350. Pas de Deux and Divertissement 1965
- Music
Léo Delibes (excerpts from La Source [Naïla], 1866, and Sylvia, ou la Nymphe de Diane, 1876)
- Choreography
George Balanchine. Staged by Frederic Franklin
- Production
Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by David Hays
- Premiere
January 14, 1965, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
VALSE LENTE AND PAS DE DEUX: Melissa Hayden, André Prokovsky;
ALLEGRO VIVACE: Suki Schorer, 8 women;
VARIATION: Prokovsky;
PIZZICATI: Hayden;
VALSE DES FLEURS: Entire cast
ALLEGRO VIVACE: Suki Schorer, 8 women;
VARIATION: Prokovsky;
PIZZICATI: Hayden;
VALSE DES FLEURS: Entire cast
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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36. Pizzicato Polka,
*273. Sylvia: Pas de Deux,
274. Music and Dance,
364. La Source,
387. Coppélia
Note
VALSE LENTE AND PAS DE DEUX was originally choreographed for the New York City Ballet in 1950, titled Sylvia: Pas de Deux [273]. In 1969, the ALLEGRO VIVACE and VALSE DES FLEURS were incorporated into La Source [364], choreographed for the New York City Ballet.
Structure of ballet and its relationship to Sylvia: Pas de Deux [273] and La Source [364] clarified by Arlene Croce, Melissa Hayden, Suki Schorer, Jacques d’Amboise
