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Jewels (ballet)
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Jewels is an award-winning ballet in three parts created for New York City Ballet
by co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine
. It premièred on Thursday,
April 13th, 1967, at the New York State Theater with sets designed by Peter Harvey and lighting by Ronald Bates
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Jewels has been called the first full-length abstract ballet. It can also be seen as three separate ballets, linked by their jewel-colored costumes. Balanchine commented: "The ballet had nothing to do with jewels. The dancers are just dressed like jewels." Each of the three acts features the music of a different composer: Emeralds is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré
, Rubies to the music of Igor Stravinsky
and Diamonds to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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who created a distinct look for each different act: romantic, calf-length tulle skirts for Emeralds, fabric that flared at the hips of both men and women in Rubies, and the flat, classical tutu of the Imperial Russian Ballet for Diamonds. The costumes were such finely crafted pieces of art in their own right that some of them have been exhibited in museums and in theater lobbies. Even Arpels was impressed with her attention to finding the finest trim that would accurately represent the true glitter of genuine gemstones. Additionally, Karinska's painstaking work is credited with making the costumes last despite the sweat and strain of dancing in them. Her designs, needlework and choice in fabrics made them both durable and danceable, illustrating that the bodies inside the costumes were deserving of her utmost respect. When questioned about her attention to her almost extravagant detail she replied, "I sew for girls and boys who make my costumes dance; their bodies deserve my clothes."
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...
by co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine
George Balanchine
George Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
. It premièred on Thursday,
April 13th, 1967, at the New York State Theater with sets designed by Peter Harvey 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...
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Jewels has been called the first full-length abstract ballet. It can also be seen as three separate ballets, linked by their jewel-colored costumes. Balanchine commented: "The ballet had nothing to do with jewels. The dancers are just dressed like jewels." Each of the three acts features the music of a different composer: Emeralds is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...
, Rubies to the music of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
and Diamonds to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
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Costumes
The costumes were created by Balanchine's long-time collaborator Barbara KarinskaBarbara Karinska
Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska , was costumer of the New York City Ballet, and the first costume designer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer".However, she designed the...
who created a distinct look for each different act: romantic, calf-length tulle skirts for Emeralds, fabric that flared at the hips of both men and women in Rubies, and the flat, classical tutu of the Imperial Russian Ballet for Diamonds. The costumes were such finely crafted pieces of art in their own right that some of them have been exhibited in museums and in theater lobbies. Even Arpels was impressed with her attention to finding the finest trim that would accurately represent the true glitter of genuine gemstones. Additionally, Karinska's painstaking work is credited with making the costumes last despite the sweat and strain of dancing in them. Her designs, needlework and choice in fabrics made them both durable and danceable, illustrating that the bodies inside the costumes were deserving of her utmost respect. When questioned about her attention to her almost extravagant detail she replied, "I sew for girls and boys who make my costumes dance; their bodies deserve my clothes."
Emeralds
- extracts from Gabriel FauréGabriel FauréGabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...
's Pelléas et MélisandePelléas et Mélisande (Fauré)Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 is a suite derived from incidental music by Gabriel Fauré for Maurice Maeterlinck's play of the same name. He was the first of four leading composers to write music inspired by Maeterlinck's drama...
(1898) and Shylock (1889).- average length 31 mins.
Rubies
- Capriccio for Piano and OrchestraCapriccio for Piano and OrchestraThe Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was revised in 1949.Stravinsky designed the Capriccio to be a virtuosic vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from playing the piano part...
(1929) by Igor StravinskyIgor StravinskyIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
.- average length 19 mins.
Diamonds
- Symphony No. 3Symphony No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, was written in 1875. He began it at Vladimir Shilovsky's estate at Ussovo on 5 June and finished it on 1 August at Verbovka. It is dedicated to Shilovsky.The Symphony No...
in D major (1875) by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
- average length 31 mins.
Original
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- Emeralds
- Violette VerdyViolette VerdyViolette Verdy is a French ballerina who has worked as a director of dance companies and in other related capacities since her retirement from performing in the late 1970s. Verdy began dance training as a small child and performed with Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées beginning in 1945...
- Mimi Paul
- Sara Leland
- Suki SchorerSuki SchorerSuki Schorer is an American ballet dancer, ballet mistress, teacher, and writer.She danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet from 1959 to 1972....
- 10 additional women
- Conrad LudlowConrad LudlowConrad Ludlow is a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. He also danced at San Francisco Ballet and founded and directed Ballet Oklahoma...
