Principle Artist Chris Ruud in The Prodigal Son.
Photo by Quinn Farley.
Treasures of the Ballets Russes
March 27-April 4, 2009
Featuring:
Les Biches
The Prodigal Son
The Polovtsian Dances
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Join us as Ballet West celebrates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of a company that brought together some of the greatest composers, artists, choreographers and librettists ever assembled – The famed Ballets Russes.
Program
Les Biches
Music: Francis Poulenc
Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska
Curtain, décor, and costumes: Marie Laurencin
Premiere Date: Casino, Monte Carlo, January 6, 1924
The Prodigal Son
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: George Balanchine
Décor and costumes: Georges Rouault
Premiere date: Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, May 21, 1929
The Polovetsian Dances
Music: Alexander Borodin
Choreography: Michel Fokine
Curtain, décor, and costumes: Nicholas Roerich
Premiere date: Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, May 19, 1909
Treasures of the Ballets Russes Performance Calendar
March 2009
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April 2009
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