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'Apollo' Pas de deux - Segment 1
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from Apollo, and Swan Lake, with PAUL MEJIA (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 11 mins
Maria Tallchief first danced the role of Terpsichore in Apollo in 1947, and created the role of Odette, the swan queen, in Balanchine's version of Swan lake in 1951. She coaches Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson in the pas de deux of Terpsichore and Apollo, then works with Balogh on Terpsichore's variation. Foll...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from Apollo, and Swan Lake, with PAUL MEJIA (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 11 mins
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Maria Tallchief first danced the role of Terpsichore in Apollo in 1947, and created the role of Odette, the swan queen, in Balanchine's version of Swan lake in 1951. She coaches Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson in the pas de deux of Terpsichore and Apollo, then works with Balogh on Terpsichore's variation. Following this session, Tallchief discusses some of the fine points of technique emphasized by Balanchine; these are demonstrated by Balogh...
Maria Tallchief first danced the role of Terpsichore in Apollo in 1947, and created the role of Odette, the swan queen, in Balanchine's version of Swan lake in 1951. She coaches Maria Terezia Balogh and Todd Edson in the pas de deux of Terpsichore and Apollo, then works with Balogh on Terpsichore's variation. Following this session, Tallchief discusses some of the fine points of technique emphasized by Balanchine; these are demonstrated by Balogh. She then fine-tunes some details of the Apollo pas de deux with Balogh and Edson. In the second part of the video, Tallchief works with Balogh and Michael Clark on the White swan pas de deux, danced by Odette and Prince Siegfried, from Swan lake. In an interview, she and Paul Mejia discuss partnering in Balanchine's ballets, Balanchine's version of Swan lake, and Tallchief's interpretation of his choreography.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997-06-01
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Masterclass
Performer / Ensemble
Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh, Todd Edson
Contributor
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Virginia Brooks
Author / Creator
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994, Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Maria Terezia Balogh, Todd Edson
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Topic / Theme
Performance coaching, Dance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by George Balanchine Foundation
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Sugar Plum Fairy Variation (partial): Coaching session
choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013 and Jennie Somogyi; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 11 mins
Maria Tallchief, who created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's version of The nutcracker for the New York City Ballet in 1954, coaches young dancers in excerpts from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography and describes the way in which Balanchine taugh...
choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013 and Jennie Somogyi; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching excerpts from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 11 mins
Description
Maria Tallchief, who created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's version of The nutcracker for the New York City Ballet in 1954, coaches young dancers in excerpts from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography and describes the way in which Balanchine taught specific steps and movements. She also reminisces about the first performance, and compares the choreography to the Petipa-Ivanov ver...
Maria Tallchief, who created the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's version of The nutcracker for the New York City Ballet in 1954, coaches young dancers in excerpts from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography and describes the way in which Balanchine taught specific steps and movements. She also reminisces about the first performance, and compares the choreography to the Petipa-Ivanov version then being presented by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
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Date Written / Recorded
1996-04-15
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Performance, Instructional material
Performer / Ensemble
Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Jennie Somogyi
Contributor
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Jennie Somogyi
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Topic / Theme
Performance coaching, Dance
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'The Four Temperaments', Second Variation: Sanguinic - Segment 1
directed by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; composed by Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967- and Damian Woetzel, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching "Sanguinic" variation from The Four Temperaments and Sylvia: Pas de Deux (ballerina solo) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
Maria Tallchief danced the Sanguinic pas de deux with Nicholas Magallanes in Ballet Society's second performance of The four temperaments, and created the ballerina role in Sylvia pas de deux, partnered by Magallanes, for New York City Ballet in 1950. She works on fine points of the choreography of these ballets w...
directed by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; composed by Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; performed by Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967- and Damian Woetzel, 1967-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MARIA TALLCHIEF coaching "Sanguinic" variation from The Four Temperaments and Sylvia: Pas de Deux (ballerina solo) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 10 mins
Description
Maria Tallchief danced the Sanguinic pas de deux with Nicholas Magallanes in Ballet Society's second performance of The four temperaments, and created the ballerina role in Sylvia pas de deux, partnered by Magallanes, for New York City Ballet in 1950. She works on fine points of the choreography of these ballets with current principal dancers of New York City Ballet. In a brief interview she discusses aspects of the two ballets, including Kurt Se...