- Francisco Moncion
- John Prinz
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- Rubies
- Patricia McBridePatricia McBridePatricia McBride is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet....
- Patricia Neary
- Edward VillellaEdward VillellaEdward Villella is an American ballet dancer and choreographer, frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer at the time....
- 8 additional women
- 4 additional men
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- Diamonds
- Suzanne FarrellSuzanne FarrellSuzanne Farrell is an eminent 20th century ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C....
- 4 demi-soloistDemi-soloistDemi-soloist can have one of two meanings in the ballet. The first is for a solo rôle normally danced by a member of the corps de ballet. Such rôles are often made in pairs, that is, two corps dancers, dance together, frequently in mirror image....
couples
- 12 additional women
- 12 additional men
First cast
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- Emeralds
- Ashley Bouder
- Sara Mearns
- Alina Dronova
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Stephen Hanna
- Jonathan Stafford
- Antonio Carmena
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- Rubies
- Megan FairchildMegan FairchildMegan Fairchild is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She studied at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born, and later on attended the School of American Ballet as a boarding student. She went to high school at the Professional Children's School. ...
- Teresa Reichlen
- Benjamin MillepiedBenjamin MillepiedBenjamin Millepied is a French danseur, best known for his work as choreographer in the movie Black Swan .-Early life:...
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- Diamonds
- Wendy WhelanWendy WhelanWendy Whelan is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.-Early life:A native of Louisville, Kentucky , she began her dance training with local teacher Virginia Wooton at the age of three...
- Philip NealPhilip NealPhilip Neal was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there, Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School of American Ballet...
First cast
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- Emeralds
- Rachel RutherfordRachel RutherfordRachel Rutherford is a soloist with New York City Ballet. She began her training at age eight at the Joffrey Ballet School, entered the School of American Ballet in 1987, where she received the D.A.N.C.E. scholarship allowing her to study in Spring 1992 at the Royal Danish Ballet...
- Sara Mearns
- Alina Dronova
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Stephen Hanna
- Jonathan Stafford
- Sean Suozzi
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- Rubies
- Ashley Bouder
- Teresa Reichlen
- Benjamin MillepiedBenjamin MillepiedBenjamin Millepied is a French danseur, best known for his work as choreographer in the movie Black Swan .-Early life:...
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- Diamonds
- Wendy WhelanWendy WhelanWendy Whelan is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.-Early life:A native of Louisville, Kentucky , she began her dance training with local teacher Virginia Wooton at the age of three...
- Philip NealPhilip NealPhilip Neal was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there, Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School of American Ballet...
Second cast
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- Emeralds
- Ashley Bouder
- Abi Stafford
- Ashley Laracey
- Glenn Keenan
- Jared Angle
- Ask la Cour
- Robert Fairchild
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- Rubies
- Megan FairchildMegan FairchildMegan Fairchild is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She studied at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born, and later on attended the School of American Ballet as a boarding student. She went to high school at the Professional Children's School. ...
- Savannah Lowery
- Joaquín De LuzJoaquin de LuzJoaquín De Luz formerly with the American Ballet Theater , is currently a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet .-Background:...
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- Diamonds
- Sara Mearns
- Charles AskegardCharles AskegardCharles Askegard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and began his dance training at the age of five with Loyce Houlton and the Minnesota Dance Theatre. He continued his studies in Minneapolis until the age of 16, spending one summer at the School of American Ballet in 1983Mr...
Third cast
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- Emeralds
- Rachel RutherfordRachel RutherfordRachel Rutherford is a soloist with New York City Ballet. She began her training at age eight at the Joffrey Ballet School, entered the School of American Ballet in 1987, where she received the D.A.N.C.E. scholarship allowing her to study in Spring 1992 at the Royal Danish Ballet...
- Sara Mearns
- Alina Dronova
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Stephen Hanna
- Jonathan Stafford
- Sean Suozzi
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- Rubies
- Ashley Bouder
- Teresa Reichlen
- Joaquín De LuzJoaquin de LuzJoaquín De Luz formerly with the American Ballet Theater , is currently a Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet .-Background:...
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- Diamonds
- Wendy WhelanWendy WhelanWendy Whelan is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.-Early life:A native of Louisville, Kentucky , she began her dance training with local teacher Virginia Wooton at the age of three...
- Philip NealPhilip NealPhilip Neal was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there, Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School of American Ballet...
Stagings (other than NYCB)
- 1974 Paris Opera BalletParis Opera BalletThe Paris Opera Ballet is the oldest national ballet company in the world, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it...
