Twinkliana

"Twinkliana" is a ballet made by Sean Lavery, assistant to the balletmaster in chief at New York City Ballet on students of the Barnard College Dance Department to Mozart's "Variations on "Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman"" (or "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." The premiere took place Thursday, October 11, 1990, at Barnard's Minor Latham Playhouse. It represents an homage to George Balanchine, City Ballet's founder, who works include "Ivesiana", "Mozartiana" and "Glinkaiana" (who was, in turn, paying tribute to Fokine's "Chopiniana"). May Sofge played the piano score.

The ballet begins with a series of solos, followed by a [pas de deux] and a tutti finale. It was revived at the School of American Ballet (SAB) Workshop, June 2007.

Original cast

*Cecilia Stancell
*Ede Thurrell
*Jennifer Abramson
*Annette Ezekiel

*Margot Kong
*Jennifer Miller
*Dominic Antonucci, "guest dancer from the SAB"

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DB133BF937A25753C1A966958260 NY Times review by Jack Anderson, October 14, 1990]