Maria Tallchief danced the Sanguinic pas de deux with Nicholas Magallanes in Ballet Society's second performance of The four temperaments, and created the ballerina role in Sylvia pas de deux, partnered by Magallanes, for New York City Ballet in 1950. She works on fine points of the choreography of these ballets with current principal dancers of New York City Ballet. In a brief interview she discusses aspects of the two ballets, including Kurt Seligmann's costumes for the first performances of The four temperaments, and André Eglevsky's introduction of a more fluid style of port de bras in Sylvia pas de deux.
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Date Written / Recorded
1996-04-15
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Masterclass
Performer / Ensemble
Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967-, Damian Woetzel, 1967-
Contributor
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004, Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963, Léo Delibes, 1836-1891
Author / Creator
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963, Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004, Maria Tallchief, 1925-2013, Wendy Whelan, 1967-, Damian Woetzel, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Topic / Theme
Performance coaching, Dance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by George Balanchine Foundation
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'Donizetti Variations', Principals' first entrance
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965- and Gillian Murphy, 1979-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MELISSA HAYDEN coaching excerpts from Donizetti Variations (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 7 mins
Melissa Hayden, who created the ballerina role in Donizetti variations in its premiere in 1960, coaches Peter Boal and Gillian Murphy in the choreography performed by the two principal dancers, including their first entrance, their pas de deux (adagio, ballerina variation, and coda), and the ballerina variation da...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965- and Gillian Murphy, 1979-; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: MELISSA HAYDEN coaching excerpts from Donizetti Variations (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2007), 7 mins
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Melissa Hayden, who created the ballerina role in Donizetti variations in its premiere in 1960, coaches Peter Boal and Gillian Murphy in the choreography performed by the two principal dancers, including their first entrance, their pas de deux (adagio, ballerina variation, and coda), and the ballerina variation danced with three men (who do not appear on this recording). The male variation in the pas de deux and a second male variation (intended...
Melissa Hayden, who created the ballerina role in Donizetti variations in its premiere in 1960, coaches Peter Boal and Gillian Murphy in the choreography performed by the two principal dancers, including their first entrance, their pas de deux (adagio, ballerina variation, and coda), and the ballerina variation danced with three men (who do not appear on this recording). The male variation in the pas de deux and a second male variation (intended to be danced with six women) are performed without coaching from Hayden. To illustrate her point that Donizetti's music provides less support for the dancing than is usual in Balanchine's ballets, Hayden has the dancers perform their entrance first to the Donizetti score, then to Tchaikovsky's music for the Black swan pas de deux from Swan lake. In an interview she discusses various aspects of the ballet: its change of costumes, which altered its character; the influence of August Bournonville's choreography; the interpretation she developed with her partner Jacques d'Amboise; and the ballet's technical challenges. She also discusses Balanchine's use of off-balance movement and his concept of the plié, and remembers him as partner and performer.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999-11-23
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Masterclass
Performer / Ensemble
Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965-, Gillian Murphy, 1979-
Contributor
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Virginia Brooks, Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848
Author / Creator
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848, Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994, Melissa Hayden, 1923-2006, Peter Boal, 1965-, Gillian Murphy, 1979-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Topic / Theme
Performance coaching, Dance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by George Balanchine Foundation
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'Raymonda Variations', Variation IV - Segment 1
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Patricia Wilde, 1928- and Blythe T. Roycroft; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: PATRICIA WILDE coaching excerpts from Raymonda Variations (2 ballerina variations; pas de deux) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 16 mins
Patricia Wilde, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Raymonda variations (then titled Valses et variations) for the New York City Ballet in 1961, coaches young dancers in the two ballerina variations and pas de deux from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of th...
directed by Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994; composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936; choreographed by George Balanchine, 1904-1983; produced by Virginia Brooks; performed by Patricia Wilde, 1928- and Blythe T. Roycroft; in Balanchine Foundation Video Archives: PATRICIA WILDE coaching excerpts from Raymonda Variations (2 ballerina variations; pas de deux) (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2008), 16 mins
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Patricia Wilde, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Raymonda variations (then titled Valses et variations) for the New York City Ballet in 1961, coaches young dancers in the two ballerina variations and pas de deux from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography, describes how Balanchine taught specific steps and movements, and discusses the relationship between his teaching and h...
