''Jewels'' is a three-act ballet created for the
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...
by co-founder and founding choreographer
George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
*
*
*
* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...
. It premièred on Thursday, 13 April 1967 at the
New York State Theater
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet, modern and other forms of dance, part of the Lincoln Center, at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Originally ...
, with sets designed by Peter Harvey and lighting by
Ronald Bates
Ronald Bates (July 14, 1932 - August 25, 1986) was an American ballet lighting designer, particularly for the New York City Ballet.
Early life and career
Bates was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1932. He studied scenic design at Los Angeles City ...
.
''Jewels'' has been called the first full-length abstract ballet.
It has three related movements: ''
Emeralds
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p. ...
'', ''
Rubies
A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sap ...
'', and ''
Diamonds
Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, b ...
'' (usually separated by intermissions). It can also be seen as three separate ballets, linked by their jewel-colored costumes. Balanchine commented: "The ballet had nothing to do with jewels. The dancers are just dressed like jewels." Each of the three acts features the music of a different composer: ''Emeralds'' is set to the music of
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...
, ''Rubies'' to the music of
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
and ''Diamonds'' to music by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
.
Costumes
The costumes were created by Balanchine's long-time collaborator
Barbara Karinska
Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska (October 3, 1886 – October 18, 1983), was the Oscar-winning costumier of cinema, ballet, musical and dramatic theatre, lyric opera and ice spectacles. Over her 50 year caree ...
, who created a distinct look for each different act: romantic, calf-length tulle skirts for ''Emeralds'', fabric that flared at the hips of both men and women in ''Rubies'', and the flat, classical
tutu of the Imperial Russian Ballet for ''Diamonds''. The costumes were such finely crafted pieces of art in their own right that some of them have been exhibited in museums and in theatre lobbies. Even Claude Arpels of
Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels is a French high-end luxury jewelry company. It was founded in 1896 by the Dutch diamond-cutter Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law Salomon Arpels in Paris. Their pieces often feature flowers, animals, and fairies, and hav ...
, who suggested the idea of a ballet based on gems to the choreographer, was impressed with her attention to finding the finest trim that would accurately represent the true glitter of genuine gemstones. Additionally, Karinska's painstaking work is credited with making the costumes last despite the sweat and strain of dancing in them. Her designs, needlework and choice in fabrics made them both durable and danceable, illustrating that the bodies inside the costumes were deserving of her utmost respect. When questioned about her attention to her almost extravagant detail she replied, "I sew for girls and boys who make my costumes dance; their bodies deserve my clothes."
Music
Emeralds
* extracts from
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...
's ''
Pelléas et Mélisande'' (1898) and ''
Shylock
Shylock is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' (c. 1600). A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal antagonist. His defeat and conversion to Christianity form the climax of the ...
'' (1889).
** average length 31 mins.
Rubies
*
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
The Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was revised in 1949.
Stravinsky designed the Capriccio to be a virtuoso, virtuosic vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from pl ...
(1929) by
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
.
** average length 19 mins.
Diamonds
* Movements 2, 3, 4 and 5 from
Symphony No. 3 in D major (1875) by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
** average length 31 mins.
Casts
Original
At the premiere in Spring 1967, Mimi Paul danced the parts of Sicilienne variation and the Nocturne ("walking")
pas de deux in ''Emeralds''. Paul later went on to coach other dancers in the part, including
Sara Mearns
Sara Ann Mearns (born 19 January 1986) is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet.
Early life
Mearns was born in Columbia, South Carolina. Her mother is a nurse. At age three, she began dancing with Ann Brodi ...
.
:: ''Emeralds''
*
Violette Verdy
Violette Verdy (born Nelly Armande Guillerm; 1 December 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in t ...
*
Mimi Paul Mimi or MIMI may refer to:
People
* Mimi (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Constantin Mimi (1868–1935), Bessarabian politician and winemaker
* Mimi (footballer, born 1996), Bissau Guinean footballer
* Mohanad Ali (born 2 ...
*
Sara Leland
Sally Harrington (August 2, 1941 – November 28, 2020), known professionally as Sara Leland, was an American ballet dancer and ''répétiteur''. She started her career with the Joffrey Ballet in 1959, and was recruited to join the New York City ...
*
Suki Schorer
Suki Schorer is an American ballet dancer, ballet mistress, teacher, and writer.
She danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet from 1959 to 1972.
Suki Schorer teaches at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New Yor ...
