389. Sonatine 1975 | The George Balanchine Foundation

389. Sonatine 1975

Maurice Ravel (1906)

George Balanchine

Lighting by Ronald Bates

May 15, 1975, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Pianist: Madeleine Malraux. (Preview: Annual New York City Ballet Gala Benefit, May 14.)

Violette Verdy, Jean-Pierre Bonnefous

Performance Type

Ballet

Note

Sonatine was first presented as the opening work of the Ravel Festival of the New York City Ballet which included the premieres of eight Balanchine works [389-396]. (See FESTIVALS DIRECTED BY BALANCHINE.)

Stagings

1975   Paris Opera Ballet
1976   Geneva Ballet (Grand Theatre de Geneve [Ballet])
1985   Ballet de Nancy (France)
1988   Ballett der Deutschen Oper (Berlin)
1988   NAPAC Ballet (Natal Performing Arts Council—Durban, South Africa)
1990   Ballet de Nancy (France)
1992   Pennsylvania Ballet
1992   RomaEurope
1994   Royal Danish Ballet
1995   Ballet du Nord (France)
1998   Santa Fe Festival Ballet
2000   Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
2000   Miami City Ballet
2003   Grand Theatre de Bordeaux
2003   Pennsylvania Ballet
2004   Washington Ballet
2005   Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
2005   Miami City Ballet
2010   City Ballet of San Diego
2011   Suzanne Farrell Ballet
2014   City Ballet of San Diego
2016   Paris Opera Ballet
2019   Ballet Palm Beach
2019   Indianapolis Ballet

Recorded Performances

Videos/DVD

2005, Films du Prieuré, Violette et Mr. B (excerpt)