Patricia Wilde, who created the principal ballerina's role in George Balanchine's Raymonda variations (then titled Valses et variations) for the New York City Ballet in 1961, coaches young dancers in the two ballerina variations and pas de deux from the ballet. In the interview sections, she analyzes details of the choreography, describes how Balanchine taught specific steps and movements, and discusses the relationship between his teaching and his choreography. She also recalls the ballet's first performance, and compares it to his previous ballets Raymonda (1946), staged with Alexandra Danilova for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and Pas de dix, first presented by New York City Ballet in 1955.
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Date Written / Recorded
1996-05-24
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Masterclass
Performer / Ensemble
Patricia Wilde, 1928-, Blythe T. Roycroft
Contributor
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Virginia Brooks, Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936
Author / Creator
George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, 1865-1936, Nancy Reynolds, fl. 1994, Patricia Wilde, 1928-, Blythe T. Roycroft
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Topic / Theme
Performance coaching, Dance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by George Balanchine Foundation
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Five Pieces from 'Episodes'
choreographed by Martha Graham, 1894-1991 and George Balanchine, 1904-1983; designed by Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983; produced by Otterson Creative Media; interview by Alastair Macaulay, fl. 2009; performed by Jared Angle, fl. 1996 and Teresa Reichlein; in Episodes (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2021), 12 mins
D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episod...
choreographed by Martha Graham, 1894-1991 and George Balanchine, 1904-1983; designed by Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983; produced by Otterson Creative Media; interview by Alastair Macaulay, fl. 2009; performed by Jared Angle, fl. 1996 and Teresa Reichlein; in Episodes (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2021), 12 mins
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D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episodes' Five Pieces, and the male variation in Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux. Nancy McDill, solo pianist with New York City Ballet...
D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episodes' Five Pieces, and the male variation in Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux. Nancy McDill, solo pianist with New York City Ballet was the accompanist, and Alastair Macaulay interviewed d'Amboise at the conclusion of the session, which took place in New York at a studio in Lincoln Center. The taping was supervised by Paul Boos, Video Archives Project Associate, aided by Nancy Reynolds, Video Archives founder, former film professor, Virginia Brooks, and filmmaker, Gus Reed. The purpose of GBF's Video Archive Series is to document insights of the originators or important later interpreters of key roles in the Balanchine repertory, so as to pass on this knowledge, particularly including references to Balanchine's ideas at the time of creation, and make them available to the dancers, scholars and audiences of today. The d'Amboise video will become part of this series, which now numbers over fifty and is available world-wide through educational institutions and libraries. The interview segments can be viewed on GBF's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/blnchn.) In 1958-'60, three creatively fecund years at NYCB, Balanchine chose d'Amboise to star in three astonishingly diverse new ballets. Doris Hering wrote in Dance Magazine of the patriotic 1958 Stars and Stripes to Sousa marches "... a delightfully witty 'soldier's sweetheart' duet for d'Amboise and Melissa Hayden. His pompous General Grant stance and her steely imperviousness were bright bits of flavor in spectacular dancing...." D'Amboise coached Indiana Woodward and Roman Mejia in this pas de deux. The following year a polar opposite muse inspired Balanchine to devise the stark black and white leotard ballet Episodes for Diana Adams and d'Amboise (Music: Anton Webern). John Martin, writing in the New York Times, called it "an exquisitely grotesque, heartbreaking pas de deux in the briefest of broken graspings. It is two souls struggling for identity, in a realm without orientation, no procedural logic or precedent, no sequence or reaction to action — only snatches of affection." Teresa Reichlen and Jared Angle were the dancers for this coaching session. To music originally intended for Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, Adams and d'Amboise were Balanchine's first choice subjects in his 1961, now ubiquitous, grand pas de deux. An injury to Adams forced a cast change and the premiere was danced by Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow. D'Amboise and Ludlow's solo variation is exceptionally different from what is currently performed, including a musical repeat of the opening phrase. Anthony Huxley showed both the former and latter version of the male solo.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Jared Angle, fl. 1996, Teresa Reichlein
Contributor
Martha Graham, 1894-1991, George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983, Otterson Creative Media, Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, 1883-1945
Author / Creator
Martha Graham, 1894-1991, George Balanchine, 1904-1983, Alastair Macaulay, fl. 2009, Jared Angle, fl. 1996, Teresa Reichlein
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 The George Balanchine Foundation
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Stars and Stripes pas de deux
composed by Hershy Kay, 1919-1981 (1958); choreographed by Jacques d'Amboise, 1934-; designed by Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983; produced by Otterson Creative Media; performed by Roman Mejia, 2000- and Indiana Woodward; in Stars and Stripes (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2021), 28 mins
D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episod...
