Carnival of the Animals (ballet)
- Carnival of the Animals (ballet)
"Carnival of the Animals" is a ballet made by Christopher Wheeldon on New York City Ballet to Saint-Saëns' eponymous music. The narration was written by John Lithgow, who also performed in the premiere, which took place on May 14, 2003, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
Original cast
*Christine Redpath
*Kyra Nichols
*Yvonne Borree
*Rachel Rutherford
*Pascale van Kipnis:† "guest artist"
*John Lithgow†
*PJ Verhoest*
*Charles Askegard
*James Fayette
*Arch Higgins:* "student, School of American Ballet"
External links
* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/arts/dance/20ball.html NY Times review by Gia Kourlas, June 20, 2005]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/17/arts/dance/17ball.html NY Times review by John Rockwell, January 17, 2005]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E7DA163EF935A25756C0A9659C8B63 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, May 16, 2003]
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