Jewels
Ballet
Cast | 07.12.2019
| Conductor | Paul Connelly |
| Choreography | George Balanchine |
| Music | Gabriel Fauré |
| Igor Strawinski | |
| Peter I. Tschaikowski | |
| Costume Design | Barbara Karinska |
| Stage Design | Peter Harvey |
| Lighting Design | Mark Stanley |
| Stage Design Adaption | John C. Sullivan |
| Lighting Adaptation | Christian Kass |
| Emeralds 1. Pas de deux | Natascha Mair |
| Robert Gabdullin | |
| Emeralds 2. Pas de deux | Maria Yakovleva |
| Roman Lazik | |
| Emeralds Pas de trois | Ioanna Avraam |
| Alice Firenze | |
| Dumitru Taran | |
| Rubies Pas de deux | Nina Poláková |
| Davide Dato | |
| Rubies Solodame | Olga Esina |
| Diamonds Pas de deux | Liudmila Konovalova |
| Navrin Turnbull | |
Details
»Dance is music made visible« – this statement by George Balanchine, one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, is particularly true of his ballet »Jewels«. Inspired by jewellery from Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, Balanchine created a three-part work which reflects influences of three major ballet schools – France (Fauré, »Emeralds«), the United States (Stravinsky, »Rubies«) and Russia (Tchaikovsky, »Diamonds«) – and is also an homage to the three important centres of classical ballet that played a central part in Balanchine’s life story. With costumes designed by the legendary Karinska, Balanchine’s dancers sparkle like jewels: the emeralds have an ethereal softness, the rubies are cool, vital and sexy, and the diamonds have an imperial brilliance.
»Dance is music made visible« – this statement by George Balanchine, one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, is particularly true of his ballet »Jewels«. Inspired by jewellery from Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, Balanchine created a three-part work which reflects influences of three major ballet schools – France (Fauré, »Emeralds«), the United States (Stravinsky, »Rubies«) and Russia (Tchaikovsky, »Diamonds«) – and is also an homage to the three important centres of classical ballet that played a central part in Balanchine’s life story. With costumes designed by the legendary Karinska, Balanchine’s dancers sparkle like jewels: the emeralds have an ethereal softness, the rubies are cool, vital and sexy, and the diamonds have an imperial brilliance.
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