74.1. Romanesque 1927
- Music
Alexander Glazounov (character mazurka from Raymonda, Act I, 1896), arranged by Alexei Archangelsky
- Choreography
George Balanchine [?], quite possibly with the assistance of Tamara Geva
- Production
Presented by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Guest. Conceived and directed by Nikita Balieff. Scenery by Perez Sucre. Costume design uncredited
- Premiere
October 10, 1927, Balieff’s Chauve-Souris (The Bat Theatre of Moscow), Cosmopolitan Theater, New York. Conductor: S. Kogan
- Cast
Tamara Geva
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
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73. Grotesque Espagnol,
74. Sarcasm,
85.1. The Romance of the Toys,
85.2. The Celebrated Popoff's Porcelains,
85.3. Fragment of an Etruscan Vase
Note
Balanchine’s contribution to the choreography, if any, is not clear, since Geva gave conflicting accounts, sometimes crediting the choreography to herself (interviews 1939, 1976, 1980, 1984), sometimes to Balanchine (interviews 1991, 1997).
Tamara Geva, Lincoln Kirstein. Although part of a revue, these pieces were reviewed separately by J[ohn] M[artin] in the New York Times, December 11, 1927. Additional information about the Chauve-Souris productions [73] [74, 74.1] [85.1, 85.2, 85.3] provided by Claude Conyers.
