Twinkliana
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Twinkliana is a ballet made by Sean Lavery
, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet
on students of the Barnard College
Dance Department to Mozart's Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" (or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star). The premiere took place Thursday, October 11, 1990, at Barnard's Minor Latham Playhouse. It represents an homage to George Balanchine
, City Ballet's founder, who works include Ivesiana
, Mozartiana and Glinkaiana (who was, in turn, paying tribute to Fokine's
Chopiniana). May Sofge played the piano score.
The ballet begins with a series of solos, followed by a pas de deux
and a tutti finale. It was revived at the School of American Ballet
(SAB) Workshop, June 2007.
Sean Lavery (dancer)
Sean Lavery, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet, of which he was principal dancer; a répétiteur with the George Balanchine Trust; and a faculty member at the School of American Ballet....
, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at 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...
on students of the Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
Dance Department to Mozart's Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" (or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star). The premiere took place Thursday, October 11, 1990, at Barnard's Minor Latham Playhouse. It represents an homage to 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...
, City Ballet's founder, who works include Ivesiana
Ivesiana
Ivesiana is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Charles Ives' Central Park in the Dark , The Unanswered Question , In the Inn , and In the Night shortly after the composer's death. The premiere took place September 14, 1954, at the City Center of...
, Mozartiana and Glinkaiana (who was, in turn, paying tribute to Fokine's
Michel Fokine
Michel Fokine was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer.-Biography:...
Chopiniana). May Sofge played the piano score.
The ballet begins with a series of solos, followed by a pas de deux
Pas de deux
In ballet, a pas de deux is a duet in which ballet dancers perform the dance together. It usually consists of an entrée, adagio, two variations , and a coda.-Notable Pas de deux:...
and a tutti finale. It was revived at the School of American Ballet
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the...
(SAB) Workshop, June 2007.
Original cast
- Cecilia Stancell
- Ede Thurrell
- Jennifer Abramson
- Annette Ezekiel
- Margot Kong
- Jennifer Miller
- Dominic AntonucciDominic AntonucciDominic Antonucci is a principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet . He was raised in Akron, Ohio, having been born in nearby Athens. He first attended the Nan Klinger School of Dance from age eight and subsequently the School of American Ballet in New York City...
, guest dancer from the SAB