* 10 additional women
*
Conrad Ludlow
Conrad Ludlow is a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. He also danced at San Francisco Ballet and founded and directed Ballet Oklahoma (now Oklahoma City Ballet). He is currently a professor at the University ...
*
Francisco Moncion
Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his long career, spanning some forty years, he created roles in major works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and others. ...
*
John Prinz
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
:: ''Rubies''
*
Patricia McBride
Patricia McBride (born August 23, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet. McBride joined the New York City Ballet in 1959. She became a principal in 1961, becoming the company's ...
*
Patricia Neary
Patricia Neary (born October 27, 1942) is an American ballerina, choreographer and ballet director, who has been particularly active in Switzerland. She has also been an ambassador for the Balanchine Trust, bringing George Balanchine's ballets to ...
*
Edward Villella
Edward Villella (born October 1, 1936) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He is frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer of ballet at the time. He has won numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy Award for Outst ...
* 8 additional women
* 4 additional men
:: ''Diamonds''
*
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is an American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Farrell began her ballet training at the age of eight. In 1960, she received a scholarship t ...
*
Jacques d'Amboise
* 4
demi-soloist Demi-soloist can have one of two meanings in the ballet. The first is for a solo rôle normally danced by a member of the ''corps de ballet''. Such rôles are often made in pairs, that is, two corps dancers, dance together, frequently in mirror imag ...
couples
* 12 additional women
* 12 additional men
Stagings (other than NYCB)
* 1974
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded ...
[Garnier]
* 1977
Dutch National Ballet
The Dutch National Ballet (Dutch: Het Nationale Ballet) is the official and largest ballet company in the Netherlands.
History
The Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdam Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged.
The company h ...
* 1980
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (GBCM) is a ballet company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A creative and repertory company, it performs works that reflect the diverse trends of contemporary ballet.
History
Les Grands Ballets Canadien ...
* 1980
Zurich Ballet[Ballett des Opernhauses Zurich]
* 1981
Chicago City Ballet[closed]
* 1982
Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper[East Berlin]
* 1982
Los Angeles Ballet
Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) is a classical ballet company based in Los Angeles. While rehearsals take place at the Los Angeles Ballet Center, the company tours venues across LA County, such as the Dolby Theatre and Royce Hall, during its performanc ...
* 1985
Ballet de l'Opera du Rhin[Strasbourg, France]
* 1985
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world and originates from 1748, when the Ro ...
* 1986
Boston Ballet
The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and Sydney Leonard, and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. I ...
* 1986
Pennsylvania Ballet
The Philadelphia Ballet, formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet until rebranding in 2021, is Philadelphia's largest ballet company. The company's annual local season features six programs of classic favorites, as well as new works, including the Ph ...
* 1986 Ballet de l'Opera du Rhin
* 1986 Dutch National Ballet
* 1987
Ballet of Flanders[ Koninklijk Ballet Van Vlaanderen/Royal Flemish Ballet]
* 1987
The Chautauqua Institution[New York]
* 1987
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Franc ...
* 1987
Texas Ballet[formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet]
* 1988
Ballet du Nord[France]
* 1988
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004.
The company consists of 49 dan ...
* 1988
PACT Ballet
A pact, from Latin ''pactum'' ("something agreed upon"), is a formal agreement between two or more parties. In international relations, pacts are usually between two or more sovereign states. In domestic politics, pacts are usually between two or ...
[Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa]
* 1988 Boston Ballet
* 1988 Royal Danish Ballet
* 1989
Louisville Ballet
The Louisville Ballet is a ballet school and company based in Louisville, Kentucky and is the official state ballet of The Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is led by artistic and executive director Robert Curran, an Australian dancer and choreograp ...
* 1989
Royal Ballet, London
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...
* 1990
Ballet de San Juan
* 1990
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (The Monte Carlo Ballet) is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco. It is the official national company of the ...
* 1990 Ballet du Nord
* 1990 Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper
[Berlin]
* 1990 PACT Ballet
* 1990 Paris Opera Ballet
* 1991
Ballet Chicago
* 1991 Pacific Northwest Ballet
* 1991 San Francisco Ballet
* 1991 Texas Ballet
* 1992
Ballett der Deutschen Oper[Berlin]
* 1992
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida, led by artistic director Lourdes Lopez. MCB was founded in 1985 by Toby Lerner Ansin, a Miami philanthropist. Ansin and the founding board hired Edward Villella, f ...
