- Episodes (ballet)
"Episodes" is a ballet made by
New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmasterGeorge Balanchine toAnton von Webern 's "Symphony", Op. 21; "Five Pieces ", Op. 10; "Concerto", Op. 24; and "Ricercata in Six Voices from Bach's Musical Offering ". The premiere took place May 19, 1959, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York. "Balanchine andLincoln Kirstein invitedMartha Graham to choreograph a joint work with Balanchine using all of Webern's orchestral pieces. The result was no true collaboration but a work comprised of two separate sections. Graham's contribution, "Episodes I", was danced by her company plus four dancers from New York City Ballet. "Episodes II", created by Balanchine, was danced by New York City Ballet andPaul Taylor , who was then a dancer in Graham's company. After 1960, Graham's section and the solo variation were no longer performed at New York City Ballet." [ [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website] ]Original cast
*
Violette Verdy
*Diana Adams
*Allegra Kent
*Melissa Hayden*
Jonathan Watts
*Jacques d'Amboise
*Paul Taylor
*Nicholas Magallanes
*Francisco Moncion Notes
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://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C17FC3E54127B93C5A9178DD85F4D8585F9 NY Times review by John Martin, June 7, 1959]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801EFD8173CF93BA35756C0A9629C8B63 NY Times review by
Jennifer Dunning , May 8, 2004]
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