Garnier - 1977 Dutch National BalletDutch National BalletDutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdams Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed by Sonia Gaskell , Rudi van Dantzig , Wayne Eagling and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. It is the largest dance company in the Netherlands and attracts many...
- 1980 Les Grands Ballets CanadiensLes Grands Ballets CanadiensLes Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal is a Canadian ballet company based in Montreal, Quebec.It was founded in 1957 by Ludmilla Chiriaeff. Conductor and composer Michel Perrault served as the organization's first music director. In 2000, Gradimir Pankov became Artistic Director...
- 1980 Zurich Ballet Ballett des Opernhauses Zurich
- 1981 Chicago City Ballet closed
- 1982 Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper East Berlin
- 1982 Los Angeles BalletLos Angeles BalletThe Los Angeles Ballet, located in Los Angeles, California was founded in 2006.It is led by the husband and wife team of Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, who serve as artistic directors. Christensen danced with the Royal Danish Ballet, and he and Neary both performed with the New York City...
- 1985 Ballet de l'Opera du Rhin Strasbourg, France
- 1985 Royal Danish BalletRoyal Danish BalletThe Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded, and was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance...
- 1986 Boston BalletBoston BalletBoston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes...
- 1986 Pennsylvania BalletPennsylvania BalletFounded in 1963 by Balanchine student and protégée Barbara Weisberger, Pennsylvania Ballet is one of the leading ballet companies in the United States. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company’s annual local season features six programs of classic favorites and new works, including the...
- 1986 Ballet de l'Opera du Rhin
- 1986 Dutch National Ballet
- 1987 Ballet of Flanders Koninklijk Ballet Van Vlaanderen/Royal Flemish Ballet
- 1987 The Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua InstitutionThe Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles northwest of Jamestown in the western part of New York State...
New York - 1987 San Francisco BalletSan Francisco BalletThe San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States...
- 1987 Texas Ballet formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet
- 1988 Ballet du Nord France
- 1988 Pacific Northwest BalletPacific Northwest BalletPacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. It is said to have the highest per...
- 1988 PACT Ballet Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1988 Boston Ballet
- 1988 Royal Danish Ballet
- 1989 Louisville BalletLouisville BalletThe Louisville Ballet is a ballet school and company based in Louisville, Kentucky and is the official state ballet of The Commonwealth of Kentucky. More than 100,000 people attend the company's productions annually of which most are accompanied by the Louisville Orchestra...
- 1989 Royal Ballet, London
- 1990 Ballet de San Juan
- 1990 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
- 1990 Ballet du Nord
- 1990 Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
- 1990 PACT Ballet
- 1990 Paris Opera Ballet
- 1991 Ballet Chicago
- 1991 Pacific Northwest Ballet
- 1991 San Francisco Ballet
- 1991 Texas Ballet
- 1992 Ballett der Deutschen Oper Berlin
- 1992 Miami City BalletMiami City BalletMiami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies...
- 1992 Miami City Ballet
- 1992 Pennsylvania Ballet
- 1993 Finnish National BalletFinnish National BalletFinnish National Ballet is a professional ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1922 and it currently employs 73 dancers. It is the only Finnish company that regularly performs a classical ballet repertoire...
- 1993 Sacramento Ballet
- 1993 Ballet du Nord
- 1994 La ScalaLa ScalaLa Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
Corpo do Ballo del Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy - 1994 Pittsburgh Ballet TheatrePittsburgh Ballet TheatreThe Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is an American professional ballet company based in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.- History :...
- 1994 Louisville Ballet
- 1994 Miami City Ballet
- 1994 Miami City Ballet
- 1994 PACT Ballet
- 1994 Sarasota Ballet of Florida;
- 1994 Texas Ballet
- 1995 American Repertory BalletAmerican Repertory BalletThe American Repertory Ballet is a New Jersey ballet company. The current director is Douglas Martin.-Artistic directors:*Douglas Martin 2010–present *Graham Lustig 1999-2010 *Septime Webre 1993-1999 *Marjorie Mussman 1992-1993 *Dermot Burke 1986-1992...
- 1995 Kansas City BalletKansas City BalletFounded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 25-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director William Whitener and Executive Director Jeffrey J. Bentley. Kansas City Ballet performs three mixed repertory seasons per year as well as the ever-popular Nutcracker...
