353. Variations 1966
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (Variations in Memory of Aldous Huxley, 1965)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Lighting by Ronald Bates
- Premiere
March 31, 1966, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
I. 12 women; II. 6 men; III. Suzanne Farrell
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
The music is played three times, each time with different choreography and cast. In 1982, for the New York City Ballet Stravinsky Centennial Celebration, Balanchine rechoreographed the solo (only the first and last steps were the same as the 1966 version); it was presented alone, titled Variations for Orchestra.
Suzanne Farrell