416. The Spellbound Child/L'Enfant et les Sortilèges 1981
Made for Television
- Music
Maurice Ravel (1920-25). Lyric fantasy in two parts based on a poem by Colette (translated by Catherine Wolff)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Produced by Emile Ardolino and Judy Kinberg. Conceived for television and with choreography by George Balanchine, in collaboration with Kermit Love. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Design concept, puppets, models, and costumes by Kermit Love. Supervising Designer: David Mitchell. Lighting by Ralph Holmes
- Premiere
First telecast: May 25, 1981, Dance in America, PBS. Danced by New York City Ballet, students from the School of American Ballet, and others. Conductor of New York City Ballet orchestra: Manuel Rosenthal. Singers off-camera
- Cast
Boy, Christopher Byars; Mother; Armchair; Lady Chair, 2 women; Clock; Teapot; Chinese Cup; Fire, Karin von Aroldingen; 5 Shepherds; 5 Shepherdesses; 2 Cats; Wounded Tree; Dragonflies, 4 women; Bats, 2 women, 1 man; Moths, 6 women; 2 Frogs; 2 Owls; Toads, 8 boys
Performance Type
Television
See Also
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*48. L'Enfant et les Sortilèges,
235. The Spellbound Child (L'Enfant et les Sortilèges),
390. L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
Note
Created for television, this production used elements of the 1975 staging and employed special effects, including animation for certain parts of the narrative.
Additional Productions
Other Versions
1925, Opéra de Monte-Carlo (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes).
1946, Ballet Society (The Spellbound Child [L’Enfant et les Sortilèges]).
1975, New York City Ballet (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Ravel Festival)
1946, Ballet Society (The Spellbound Child [L’Enfant et les Sortilèges]).
1975, New York City Ballet (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Ravel Festival)
1981 (PBS, Dance in America)
