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425. Variations for Orchestra 1982
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (Variations in Memory of Aldous Huxley, 1965)
- Choreography
George Balanchine, in collaboration with Suzanne Farrell
- Production
Lighting by Ronald Bates
- Premiere
July 2, 1982, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
Suzanne Farrell
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
The premiere of this ballet intended for the Stravinsky Centennial Celebration took place two weeks after its official close. Balanchine had first choreographed a solo for Suzanne Farrell to this music as the final section of his 1966 work for the New York City Ballet [353], in which the music was played three times. The 1982 ballet was entirely rechoreographed. This was Balanchine’s final work.
Additional Productions
Stagings
2001 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2002 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
2003 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Recorded Performances
Television
1983 (PBS, Great Performances/Dance in America, “Balanchine Celebrates Stravinsky”)
Source Notes
Gordon Boelzner, Barbara Horgan