composed by Hershy Kay, 1919-1981 (1958); choreographed by Jacques d'Amboise, 1934-; designed by Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983; produced by Otterson Creative Media; performed by Roman Mejia, 2000- and Indiana Woodward; in Stars and Stripes (New York, NY: George Balanchine Foundation, 2021), 28 mins
Description
D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episodes' Five Pieces, and the male variation in Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux. Nancy McDill, solo pianist with New York City Ballet...
D'Amboise, New York City Ballet principal dancer (1949-1984) coached principal roles in Stars and Stripes, Episodes, and the male variation from Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux New York City — On November 26, 2018, Jacques d'Amboise, with dancers from NYCB, coached the central pas de deux from Stars and Stripes, Episodes' Five Pieces, and the male variation in Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux. Nancy McDill, solo pianist with New York City Ballet was the accompanist, and Alastair Macaulay interviewed d'Amboise at the conclusion of the session, which took place in New York at a studio in Lincoln Center. The taping was supervised by Paul Boos, Video Archives Project Associate, aided by Nancy Reynolds, Video Archives founder, former film professor, Virginia Brooks, and filmmaker, Gus Reed. The purpose of GBF's Video Archive Series is to document insights of the originators or important later interpreters of key roles in the Balanchine repertory, so as to pass on this knowledge, particularly including references to Balanchine's ideas at the time of creation, and make them available to the dancers, scholars and audiences of today. The d'Amboise video will become part of this series, which now numbers over fifty and is available world-wide through educational institutions and libraries. The interview segments can be viewed on GBF's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/blnchn.) In 1958-'60, three creatively fecund years at NYCB, Balanchine chose d'Amboise to star in three astonishingly diverse new ballets. Doris Hering wrote in Dance Magazine of the patriotic 1958 Stars and Stripes to Sousa marches "... a delightfully witty 'soldier's sweetheart' duet for d'Amboise and Melissa Hayden. His pompous General Grant stance and her steely imperviousness were bright bits of flavor in spectacular dancing...." D'Amboise coached Indiana Woodward and Roman Mejia in this pas de deux. The following year a polar opposite muse inspired Balanchine to devise the stark black and white leotard ballet Episodes for Diana Adams and d'Amboise (Music: Anton Webern). John Martin, writing in the New York Times, called it "an exquisitely grotesque, heartbreaking pas de deux in the briefest of broken graspings. It is two souls struggling for identity, in a realm without orientation, no procedural logic or precedent, no sequence or reaction to action — only snatches of affection." Teresa Reichlen and Jared Angle were the dancers for this coaching session. To music originally intended for Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, Adams and d'Amboise were Balanchine's first choice subjects in his 1961, now ubiquitous, grand pas de deux. An injury to Adams forced a cast change and the premiere was danced by Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow. D'Amboise and Ludlow's solo variation is exceptionally different from what is currently performed, including a musical repeat of the opening phrase. Anthony Huxley showed both the former and latter version of the male solo.
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Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Roman Mejia, 2000-, Indiana Woodward
Contributor
Jacques d'Amboise, 1934-, Barbara Karinska, 1886-1983, Otterson Creative Media
Author / Creator
Jacques d'Amboise, 1934-, Hershy Kay, 1919-1981, Roman Mejia, 2000-, Indiana Woodward
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
George Balanchine Foundation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 The George Balanchine Foundation
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