* 1992 Miami City Ballet
* 1992 Pennsylvania Ballet
* 1993
Finnish National Ballet
Finnish National Ballet (Suomen Kansallisbaletti) is a professional ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1922 and it currently employs 73 dancers. It is the only Finnish company that regula ...
* 1993
Sacramento Ballet The Sacramento Ballet was founded in 1954 by Barbara Crockett and Deane Crockett. During Ms. Crockett’s tenure as Company Director, The Sacramento Ballet gained national recognition as one of the finest regional ballet companies. Through communi ...
* 1993 Ballet du Nord
* 1994
La Scala
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[Corpo do Ballo del Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy]
* 1994
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) is an American professional ballet company based in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA).
History 1969 - Founding
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre was founded in 1969 by a Yugoslavian choreog ...
* 1994 Louisville Ballet
* 1994 Miami City Ballet
* 1994 Miami City Ballet
* 1994 PACT Ballet
* 1994 Texas Ballet
* 1995
American Repertory Ballet
The American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is an American ballet company based in New Jersey.
The company was founded by Audrée Estey in 1963, as the Princeton Regional Ballet Company. In 1978, it became a professional company and was renamed Princeton ...
* 1995
Kansas City Ballet
The Kansas City Ballet (KCB) is an American professional ballet company based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company was founded in 1957 by Russian expatriate Tatiana Dokoudovska. The KCB presents five major performances each season to include ...
* 1995 Miami City Ballet
* 1995 Pacific Northwest Ballet
* 1996
Asami Maki Ballet[Japan]
* 1996
Cincinnati Ballet
The Cincinnati Ballet is a professional ballet company founded in 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States and had its first performance in 1964. The current artistic director is Victoria Morgan.
Founding
Organizing founders Nancy Bauer, Virgini ...
* 1996
Colorado Ballet
Colorado Ballet encompasses a 31-member professional performing ballet company, a studio company for advanced dance students, an Academy, and an education and outreach department. Based in downtown Denver, Colorado, Colorado Ballet serves more tha ...
* 1996
North Carolina Dance Theatre
* 1996 Miami City Ballet
* 1996 Paris Opera Ballet
* 1996 Pennsylvania Ballet
* 1996 Texas Ballet
* 1997
Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona is a professional ballet company in Phoenix, Arizona directed by Ib Andersen. The company was created in 1986 by a merger of three smaller Arizonan dance companies that were struggling to survive. Today, the company of thirty-one dan ...
* 1997
Milwaukee Ballet
The Milwaukee Ballet is a professional ballet company founded by Roberta Boorse of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in Milwaukee, and is currently run by Michael Pink, the artistic director.
History
The Milwaukee Ballet was fou ...
* 1997 Dutch National Ballet
* 1997 Miami City Ballet
* 1997 Miami City Ballet
* 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
* 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
* 1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
* 1997 San Francisco Ballet
* 1997 Texas Ballet
* 1998
Alberta Ballet
Alberta Ballet (also known as the Alberta Ballet Company) was founded by Muriel Taylor and Dr. Ruth Carse in 1958 and became a professional company in 1966. The company is a resident company of both the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmo ...
* 1998
Hartford Ballet
* 1998
San Diego Ballet
* 1998
Singapore Dance Theatre
The Singapore Ballet (formerly known as Singapore Dance Theatre) is Singapore's national dance company, founded in 1988 by Anthony Then and Goh Soo Khim. The Artistic Director of the company is Janek Schergen.
History
It made its debut in Jun ...
* 1998 PACT Ballet
* 1998 Texas Ballet
* 1999
Ballet Austin
* 1999
Carolina Ballet
Carolina Ballet is one of America’s premier arts organizations, programming traditional ballets by legendary masters and new works by contemporary choreographers. The Ballet was launched as a professional company in 1998 under the direction of F ...
* 1999
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
* 1999 Cincinnati Ballet
* 1999 Paris Opera Ballet
* 1999 Pennsylvania Ballet
* 1999 Royal Danish Ballet
* 1999 Sacramento Ballet
* 2000
National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca as the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 ...
* 2000
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America.
History
It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally (who also fou ...
* 2000 Dutch National Ballet
* 2000 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2000 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
* 2001
Ballet National de Marseille
The Ballet National de Marseille is a dance company based in Marseille, France. The company combines modern dance and classical ballet.
Overview
The Ballet National de Marseille was founded by the dancer and choreographer Roland Petit in 1972.
T ...
