A Suite of Dances

A Suite of Dances

"A Suite of Dances" is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins on Mikhail Baryshnikov to four movements from Bach's "Six Suites for Solo Cello" (1720):

*"Prelude" from "Suite I" in G major, BMV 1007
*"Sarabande" from "Suite V" in C minor, BMV 1011
*"Gigue" from "Suite I" in G major, BMV 1007
*"Prelude" from "Suite VI" in D major, BMV 1012

The premiere took place in March of 1994 at the Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project; the City Ballet premiere was May 10 of that year at the New York State Theatre, Lincoln Center

Casts

original

*Mikhail Baryshnikov

2007 Fall for Dance, New York City Center

*Damian Woetzel

Spring 2008 Jerome Robbins celebration

*Nicolas Le Riche

References

*"Playbill", New York City Ballet, Tuesday, June 17

*"Repertory Week", New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 8

External links

* [http://jeromerobbins.org/ The Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust website]

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E0D8113AF936A35750C0A962958260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, March 5, 1994]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0D71039F931A25756C0A962958260 NY Times review by Jack Anderson, May 12, 1994]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFDD1F38F93AA15756C0A962958260&scp=5 NY Times article by Anna Kisselgoff, May 29, 1994]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/arts/dance/04flan.html NY Times review by Roslyn Sulcas, October 4, 2007]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/arts/dance/16ball.html NY Times review by Gia Kourklas, June 16, 2008]


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