Tango (Balanchine)

Tango (Balanchine)

"Tango" is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Stravinsky's "Tango for Piano Forte" (1940) arranged 1953 by the composer. The premiere took place June 10, 1982, as part of City Ballets's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration‎ at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Original cast

*Karin von Aroldingen

*Christopher d'Amboise

External links

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://www.balanchine.com George Balanchine Trust website]

* [http://www.balanchine.org George Balanchine Foundation website]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E0DD163BF932A25755C0A964948260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, June 11, 1982]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E4DD123BF930A25751C0A962948260 NY Times article by John J. O'Connor, February 13, 1984]


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