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Four Last Songs (ballet)
''Four Last Songs'' is a ballet made by Lorca Massine to Richard Strauss' eponymous music from 1946-48. First presented in 1970 at the workshop of its affiliated School of American Ballet, the New York City Ballet premiere took place on 21 January 1971 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Original cast *Susan Pilarre * Bonnie Moore * Meg Gordon * Johnna Kirkland * Lisa de Ribere * Bonita Borne *Robert Maiorano * Bryan Pitts * Nolan T’Sani {{div col end External links NY Times reviewby Clive Barnes, January 23, 1971NY Times reviewby Clive Barnes Clive Alexander Barnes (13 May 1927 – 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'', and, from 1978 until his death, '' The New York Post.'' Barnes had sig ..., January 28, 1971 Ballets by Lorca Massine Ballets to the music of Richard Strauss 1970 ballet premieres New York City Ballet repertory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorca Massine
Lorca Massine is a choreographer and dancer born in New York on July 25, 1944, to Russian émigré parents. His father, Léonide Massine, was also a notable choreographer and dancer of the 20th Century. Lorca studied dance with Yves Brieux, Victor Gsovsky, Asaf Messerer and Anatole Wilzac. Over his career, Lorca Massine has collaborated with the world-acclaimed choreographers such as Balanchine, Béjart, and his father, Léonide. Repertoire Multiple internationally renowned companies include Massine's works in their repertoires, such as the Birmingham Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Béjart's Ballet of the Twentieth Century and the Paris Opera Ballet, among others. His works have also been performed on the stages of the greatest opera houses, such as the Metropolitan Opera (New York), Teatro alla Scala (Milan), Teatro la Fenice (Venice), Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Teatro dell'Opera (Rome), Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Teatro Carlo San Felice (Genoa) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa De Ribere
The School of American Ballet (SAB) is the most renowned ballet school in the United States. School of American Ballet is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the age of six, with professional vocational ballet training for students aged 11–18. Graduates of the school achieve employment with leading ballet companies worldwide, and in the United States with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Houston Ballet. History The school was founded by the renowned Russo-Georgian-born choreographer George Balanchine, and philanthropists Lincoln Kirstein and Edward Warburg in 1934. Balanchine's self- prescribed edict, "But first, a school", is indicative of his adherence to the ideals of the training that was fostered by the Imperial Ballet School where he received his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballets To The Music Of Richard Strauss
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways. A ''ballet'' as a unified work comprises the choreography Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design ... and music for a ballet production. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained ballet dancers. Traditional classical ballets are usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
