “Fall River Legend,” “Sinfonietta.”

Aug. 14, 8 p.m.: “Push Comes to Shove,” “Nine Sinatra Songs,” “In the Upper Room.”

Aug. 15, 8 p.m.: “Coppelia” (Martinez/Delibes).

Aug. 16, 8 p.m.; Aug. 17, 2 p.m.; Aug. 17, 8 p.m.; Aug. 18, 1:30 p.m.; Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.: “Coppelia.”