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26. Caesar and Cleopatra 1923
Play by George Bernard Shaw
Music
Yuri Shaporin
Choreography
Pantomime and dances choreographed by George Balanchine
Production
Produced and directed by V. R. Rappaport. Scenery and costumes by Vladimir A. Schouko.
Premiere
September 30, 1923, Petrograd Drama Theater [group], Maly Opera Theater, Petrograd
Cast
Cleopatra, Eugenia Wolf-Israel; others
Performance Type
Theater
Note
Balanchine choreographed the pantomime and dances in Act I, and movements for Cleopatra.
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