Theme and Variations (ballet)
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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 (1884). The premiere took place November 26, 1947, with Ballet Theatre (shortly thereafter renamed American Ballet Theater) at City Center of Music and Drama
. Theme and Variations was conceived specially for Alicia Alonso
and Youskevitch. The City Ballet premiere occurred February 5, 1960, again at City Center. It was incorporated by Balanchine into his later Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
as its fourth (and final) movement, now titled Tema con variazioni. Theme and Variations is still danced independently of the other three movements of Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 by NYCB as well as other companies.
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 the final movement of 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 November 26, 1947, with Ballet Theatre (shortly thereafter renamed American Ballet Theater) at City Center of Music and Drama
New York City Center
New York City Center is a 2,750-seat Moorish Revival theater located at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. It is one block south of Carnegie Hall...
. Theme and Variations was conceived specially for Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso Martínez is the Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. Her company became the Ballet de Cuba in 1955....
and Youskevitch. The City Ballet premiere occurred February 5, 1960, again at City Center. It was incorporated by Balanchine into his later Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
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...
as its fourth (and final) movement, now titled Tema con variazioni. Theme and Variations is still danced independently of the other three movements of Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 by NYCB as well as other companies.
Original
- Alicia AlonsoAlicia AlonsoAlicia Alonso Martínez is the Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. Her company became the Ballet de Cuba in 1955....
- Cynthia Riseley
- Anna Cheselka
- Melissa HaydenMelissa Hayden (dancer)Melissa Hayden was a Canadian ballerina at the New York City Ballet.-Early life:...
- Paula Lloyd
- Igor YouskevitchIgor YouskevitchIgor Youskevitch was a ballet dancer and a choreographer of Russian-Ukrainian origin, famous as one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century, as a master of the classic style, e.g., in Afternoon of a Faun, and as a dance partner to Alicia Alonso.- Early years :Born in the village...
- Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso (dancer)Fernando Alonso is a Cuban ballet dancer and ex-husband of Alicia Alonso.-References:...
- Eric Braun
- Fernand NaultFernand NaultFernand Nault, OC, CQ was a Canadian dancer and choreographer.He was born Fernand-Noël Boissonneault in Montreal. After he abandoned his original career choice to become a priest, he studied dance with Maurice Morenoff in Montreal and went on to study in New York City, London and Paris...
- Zachary Solov
2009 Saratoga Springs
first cast
- 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
- Sterling Hyltin
- Gonzalo Garcia