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308.  The Tempest 1955
Play by William Shakespeare
  • Music
Ernst Bacon
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Production
Produced by Chandler Cowles. Directed by Denis Carey. Scenery by Horace Armistead. Costumes by Robert Fletcher. Scenery executed by Chester Rakeman Studios; costumes executed by Brooks Costume Company. Lighting by Jean Rosenthal.
  • Premiere
August 1, 1955, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut. Danced by members of the Festival company. Conductor and pianist: Andrew Heath. (Preview: July 26.)
  • Cast
Prospero, Raymond Massey; Antonio, Fritz Weaver; Ferdinand, Christopher Plummer; Caliban, Jack Palance; Miranda, Joan Chandler; Ariel, Roddy McDowall; and others. BALLET MASQUE (speaking roles): Iris, Dorothy Whitney; Ceres, Leora Dana; Juno, Virginia Baker
Performance Type
Theater
See Also
  • 224.  The Tempest
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Balanchine choreographed the ballet masque for nymphs and reapers in Act IV, Scene 1.
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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