85.3. Fragment of an Etruscan Vase 1929
- Music
Claude Debussy, arranged by Alexei Archangelsky
- Choreography
G. Bulanchin [George Balanchine], maître de chorégraphie
- Production
Produced by Morris Gest. Scenes conceived and directed by Nikita Balieff. Scenery and costumes by G. Annyenkoff [Yuri Annenkov]
- Premiere
January 22, 1929, Balieff’s Chauve-Souris (The Bat Theater of Moscow), Jolson’s Theatre, New York. Conductor: S. Kogan. (Conceived, designed, set, and rehearsed in Paris, probably in Fall 1928.)
- Cast
Dancers: Mmes Alexandrova, Guerman, Karabanova, Tarassova; Messrs Gorodetsky, Romoff, Tcherniavsky
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
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73. Grotesque Espagnol,
74. Sarcasm,
74.1. Romanesque,
85.1. The Romance of the Toys,
85.2. The Celebrated Popoff's Porcelains
Note
Choreography credited to ‘Mr. George Balanchine’ in later programs. See 73, NOTE
Documentation of the 1929 production of Chauve-Souris provided by Claude Conyers