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Balanchine Catalogue
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266. [Pas de Deux] 1949
Made for Television
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
Performance Type
Television
See Also
  • 291. One, Yuletide Square,
    302.1. Pas de Deux,
    387. Coppélia
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Note
In the late 1940s or early 1950s, Balanchine choreographed a pas de deux for Tanaquil Le Clercq and Nicholas Magallanes, telecast by CBC Television, Montreal. The ballet had elements of the Coppélia story.

Tanaquil Le Clercq

Balanchine in front of the curtain in a blue jacket and plaid pants after a performance of Union Jack
George Balanchine
Heather Watts in a penché, supported by Mel Tomlinson in a performance of Agon
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Kyra Nichols amidst a corps of dancers all reaching to the side of stage in tulle skirts in a performance of Scotch Symphony
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