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107b. Dances for Sir Oswald Stoll's Variety Shows (A WALTZ FANTASY IN BLUE) 1931
- Music
Mikhail Glinka (Valse Fantaisie in B minor, 1839; orchestrated 1856)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
March 9, 1931, Sir Oswald Stoll’s Variety Shows, Coliseum
- Cast
Doris Sonne, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Concert Works
Note
Balanchine choreographed works to this music in 1953 (Valse Fantaisie), and 1967 (as section of Glinkiana, soon after performed alone as Valse Fantaisie), both for the New York City Ballet.
359. Glinkiana 1967
(later called GLINKAIANA)
- Music
Mikhail Glinka
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery, costumes, and lighting by Esteban Francés
- Premiere
November 23, 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
POLKA: Violette Verdy, Paul Mejia, 3 couples;
VALSE FANTAISIE: Mimi Paul, John Clifford, 4 women;
JOTA ARAGONESE: Melissa Hayden, 6 women, 8 men;
DIVERTIMENTO BRILLANTE: Patricia McBride, Edward Villella
VALSE FANTAISIE: Mimi Paul, John Clifford, 4 women;
JOTA ARAGONESE: Melissa Hayden, 6 women, 8 men;
DIVERTIMENTO BRILLANTE: Patricia McBride, Edward Villella
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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*107. Dances for Sir Oswald Stoll's Variety Shows (A WALTZ FANTASY IN BLUE),
132. Suites de Danse,
293. Valse Fantaisie,
366. Valse Fantaisie
Note
The curtain was lowered after each section and the décor changed. Glinkiana was seldom performed with the full four movements. From June 1,1969, VALSE FANTAISIE was presented as a separate work; the other movements were eliminated.
Recorded Performances
Videos/DVD
1980, Direct Cinema Ltd., Man Who Dances: Edward Villella (DIVERTIMENTO BRILLANTE)
Film
1973, RM Productions (VALSE FANTAISIE);
1968, Direct Cinema Ltd., Man Who Dances: Edward Villella (DIVERTIMENTO BRILLANTE)
1968, Direct Cinema Ltd., Man Who Dances: Edward Villella (DIVERTIMENTO BRILLANTE)
Television
1968 Divertimento Brillante (NBC, Bell Telephone Hour)
1968 Divertimento Brillante (CBC [Montreal], L’Heure du Concert)
293. Valse Fantaisie 1953
- Music
Mikhail Glinka (Valse Fantaisie in B minor, 1839; orchestrated 1856)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
- Premiere
January 6, 1953, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
- Cast
Diana Adams, Melissa Hayden, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nicholas Magallanes
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
-
*107. Dances for Sir Oswald Stoll's Variety Shows (A WALTZ FANTASY IN BLUE),
359. Glinkiana,
366. Valse Fantaisie
Note
The three ballerinas, wearing headdresses reminiscent of Glinka’s Russia, moved together in a perpetuum mobile, attended by the male dancer.
Additional Productions
Stagings
1958 Eglevsky Ballet Company
1964 Eglevsky Ballet Company
1970 Ballet de San Juan
1974 Cultural Center of the Philippines Dance Company
1982 New York Dance Theatre
1984 Pacific Northwest Ballet
1987 Miami City Ballet
1990 Miami City Ballet
1992 Miami City Ballet
1993 Miami City Ballet
1994 Lake Erie Ballet
1995 Miami City Ballet
1996 Miami City Ballet
1997 Miami City Ballet
1998 Greensboro Ballet
1998 Hartford Ballet
2021 Indianapolis Ballet
2021 St. Louis Ballet
