Premiere: 12 June 1928, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah Bernhart, Paris Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 26 January 1992 Premiere of last revived version at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998 Running time 35 minutes. [13], This article is about Balanchine's 1928 ballet. This allowed the audience not to be distracted from the movement. It was choreographed in 1928 by balletmaster George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. Apollo with Night & The Sea Above, the Sky Below & Paquita, part of the National Ballet of Canada’s mixed program, revisits George Balanchine’s 1928 Apollo, who had a checkered reputation As my brother once put it, "if Agon is the apex of Balanchine's choreography, Apollo is the inception" and, indeed, it seems odd to be reviewing Apollo after Agon if… The performance was done by Jacques d’Amboise, Melissa Hayden, Jillana, and Patricia Neary (New York City Ballet). For Nureyev, Apollo – just like Giselle – was the ”ballet of a lifetime”. Balanchine is often considered as the pioneer of contemporary ballet. to the one possibility that is inevitable.” The ballet depicts Apollo, the young god of music, who is visited and instructed by three Muses, who were also children of Zeus and thus his half-sisters: Calliope, Muse of poetry, whose symbol is a tablet; Polyhymnia, Muse of mime, whose symbol is a mask that represents the power of gesture; and Terpsichore, Muse of dance and song, whose symbol is a lyre. The ballet is divided into two tableaux: Balanchine shortened the title to Apollo in the 1950s, which Stravinsky himself came to prefer. Diaghilev hires him and changes Balanchivadze’s name to George Balanchine. In 1963, he indicated he intended to make further changes, particularly with respect to double-dotting many of the dotted-rhythm passages in Baroque style. This is a list of ballets by George Balanchine (1904–1983), New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master. The scenery and costumes were designed by André Bauchant, with new … . Music And Book: By Igor Stravinsky (Apollo Musagetes, 1927-28, commissioned by Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, 1927).. Apollo est connu pour son minimalisme, utilisant des costumes et des décors simples. George Balanchine. It is concerned with the reinvention of tradition, since its inspiration is Baroque, Classical, or even post-baroque/rococo/galant. Choreography: By George Balanchine. The scenario involved the birth of Apollo, his interactions with the three Muses, Calliope (poetry), Polyhymnia (mime) and Terpsichore (dance and song), and his ascent as a god to Mount Parnassus. Stravinsky began composing Apollo on 16 July 1927 and completed the score on 9 January 1928. Like Stravinsky, his most frequent collaborator, Balanchine was a Russian émigré who moved to America via Paris. ''Apollo,'' which George Balanchine choreographed in 1928 to Stravinsky's ballet score ''Apollon Musagete,'' refers to Greek mythology but has also acquired a mythical aura of its own. Premiere: 12 June 1928, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah Bernhart, Paris Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 26 January 1992 Premiere of last revived version at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998 Running time 35 minutes. Apollo is both George Balanchine's first great ballet and his earliest surviving work. Balanchine regarded Apollo as his artistic coming of age. Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes June 12, 1928 Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Paris, France. He said that through the creation of this work, he learned he could “dare not use all my ideas, that I too, could eliminate. Tight funding, however, permitted Balanchine to mount only two completely dance-oriented works while with the Met, a dance drama version of Gluck’s Orfeo and Eurydice and an all-Stravinsky program, featuring a revival of one of Balanchine’s first ballets, Apollo, plus two new works, Le … The work relies on a basic rhythmic cell, presented at the beginning of the work, which Stravinsky transforms by subdivisions of successive values that become increasingly complex. Choreographed by George Balanchine, the story featured the neoclassical style that Balanchine was famous for, the deconstruction of classical ballet. The scenery was executed by Alexander Shervashidze, with cost… Coco Chanel provided new costumes in 1929. His music has been used in over thirty ballets originating with New York City Ballet from 1948 through 1987, including Danses Concertantes, Orpheus, The Cage, Agon, Monumentum pro Gesualdo, Rubies, Symphony in Three Movements, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Concerto for Two Solo Pianos, Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat, Concertino, and Jeu de Cartes. [4] The clarity, calm, even serenity of the music makes it seem infinitely remote from the colorful excitement of Stravinsky's earlier ballets. The ballet takes Classical antiquity as its subject, though its plot suggests a contemporary situation. They were Terpsichore, personifying the rhythm of poetry and the eloquence of gesture as embodied in the dance; Calliope, combining poetry and rhythm; and Polyhymnia, representing mime. Apollo is regarded