* 2001
Ballet NY
* 2002
Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
* 2002 Kirov Ballet
[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts][Metropolitan Opera Association]
* 2002 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2002 San Francisco Ballet
* 2002 San Francisco Ballet
* 2002 San Francisco Ballet
* 2002 San Francisco Ballet
* 2002 Texas Ballet
* 2003
BalletMet[Columbus, Ohio]
* 2003
Oregon Ballet Theatre
Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) is a ballet company in Portland, Oregon, United States. The company performs an annual five-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and conducts regional and national tours. It was featured in t ...
* 2003
Washington Ballet
The Washington Ballet (TWB) is an ensemble of professional ballet dancers based in Washington DC. It was founded in 1976 by Mary Day, and has been under the artistic directorship of Julie Kent since 2016. Septime Webre was artistic director for ...
* 2003 Cincinnati Ballet
* 2003 Milwaukee Ballet
* 2003 National Ballet of Canada
* 2003 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2003 Zurich Ballet
* 2004
Cape Town City Ballet
The Cape Town City Ballet Company, formerly known as the CAPAB Ballet Company, is a dance company based in Cape Town, South Africa.
History
The Cape Town City Ballet originated from the UCT Ballet Company, which was established by Dulcie Howe ...
* 2004 Boston Ballet
* 2004 Colorado Ballet
* 2004 Finnish National Ballet
* 2004 La Scala
* 2004 Louisville Ballet
* 2004 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2004 Sacramento Ballet
* 2005
Scottish National Ballet
* 2005
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is a ballet company housed at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., and founded in 2000 by Suzanne Farrell, one of George Balanchine's most celebrated ballerinas, and a former New York City Ballet principal dancer. Unti ...
* 2005
Teatro Colón
The Teatro Colón (Spanish: ''Columbus Theatre'') is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acousti ...
* 2005 Pacific Northwest Ballet
* 2006
Chamberlain Ballet
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Profession
*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
People
*Chamberlain (surname)
**Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...
* 2006
Hamburg Ballet
The Hamburg Ballet is a ballet company based in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973, it has been directed by the American dancer and choreographer John Neumeier. In addition there is a ballet school, , established in 1978. The performances of the Hamb ...
* 2006 Alberta Ballet
* 2006 City Ballet of San Diego
* 2006 Dutch National Ballet
* 2006 Kirov Ballet
* 2006 Pacific Northwest Ballet
* 2006 San Francisco Ballet
* 2007
Festival Ballet
English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottis ...
* 2007 Ballet Arizona
[''Rubies'']
* 2007 Los Angeles Ballet
* 2007 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2007 Royal Ballet, London
* 2008
Charleston Ballet Theatre
* 2008
Hong Kong Ballet
The Hong Kong Ballet () is a classical ballet company founded in 1979.
History
The company was created in 1979.
Since 1997, The Hong Kong Ballet has concluded more than 30 tours to 10 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
I ...
* 2008
Nevada Ballet Theatre
* 2008 Los Angeles Ballet
* 2008 National Ballet of Canada
* 2008 Paris Opera Ballet
* 2008 Royal Ballet, London
* 2008 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
[''Diamonds'']
* 2009 Scottish National Ballet
* 2011
Ballet Dortmund
* 2011
Semperoper Ballett
* 2011 La Scala
* 2011 Royal Ballet, London
* 2012 Ballet West, Utah
* 2012 Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow
* 2012 The University of Arizona
* 2013 Royal Ballet, London
* 201
Oklahoma City Ballet* 2014 La Scala
* 201
Boston Ballet* 201
Pacific Northwest Ballet* 2015 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
[''Emeralds'']
* 201
Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam* 2016 The
Sarasota Ballet
The Sarasota Ballet is an American ballet company based in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 1987 by former ballet dancer Jean Weidner Goldstein and is now acclaimed for its performances of Sir Frederick Ashton's ballets under its director Iai ...
* 2017 Royal Ballet, London
* 2017 Lincoln Center Festival (Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Bolshoi Ballet)
* 2018
Bayerisches Staatsballett
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(Bavarian State Ballet)
* 2018 Ballet West, Utah
* 2018 Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia
* 2019–2020 Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
* 2022 Miami City Ballet
* 2022 Royal Danish Ballet
Excerpts
Venues
Companies
Quotes
"It is open to doubt whether even George Balanchine has ever created a work in which the inspiration was so sustained, the invention so imaginative or the concept so magnificent as in the three-act ballet that had its world première at the New York State Theater last night."
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 sign ...
