350. Pas de Deux and Divertissement 1965
Léo Delibes (excerpts from La Source [Naïla], 1866, and Sylvia, ou la Nymphe de Diane, 1876)
George Balanchine. Staged by Frederic Franklin
Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by David Hays
January 14, 1965, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
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
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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