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163.1. [Cabaret Dance for Josephine Baker] 1936
Music
Unknown
Choreography
George Balanchine
Premiere
February 25 [?], 1936, Chez Josephine, New York
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
133.1. Caprice,
133.1a. [Dances for Josephine Baker]
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Note
A ‘daring pash [apache] adagio’ (Variety, 3/11/36) for Baker and two men. Chez Josephine was Baker’s after-hours nightclub. It opened February 25, 1936, presumably with Balanchine’s number on the program.
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