- A Suite of Dances
"A Suite of Dances" is a ballet made by
New York City Ballet balletmasterJerome Robbins onMikhail Baryshnikov to four movements from Bach's "Six Suites for Solo Cello " (1720):*"Prelude" from "Suite I" in G major, BMV 1007
*"Sarabande" from "Suite V" in C minor, BMV 1011
*"Gigue" from "Suite I" in G major, BMV 1007
*"Prelude" from "Suite VI" in D major, BMV 1012The premiere took place in March of 1994 at the Baryshnikov's
White Oak Dance Project ; the City Ballet premiere was May 10 of that year at theNew York State Theatre , Lincoln CenterCasts
original
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Mikhail Baryshnikov 2007 Fall for Dance, New York City Center
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Damian Woetzel Spring 2008 Jerome Robbins celebration
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Nicolas Le Riche References
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Playbill ", New York City Ballet, Tuesday, June 17*"Repertory Week", New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 8
External links
* [http://jeromerobbins.org/ The Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust website]
* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E0D8113AF936A35750C0A962958260 NY Times review by
Anna Kisselgoff , March 5, 1994]* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0D71039F931A25756C0A962958260 NY Times review by Jack Anderson, May 12, 1994]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFDD1F38F93AA15756C0A962958260&scp=5 NY Times article by
Anna Kisselgoff , May 29, 1994]* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/arts/dance/04flan.html NY Times review by
Roslyn Sulcas , October 4, 2007]* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/arts/dance/16ball.html NY Times review by
Gia Kourklas , June 16, 2008]
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