Awards
In 2008, the Royal Ballet won two
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...
s for their company premiere of ''Jewels'' at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, featuring new scenic designs by
Jean-Marc Puissant, original costume designs by Barbara Karinska, and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. This was the first performance of the full-length ballet by the company, picking up the awards for
Best New Dance Production and
Outstanding Achievement in Dance. The Olivier Awards are the highest honour in professional British theatre and are equivalent to Broadway's
Tony Awards
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...
.
Recordings
DVD
* ''Balanchine – Jewels'' by the
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded ...
(2000). With
Aurelie Dupont,
Alessio Carbone,
Marie-Agnès Gillot
Marie-Agnès Gillot (born in 1975) is a French ballet dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Paris Opera Ballet as an ''étoiles''. She is also POB's first in-house female dancer to choreograph for the company.
Early life
Gillot was born i ...
,
Agnes Letestu,
Jean-Guillaume Bart,
Clairemarie Osta
Clairemarie Osta (born 1970) is a French ballet dancer who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as an ''Danseur étoile, étoile''. In 2017, she became the head of the ballet department at the Royal Swedish Ballet School.
Early life
Osta was bor ...
and
Kader Belarbi Kader Belarbi (born 1962) is a French ballet Ballet dancer, dancer, Choreography, choreographer and Artistic director, director. He spent his whole career in the Paris Opera Ballet, Paris National Opera Ballet, between 1980 and 2008, and belongs to ...
.
* ''Choreography by Balanchine'' by the New York City Ballet (1979). With
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) is an American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Farrell began her ballet training at the age of eight. In 1960, she received a scholarship t ...
and
Merrill Ashley
Linda Michelle Merrill (born December 2, 1950), known professionally as Merrill Ashley, is an American former ballet dancer and ''répétiteur''. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1967, was promoted to principal dancer in 1977, and retired i ...
.
* ''Jewels'' by the
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
(2011). With
Irina Golub,
Uliana Lopatkina
Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991–2017. She studied at the Vaganova Academ ...
,
Igor Zelensky
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Early life
Zelensky was born on 13 July 1969, in Labinsk, Russian SFSR. He was a ...
,
Andrian Fadeyev,
Zhanna Ayupova
Other
In light of
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts,
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...
released recordings of ''Rubies'' and ''Diamond''. ''Rubies'' featured
Megan Fairchild,
Gonzalo Garcia and Mira Nadon, and was the latter's debut. ''Diamond'' starred
Sara Mearns
Sara Ann Mearns (born 19 January 1986) is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet.
Early life
Mearns was born in Columbia, South Carolina. Her mother is a nurse. At age three, she began dancing with Ann Brodi ...
and
Russell Janzen
This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers.
Principal dancers
Soloists
This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists.
Corps de ballet
The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet.
* Victor Abreu
* Devin Albe ...
. Both ''Rubies'' and ''Diamond'' are recorded in 2019. The
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world and originates from 1748, when the Ro ...
released a video of ''Emerald'', featuring
Amy Watson, Jonathan Chmelensky,
Susanne Grinder
Susanne Grinder (born November 1981) is a Danish ballet dancer. She joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 1998, becoming a principal dancer in 2012.
Early life
Born in Helsingør in 1981, her father is a bank manager, her mother a graduate in Danish ...
and
Marcin Kupinski
Marcin Kupinski (born 1983) is a Polish ballet dancer. In 2002, he joined the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen becoming a principal dancer in 2011 after performing in August Bournonville's ''A Folk Tale''.
Biography
Kupinski was born and raised ...
.
References
Bibliography
* ''
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's pr ...
'', NYCB, Wednesday, January 2, 2008
* ''
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's pr ...
'', NYCB, Saturday, May 31, 2008
* ''
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's pr ...
'', NYCB, Saturday, June 7, 2008
* ''Repertory Week'', NYCB, Winter season, 2008 repertory, week 1
NY Times, Monday, April 17, 1967, by Clive Barnes (critic), Clive Barnes
* [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A10FB385F16738DDDA90B94DC405B878AF1D3 Sunday NY Times, April 30, 1967, by Richard F. Shepard]
NY Times, Saturday, July 8, 1967, by Don McDonagh
External links
Jewelson the website of the ''
Balanchine Trust''
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1967 ballet premieres
Ballets by George Balanchine
Ballets to the music of Gabriel Fauré
Ballets to the music of Igor Stravinsky
Ballets to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ballets designed by Barbara Karinska
Ballets designed by Peter Harvey
Ballets designed by Ronald Bates
New York City Ballet repertory