Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
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Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 is a ballet made by New York City Ballet
co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine
to Tschaikovsky's
Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in G major, Op. 55 (1884). The premiere took place on December 3rd, 1970, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
wth scenery and costumes by Nicolas Benois.
Balanchine set the final movement of Tschaikovsky's third orchestra suite in 1947 for Ballet Theatre
under the title Theme and Variations
. He incorporated this choreography substantially unchanged into Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 as the fourth — and final — movement when he set the entire suite.
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...
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...
to Tschaikovsky's
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"...
Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in G major, Op. 55 (1884). The premiere took place on December 3rd, 1970, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
wth scenery and costumes by Nicolas Benois.
Balanchine set the final movement of Tschaikovsky's third orchestra suite in 1947 for Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...
under the title Theme and Variations
Theme and Variations (ballet)
Theme and Variations is a ballet by George Balanchine to the final movement of Tschaikovsky's Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in G major, Op. 55 . The premiere took place November 26, 1947, with Ballet Theatre at City Center of Music and Drama. Theme and Variations was conceived specially for Alicia...
. He incorporated this choreography substantially unchanged into Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 as the fourth — and final — movement when he set the entire suite.
original
- Karin von Aroldingen
- Kay Mazzo
- Marnee Morris
- Gelsey KirklandGelsey KirklandGelsey Kirkland is an American ballerina. Kirkland joined the New York City Ballet in 1968 at age fifteen, at the invitation of George Balanchine. She was promoted to soloist in 1969 and principal in 1972...
- Anthony Blum
- 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...
- John CliffordJohn CliffordJohn Clifford CH was a British Nonconformist minister and politician.-Biography:Clifford was son of a warp-machinist...
- Edward VillellaEdward VillellaEdward Villella is an American ballet dancer and choreographer, frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer at the time....
first cast
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- Élégie
- Sara Mearns
- Ask la Cour
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- Waltz
- Rebecca Krohn
- Jared Angle
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- Scherzo
- Tiler Peck
- Daniel Ulbricht
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- Tema con variazioni
- 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. ...
- 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:...
second cast
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- Élégie
- Ellen Bar
- Robert Fairchild
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- Waltz
- Rebecca Krohn
- Jared Angle
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- Scherzo
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Antonio Carmena
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- Tema con variazioni
- Ashley Bouder
- Gonzalo Garcia
first cast
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- Elegie
- Sara Mearns
- Ask la Cour
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- Waltz
- Rebecca Krohn
- Jared Angle
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- Scherzo
- Tiler Peck
- Adam Hendrickson
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- Tema con variazioni
- Sterling Hyltin
- Benjamin MillepiedBenjamin MillepiedBenjamin Millepied is a French danseur, best known for his work as choreographer in the movie Black Swan .-Early life:...
second cast
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- Élégie
- Ellen Bar
- Robert Fairchild
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- Waltz
- 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...
- Jared Angle
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- Scherzo
- Ana Sophia Scheller
- Antonio Carmena
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- Tema con variazioni
- Ashley Bouder
- Andrew Veyette
third cast
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- Élégie
- Ellen Bar
- Robert Fairchild
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- Waltz
- Rebecca Krohn
- Jared Angle
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- Scherzo
- Tiler Peck
- Adam Hendrickson
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- Tema con variazioni
- Ashley Bouder
- Andrew Veyette
Reviews
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/arts/dance/01bala.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...
, June 1st, 2007]