Interplay (ballet)
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Interplay is a ballet made by Jerome Robbins
, subsequently balletmaster of New York City Ballet
, for Billy Rose
's Concert Varieties to Morton Gould
's 1945 American Concertette. The premiere took place on Friday, June 1st, 1945, at the Ziegfeld Theatre
, New York; it premiered at Ballet Theatre Wednesday, October 17th that year with costumes by Santo Loquasto
and lighting by Ronald Bates
. The City Ballet premiere was Tuesday, December 23rd, 1952, at City Center of Music and Drama
.
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally directed films and directed/produced for television. His work has included everything from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater...
, subsequently balletmaster of New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
, for Billy Rose
Billy Rose
William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...
's Concert Varieties to Morton Gould
Morton Gould
Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.Born in Richmond Hill, New York, Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. His first composition was published at age six...
's 1945 American Concertette. The premiere took place on Friday, June 1st, 1945, at the Ziegfeld Theatre
Ziegfeld Theatre
The Ziegfeld Theatre was a Broadway theater located at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and 54th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1927 and, despite public protests, was razed in 1966....
, New York; it premiered at Ballet Theatre Wednesday, October 17th that year with costumes by Santo Loquasto
Santo Loquasto
Santo Richard Loquasto is a Sicilian-Italian-American production designer, scenic designer and costume designer for stage, film, and dance. He is a descendant of Libertino lo Guasto of Serradifalco, Caltanissetta, Sicily. Indy race car driver Al Loquasto was his first cousin...
and lighting by Ronald Bates
Ronald Bates
Ronald Bates was production stage manager for New York City Ballet where he began working in 1957. He studied scenic design at Los Angeles City College after serving in the Navy...
. The City Ballet premiere was Tuesday, December 23rd, 1952, at City Center of Music and Drama
New York City Center
New York City Center is a 2,750-seat Moorish Revival theater located at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. It is one block south of Carnegie Hall...
.
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- Janet Reed
- John KrizaJohn KrizaJohn Kriza was a ballet dancer who was one of American Ballet Theatre's best-known male principals.Kriza danced with ABT from 1940 to 1966...
- Harold LangHarold LangHarold Lang was an American dancer and actor.-Biography:Lang began his professional career as a ballet dancer, making his professional debut with the San Francisco Ballet in 1938 and then going on to perform with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo two years later and American Ballet Theatre in 1943...
Winter 1983 NYCB
- Lourdes Lopez
- Elyse Borne
- Alexia Hess
- Melinda Roy
- Christopher d'AmboiseChristopher d'AmboiseChristopher d'Amboise is an American dancer, choreographer, writer, and theatre director.Born and raised in New York City, the son of dancers Jacques d'Amboise and Carolyn George, d'Amboise became a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet, where he worked closely with George Balanchine and...
- Peter Frame
- Kipling Houston
- Christopher Fleming
2008 Spring – Jerome Robbins celebration
- Tiler Peck
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Ashley Laracey
- Stephanie Zungre
- Robert Fairchild
- Sean Suozzi
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Troy Schumacher
2008 Saratoga Springs
- Sterling Hyltin
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Ashley Laracey
- Stephanie Zungre
- Amar RamasarAmar RamasarAmar Ramasar is a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. In 2010, Dance Magazine reported that Ramasar was one of the few Asian American professional ballet dancers...
- Adam Hendrickson
- Antonio Carmena
- Troy Schumacher
2008 Summer tour to Copenhagen
- Tiler Peck
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Ashley Laracey
- Stephanie Zungre
- Robert Fairchild
- Sean Suozzi
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Troy Schumacher
Saturday, October 2nd
- Tiler Peck
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Ashley Laracey
- Stephanie Zungre
- Amar RamasarAmar RamasarAmar Ramasar is a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. In 2010, Dance Magazine reported that Ramasar was one of the few Asian American professional ballet dancers...
- Daniel Ulbricht
- Sean Suozzi
- Troy Schumacher
Articles
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D14F93E5F1B7B93C3A9178DD85F418485F9NY Times by Sam ZolotowSam ZolotowSam Zolotow was an American theater reporter for The New York Times who was known for his tenacity in getting the details about how Broadway shows were performing, relentlessly pursuing producers, press agents and the crowds attending opening nights to get the details he needed for his stories and...
, June 1, 1945]
Reviews
- NY Times by Lewis Nichols, June 2, 1945
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0714F83F5D177A93CAA8178BD95F418485F9NY Times by John MartinJohn Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
, October 18, 1945] - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,776355,00.htmlTime magazineTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, October 29, 1945] - http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A12FF3D59177B93C3A8178ED85F478585F9NY Times by John MartinJohn Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
, May 11, 1953] - http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F16FB355F1A7493C0AB178AD85F428685F9NY Times by Clive BarnesClive Barnes (critic)Clive Alexander Barnes, CBE was a British-born American writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977 he was the dance and theater critic for the New York Times, the most powerful position he had held, since its theater critics' reviews historically have had great influence on the success or failure of...
, January 22, 1966]
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10716FB3C5D127A93C3AB178BD95F478785F9NY Times by Clive BarnesClive Barnes (critic)Clive Alexander Barnes, CBE was a British-born American writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977 he was the dance and theater critic for the New York Times, the most powerful position he had held, since its theater critics' reviews historically have had great influence on the success or failure of...
, October 21, 1973] - NY Times March 27, 1976
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE4D6143BF937A25751C0A965948260NY Times by Anna KisselgoffAnna KisselgoffAnna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, February 14, 1983] - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/arts/dance/29ball.htmlNY Times by Roslyn SulcasRoslyn SulcasRoslyn Sulcas is a dance critic for the New York Times. She grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and studied English literature in college, receiving a post-graduate degree from York University in England. While finishing her thesis she lived in Paris, where she began writing for the British Dance...
, May 29, 2008] - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE6DD1231F937A35755C0A9629C8B63NY Times by Anna KisselgoffAnna KisselgoffAnna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, June 4, 2004] - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/arts/dance/30ball.htmlNY Times by Alastair MacaulayAlastair MacaulayAlastair Macaulay is a dance critic for the New York Times. He was previously chief dance critic at The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of the Financial Times, both of London...
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