''N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz'' is a ballet made by

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

, subsequently ballet master of

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' ...

(NYCB) to music of the same title by Robert Prince. The premiere took place on 8 June 1958 at the Festival of the Two Worlds in

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, performed by Ballets: USA and subsequently on Broadway. The NYCB premiere was on 29 April 2005 at the

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, with scenery by

Ben Shahn Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as ''The Shape of Content''. Biography Shahn was born ...

, costumes by Florence Klutz and lighting by

Jennifer Tipton Jennifer Tipton (born September 11, 1937) is an award winning American lighting designer. She has designed for dance, theater, and opera. She is known for working on many productions of American Ballet Theatre. Life and career Tipton was born in ...

Casts

Original Spoleto

* Patricia Dunn * Wilma Curley *

Sondra Lee Sondra Lee (born September 30, 1930) is an American former actress and dancer who performed on Broadway, on television, and in films. Early years Lee was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up there. As a child, she received growth hormone shot ...

* Gwen Lewis * Erin Martin * Barbra Milberg * Beryl Towbin * Joan Van Orden * Jay Norman * Tom Abbott * Bob Bakanic * John Mandia * James White * John Jones * James Moore * ''staged by'' Edward Verso

NYCB premiere

Ellen Bar 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 ...

Rebecca Krohn Rebecca Krohn (born 1981/1982) is an American retired ballet dancer. She danced with the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer until her retirement in 2017, then became a ballet master and served as one of the interim leaders between late 2 ...

* Ashley Laracey *

Georgina Pazcoguin Georgina Pazcoguin is an American ballerina. She is a soloist with the New York City Ballet, and is known for challenging racism in ballet, and for performing on Broadway. Early life Pazcoguin was born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She ...

Tiler Peck Tiler Kalyn Peck (born January 12, 1989) is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. As well as ballet, she has performed in musical theatre shows and has made cameo appearances in films including ''Donni ...

* Sara Ricard *

Rachel Rutherford Rachel Rutherford (born Rachel Rutherford Englund Knapp) is a former soloist with New York City Ballet. Rutherford was born in New York City, the daughter of dancer and ballet teacher Gage Bush Englund. She began her training at age eight at the ...

* Stephanie Zungre *

Antonio Carmena 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 ...

Adrian Danchig-Waring 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 ...

* Craig Hall *

Adam Hendrickson 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 ...

* Seth Orza *

Amar Ramasar Amar Ramasar (born 1981) is an American ballet dancer and former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet (NYCB). Ramasar joined the NYCB as an apprentice in 2000 and joined the corps de ballet in 2001. As of 2010, Ramasar remained the only p ...

* Sean Suozzi *

Andrew Veyette 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 ...

References

* ''

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'', NYCB, Thursday, June 5, 2008 * ''Repertory Week'', NYCB, Winter Season, 2008 repertory, week 6

Articles

DANCE VIEW; City Ballet, at the Boiling Point
NY Times by

Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...

, July 2, 1995

Reviews

NY Times

, April 28, 2005
NY Times
July 14, 1961

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