- Ecstatic Orange
"Ecstatic Orange" is a ballet made by
New York City Ballet balletmaster (subsequently balletmaster in chief)Peter Martins toMichael Torke 's "Verdant Music" (1985), "Purple" (1987) and "Ecstatic Orange" (1985) for City Ballet's American Music Festival; the second movement, "Purple", was to a score commissioned for the occasion. The premiere of the expanded version took place on June 13, 1987, at theNew York State Theater , Lincoln Center with lighting by Mark Stanley (an earlier version appeared in January of that year.) "Ecstatic Orange" was the first in a series of collaborations between the choreographer and composer.Casts
original
:
Heather Watts :Helene Alexopoulos :Victoria Hall:Jock Soto :Peter Frame :Mel A. Tomlinson Spring 2008 Dancers' Choice benefit for the Dancers' Emergency Fund
::"Purple":
Janie Taylor :Craig Hall References
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Playbill ", New York City Ballet, Friday, June 27, 2008External links
* [http://www.nycballet.com New York City Ballet home page]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3D7113CF934A25752C0A961948260 NY Times review by
Anna Kisselgoff , January 17, 1987]* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6D71F31F930A25755C0A961948260 NY Times review by
Anna Kisselgoff , June 13, 1987]* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D6163EF934A35754C0A967958260 Sunday NY Times article by
Anna Kisselgoff , July 7, 1991]* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/arts/dance/30ball.html NY Times review by
Alastair Macaulay , June 30, 2008]
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