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265. Bourrée Fantasque 1949
- Music
Emmanuel Chabrier (Marche Joyeuse, 1888; Bourrée Fantasque, 1891; ‘Prélude’ from the opera Gwendoline, 1885; ‘Fête Polonaise’ from the opera Le Roi Malgré Lui, 1887)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes by Karinska
- Premiere
December 1, 1949, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin.
- Cast
BOURRÉE FANTASQUE: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Jerome Robbins; 8 women, 4 men;
PRÉLUDE: Maria Tallchief, Nicholas Magallanes; 2 female demi-soloists; 8 women;
FÊTE POLONAISE: Janet Reed, Herbert Bliss; 2 demi-solo couples; 6 women, 4 men; followed by full cast
PRÉLUDE: Maria Tallchief, Nicholas Magallanes; 2 female demi-soloists; 8 women;
FÊTE POLONAISE: Janet Reed, Herbert Bliss; 2 demi-solo couples; 6 women, 4 men; followed by full cast
Performance Type
Ballet
Video Archives Recording
The George Balanchine Foundation Interpreters Archive: Excerpts 2020
Additional Productions
Stagings
1960 English National Ballet (London Festival)
1960 Teatro alla Scala (Milan)
1963 Paris Opera Ballet
1963 Royal Danish Ballet
1981 American Ballet Theatre
1984 Ballet de Nancy (France)
1987 American Ballet Theatre
1988 Boston Ballet
1989 American Ballet Theatre
2008 Miami City Ballet
2016 Miami City Ballet
2022 Ballet Arizona
