230. Circus Polka 1945
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (1942, written at the request of George Balanchine, with the dedication ‘For a young elephant’)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
November 5, 1945, Carnegie Hall, New York. National Orchestral Society, Leon Barzin, musical director. Danced by students of the School of American Ballet
- Cast
A Little Elephant, Judy Kursch; corps de ballet
Performance Type
Concert Works
Note
Performed once, on a program arranged by Lincoln Kirstein entitled Adventure in Ballet, which also included Élégie [245] and Symphonie Concertante [241], danced by students of the School of American Ballet, with Todd Bolender as guest artist.
