329. Panamerica 1960
NUMBERS II, IV, VIII
- Music
Latin American composers (as given below), edited by Carlos Chávez
- Choreography
George Balanchine (three of eight dances), Gloria Contreras, Francisco Moncion, John Taras, and Jacques d’Amboise
- Production
Scenery and lighting by David Hays. Costumes for Numbers II and VIII by Esteban Francés, executed by Brooks Costume Company; costumes for Number IV by Karinska
- Premiere
January 20, 1960, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving. Guest Conductor for SINFONÍA NO. 5: Carlos Chávez
- Cast
II. PRELUDIOS PARA PERCUSIÓN (COLOMBIA), composed by Luis Escobar: Patricia Wilde, Erik Bruhn; IV. SINFONÍA NO. 5, FOR STRING ORCHESTRA (MEXICO), composed by Carlos Chávez: Diana Adams, Nicholas Magallanes, 6 couples; VIII. DANZAS SINFÓNICAS (CUBA), composed by Julián Orbón: Maria Tallchief, Conrad Ludlow, Arthur Mitchell, Edward Villella, 20 women, 10 men
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
A Ballet Society production. This salute to Latin America took the form of an evening-long collection of eight short ballets. During the following season (spring 1960), Number II, retitled Colombia, and Number VIII, retitled Cuba, were performed as independent works.
