The Four Seasons

Performing the Mask Trio are, from left, Ballet Preljocaj members Julien Thibault, Nagisa Shirai and Claudia de Smet. Their dance was part of “Les 4 Saisons ... “ at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

The Mask Trio: Julien Thibault, left, Nagisa Shirai and Claudia de Smet, members of Ballet Preljocaj, perform the piece during a production of “Les 4 Saisons ... “ at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Dancers Virginie Caussin and Baptiste Coissieu of the Ballet Preljocaj perform during “Les 4 Saisons ... “ at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Members of Ballet Preljocaj perform in “Les 4 Saisons ... ,” a fantastical interpretation of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Damien Chevron, left, and Yang Wang perform as “Pantachaises” during Ballet Preljocaj’s production of “Les 4 Saisons ... “ at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Vivaldi’s most famous score, intercut with periods of silence and movements from other, unidentified Vivaldi concertos, is reinterpreted by members of Ballet Preljocaj at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Ballet Preljocaj members strike poses to the music of Vivaldi during “Les 4 Saisons ... “ at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Yes, spring has sprung.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

The hanging and onstage props — “POFs” (Prototypes of Functioning Objects) — contribute to the whimsy of Ballet Preljocaj’s production of “Les 4 Saisons ...” at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

Julien Thibault plays “Spongeman” during “Les 4 Saisons ... “ a fantastical interpretation of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” put on by Ballet Preljocaj at UCLA’s Royce Hall.  (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)