- 1995 Miami City Ballet
- 1995 Pacific Northwest Ballet
- 1996 Asami Maki Ballet Japan
- 1996 Cincinnati BalletCincinnati BalletThe Cincinnati Ballet is a professional ballet company founded in 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The current artistic director is Victoria Morgan.-Founding:...
- 1996 Colorado BalletColorado BalletColorado Ballet is a classical ballet company based in Denver, Colorado. Comprising two academies as well as a company, Colorado Ballet serves more than 110,000 patrons each year. The main performance venue is Ellie Caukins Opera House in downtown Denver....
- 1996 North Carolina Dance Theatre
- 1996 Miami City Ballet
- 1996 Paris Opera Ballet
- 1996 Pennsylvania Ballet
- 1996 Texas Ballet
- 1997 Ballet ArizonaBallet ArizonaBallet Arizona is a professional ballet company in Phoenix, Arizona directed by Ib Andersen. The company was created in 1986 by a merger of three smaller Arizonan dance companies that were struggling to survive...
- 1997 Milwaukee BalletMilwaukee BalletThe Milwaukee Ballet is a professional ballet company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1969 by Roberta Boorse and held its first performance on April 24, 1970. It is currently ranked among the top twelve ballet companies in the United States...
- 1997 Dutch National Ballet
- 1997 Miami City Ballet
- 1997 Miami City Ballet
- 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- 1997 San Francisco Ballet
- 1997 Texas Ballet
- 1998 Alberta Ballet
- 1998 Hartford Ballet
- 1998 San Diego Ballet
- 1998 Singapore Dance TheatreSingapore Dance TheatreThe Singapore Dance Theatre is Singapore's national dance company, founded in 1988 by the late Anthony Then and Goh Soo Khim. It made its debut in June 1988 at the Singapore Festival of The Arts and received its first arts patronage by the then-Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong.Its humble...
- 1998 PACT Ballet
- 1998 Texas Ballet
- 1999 Ballet AustinBallet AustinBallet Austin is one of the largest classical ballet academies in the country. Each year the Ballet Austin company performs ballets from a wide variety of choreographers, including Stephen Mills....
- 1999 Carolina BalletCarolina BalletCarolina Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1997 which performs primarily in Raleigh, North Carolina and throughout the state. It has toured to New York City, Hungary and China. Robert Weiss, the artistic director, danced for George Balanchine for sixteen years at New York City Ballet and...
- 1999 Mariinsky BalletMariinsky BalletThe Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
- 1999 Cincinnati Ballet
- 1999 Paris Opera Ballet
- 1999 Pennsylvania Ballet
- 1999 Royal Danish Ballet
- 1999 Sacramento Ballet
- 2000 National Ballet of CanadaNational Ballet of CanadaThe National Ballet of Canada is Canada's largest ballet troupe. It was founded by Celia Franca in 1951 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Based upon the unity of Canadian trained dancers in the tradition and style of England's Royal Ballet, The National is regarded as one of the premier classical...
- 2000 Royal Winnipeg BalletRoyal Winnipeg BalletThe Royal Winnipeg Ballet, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America....
- 2000 Dutch National Ballet
- 2000 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2000 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
- 2001 Ballet National de Marseille
- 2001 Ballet NY
- 2002 Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
- 2002 Kirov Ballet John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsMetropolitan Opera Association
- 2002 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2002 San Francisco Ballet
- 2002 San Francisco Ballet
- 2002 San Francisco Ballet
- 2002 San Francisco Ballet
- 2002 Texas Ballet
- 2003 BalletMetBalletMet- past artistic directors : * 1978–86 Wayne Soulant* 1986–94 John McFall* 1995–01 David Nixon- Dancers : * Adrienne Benz* Andrew Brader* Jessica Brown* Olivia Clark* Andres Estevez* Austin MG Finley* Emily Gotschall* Drew Grant...
Columbus, Ohio - 2003 Oregon Ballet Theatre
- 2003 Washington BalletWashington BalletThe Washington Ballet is an ensemble of professional athletic classical ballet dancers. It was founded in 1976 by American ballet pioneer Mary Day, and has been under the artistic directorship of Septime Webre since 1999.-The Mary Day years :...
- 2003 Cincinnati Ballet
- 2003 Milwaukee Ballet
- 2003 National Ballet of Canada
- 2003 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2003 Zurich Ballet
- 2004 Capetown City Ballet
- 2004 Boston Ballet
- 2004 Colorado Ballet
- 2004 Finnish National Ballet
- 2004 La Scala
- 2004 Louisville Ballet
- 2004 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2004 Sacramento Ballet
- 2005 Scottish National Ballet
- 2005 Suzanne Farrell BalletSuzanne Farrell BalletThe Suzanne Farrell Ballet is a ballet company housed at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., and founded in 2000 by Suzanne Farrell, one of George Balanchine's most celebrated ballerinas, and a former New York City Ballet principal dancer. Today, the ballet is a full-fledged company produced by...
- 2005 Teatro Colón
- 2005 Pacific Northwest Ballet
- 2006 Chamberlain Ballet
- 2006 Hamburg BalletHamburg BalletHamburg Ballet, also known as the Hamburg State Opera Ballet, is an internationally acclaimed ballet company located in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973 it is directed by the American dancer and choreographer John Neumeier....
- 2006 Alberta Ballet
- 2006 City Ballet of San Diego
- 2006 Dutch National Ballet
- 2006 Kirov Ballet
- 2006 Pacific Northwest Ballet
- 2006 San Francisco Ballet
- 2007 Festival Ballet
- 2007 Ballet Arizona Rubies
- 2007 Los Angeles Ballet
- 2007 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2007 Royal Ballet, London
- 2008 Charleston Ballet Theatre
- 2008 Hong Kong BalletHong Kong BalletThe Hong Kong Ballet is Hong Kong's leading professional ballet company, and also the famous group for Classical Ballet, since it founded in 1979....
- 2008 Nevada Ballet Theatre
- 2008 Los Angeles Ballet
- 2008 National Ballet of Canada
- 2008 Paris Opera Ballet
- 2008 Royal Ballet, London
- 2008 Suzanne Farrell Ballet Diamonds
- 2009 Scottish National Ballet
- 2011 Ballet Dortmund
- 2011 Semperoper Ballett
- 2011 La Scala
- 2011 Royal Ballet, London
Quotes
"It is open to doubt whether even George Balanchine has ever created a work in which the inspiration was so sustained, the invention so imaginative or the concept so magnificent as in the three-act ballet that had its world première at the New York State Theater last night." Clive BarnesAwards
In 2008, the Royal Ballet won two Laurence Olivier Awards, for their company premiere of Jewels at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This was the first performance of the full length ballet by the company, picking up the awards for Best New Dance Production and Outstanding Achievement in Dance. The Olivier Awards are the highest honour in professional British theatre and are equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards.DVD recordings
- Balanchine – Jewels by the Paris Opera BalletParis Opera BalletThe Paris Opera Ballet is the oldest national ballet company in the world, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it...
(2000). With Aurelie DupontAurelie DupontAurélie Dupont is a French ballet dancer who performs with the Paris Opera Ballet as an Étoile. She began her career in dance at the age of ten when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School after giving up her hopes of being a pianist...
, Alessio Carbone, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Agnes LetestuAgnes LetestuShe decided to start ballet when she saw her first ballet on TV . Then she had the opportunity to start ballet as a hobby, and her teacher, Mr. Bertin, persuaded her to audition for the Opéra Ballet School which she joined when she was 10. She was a shy but graceful pupil and was destined to be at...
, Jean-Guillaume Bart, Clairemarie Osta and Kader Belarbi. - Choreography by Balanchine by the New York City Ballet (1979). With Suzanne FarrellSuzanne FarrellSuzanne Farrell is an eminent 20th century ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C....
and Merrill Ashley. - Jewels by the Mariinsky BalletMariinsky BalletThe Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
(2011). With Irina GolubIrina GolubIrina Ivanovna Golub is a Russian-born ballerina with the Mariinsky Ballet, once known as the Kirov Ballet. She should not be confused with the gymnast with the same name. Born in what was then Leningrad, and a graduate of the Vaganova Academy, Ms. Golub joined the Mariinsky in 1998 at the age of...
, Uliana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky, Andrian Fadeyev, Zhanna Ayupova
Articles
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0814FB3E5E137A93C5A8178FD85F438685F9NY Times, Monday, April 17, 1967, 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...
] - http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E17FD385B107B93C1AB178FD85F438685F9Sunday NY Times, April 23, 1967, 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...
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- Sunday NY Times, April 30, 1967, by Richard F. Shepard
- NY Times, Saturday, July 8, 1967, by Don McDonagh
Reviews
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6091EFA3C5A157B93C6A8178FD85F438685F9NY Times, Friday, April 14, 1967, 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...
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- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/arts/dance/30ball.htmlNY Times, June 30, 2008, 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...
] - NY Times Balanchine: Jewels