as the original neoclassical ballet. Premiere: 12 June 1928, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah Bernhart, Paris Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 26 January 1992 Premiere of last revived version at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998 Running time 35 minutes. The commission from the Library of Congress and underwritten by Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge paid him $1,000 for the piece, which was required to use only six dancers, require a small orchestra, and last no more than half an hour, but allowed him free choice of subject. He used a group of dancers from the school to present his earliest choreographed works. He explained: “Of course, I have always liked jewels; after all, I am an Oriental, from Georgia in the Caucasus. He composed for a refined instrumental force, a string orchestra of 34 instrumentalists: 8 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 4 first cellos, 4 second cellos and 4 double basses. The Muses wore a traditional tutus. Anna Kisselgoff discusses choreographer George Balanchine's work Apollo,' which NYC Ballet will present with Mikhail Baryshnikov in title role in opening-night performance (L) Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Igor Stravinsky Debut: Diaghilev's Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo, 1928 Video clip: Houston Ballet performance of Apollo in Saint Louis, Mo. The George Balanchine Foundation issues a new archival video. For a revival with Mikhail Baryshnikov as Apollo in 1979, he also omitted Apollo's first variation and re-choreographed the ballet's ending. [2], He had reserved the European rights to the score for Sergei Diaghilev, whose Ballets Russes production, choreographed by the 24-year-old Balanchine, opened at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in Paris on 12 June 1928. Scenery and costumes for Balanchine's production were by French artist André Bauchant. Stravinsky took no interest in the U.S. performance, and Bolm's choreography is now practically forgotten. The Balanchine Method is a ballet training technique developed by choreographer George Balanchine. It was choreographed in 1928 by balletmaster George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. George Balanchine ( / b æ l ən ( t ) ... Apollo est considéré comme le ballet néoclassique original . It was premiered on a DVD later released with the name New York City Ballet in Montreal, Vol. His ballets for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes included The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, and Apollo. This piece is one of the oldest Balanchine Ballets in New York City Ballet’s Repertory. The ballet takes its inspiration from the grand tradition of French 17th- and 18th-century music, in particular that of Lully, a source Stravinsky returned to when composing Agon in 1957. . Stravinsky and Balanchine: Apollo and Violin Concerto Lourdes Lopez (artistic director), Michael Tilson Thomas (music direction) — With James Ehnes and Miami City Ballet. Stravinsky, who possessed a strong interest in Greek mythology, conceived of and composed the score as a ballet. George Balanchine was born Georgi Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1904, into a middle-class family of Georgian and Russian descent. In the dance a certain academicism resurfaced in the stretching out and upward leaping of the body, but the Balanchine bent the angles of the arms and hands to define instead the genre of neoclassical ballet. George Balanchine. Created for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and originally titled Apollon Musagète, the ballet premiered in Paris in 1928 and was Balanchine’s first major collaboration with composer Igor Stravinsky. George Balanchine developed the ballet training method for which he is known and co-founded the New York City Ballet. Apollo. Stravinsky wrote for a homogeneous ensemble of bowed string instruments, substituting contrasts in dynamics for the contrasts in timbre he employed in Pulcinella. The American patron of the arts Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge had commissioned the ballet in 1927 for a festival of contemporary music to be held the following year at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Music : Igor Stravinski – Choreography : George Balanchine. Apollo with Night & The Sea Above, the Sky Below & Paquita, part of the National Ballet of Canada’s mixed program, revisits George Balanchine’s 1928 Apollo, who had a checkered reputation Apollo a amené le danseur au premier plan, lui donnant deux solos dans le ballet. (New costumes, by Chanel, 1929.) Please click here for the full press release. George Balanchine (1904–83) was one of the leading dance figures of the 20th century. Apollo is the oldest Balanchine ballet in New York City Ballet’s repertory. George Balanchine's Apollo (Pacific Northwest Ballet) - YouTube. Stravinsky conducted the performance. Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Igor Stravinsky Debut: Diaghilev's Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo, 1928 Video clip: Houston Ballet performance of Apollo in Saint Louis, Mo. Created in 1928 for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, its neoclassical approach to dance literally transformed 20th-century ballet. George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust, (7 dancers when performed with the birth.). An excellent documentary produced by PBS American Masters. With this dramatic and powerful ballet, which created a sensation when it was first performed, the 24-year-old Balanchine … It was choreographed in 1928 by twenty-four-year-old George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. If they were in medicine, everyone would be … It will be performed in Program 04, streaming April 1–21. https://dancehistoryii.wordpress.com/.../george-balanchine-apollo-part-1 World Premiere. Coreografía: George Balanchine Música: Igor Stravinsky - Apollon Musagéte (1928) Editor original de la obra musical: Boosey and Hawkes Music… CND - Apollo - George Balanchine on Vimeo Join The theme is: Apollon musagetes instructs the muses in their arts and leads them to Parnassus. The scenery was executed by Alexander Shervashidze, with costumes under the direction of Mme. Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. In short. All content © 1987-2020 by The George Balanchine Trust. . Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. APOLLON MUSAGÈTE (also called APOLLO MUSAGETES; APOLLO, LEADER OF THE MUSES; APOLLO; APOLO MUSAGETA) Ballet in Two Scenes. George Balanchine (1904-1983) was the Stravinsky of dance. In the 1980 staging for the New York City Ballet, Apollo's first variation was restored. They do make one error in the beginning though. Neoclassical ballet is the style of 20th-century classical ballet exemplified by the works of George Balanchine.The term "neoclassical ballet" appears in the 1920s with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, in response to the excesses of romanticism and post-romantic modernism. Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a neoclassical ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. Like Stravinsky, his most frequent collaborator, Balanchine was a Russian émigré who moved to … Cela a permis au public de ne pas être distrait du mouvement. Jewels is unique: a full-length, three-act plotless ballet that uses the music of three very different composers. The score was commissioned by New York City Ballet with funds from the Rockefeller Foundation and dedicated to Lincoln Kirstein and Balanchine by the composer. The Balanchine Method is the method of teaching dancers at the School of American Ballet (the school associated to New York City Ballet) and focuses on very quick movements coupled with a more open use of the upper body. Rudolf Nureyev is the guest artist in the company’s performance in George Balanchine’s “Apollon Musagete” where he interprets the part of Apollon (God Apollo) opposite the leading ballerinas Olga De Haas (Muse of Dance) Sonja Marchiolli (Muse of Drama) and Helene Pex (Muse of Musec) rehearsing them is John Taras the Director of the Paris Opera Ballet and stages Apollon for the Dutch National … to the one possibility that is inevitable.”. The decoration was baroque: two large sets, with some rocks and Apollo's chariot. It was with this work, his second ballet set to the music of Stravinsky, that Balanchine, at age 24, achieved international recognition and began his lifelong partnership with the composer. Early Years . Adolph Bolm put together a company of dancers for the premiere in a country which, at that time, lacked a readily available source of classically trained dancers. This revision concluded not with Apollo's ascent to Mount Parnassus but rather with moving the "peacock" tableau of the Muses in arabesques of ascending height beside Apollo, which originally happened slightly earlier, to the final pose. A Brief Biography: George Balanchine was born Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1904. Production: Scenery and costumes by André Bauchant. Tight funding, however, permitted Balanchine to mount only two completely dance-oriented works while with the Met, a dance-drama version of Gluck's "Orfeo and Eurydice" and an all-Stravinsky program, featuring a revival of one of Balanchine's first ballets, Apollo, plus two new works, Le Baiser de la Fee and Card Game. Scenery executed by Prince A. Schervashidze; costumes executed under the direction of Mme A. Youkine. Suzanne Farrell restored the birth scene for her company in 2001, as did Arthur Mitchell for his Dance Theatre of Harlem performance at Symphony Space's Wall to Wall Balanchine in conjunction with City Ballet's Balanchine centennial and Iain Webb for The Sarasota Ballet's Tribute to Nureyev performance in February 2015 (staged by Sandra Jennings). This version of Apollo was choreographed by George Balanchine. He was enrolled in the Imperial Theater Ballet School in St. Petersburg as a child and credits his first role as a cupid in Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty as the inspiration for his career in ballet. The scenery and costumes were designed by André Bauchant, with new costumes by Coco Chanel in 1929. In 1937 these three ballets formed the program when Balanchine directed his first (of … Ruth Page, Berenice Holmes (Gene Kelly's ballet teacher), and Elise Reiman were the three Muses and Hans Kindler conducted. Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine, Apollo Igor Stravinsky, Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine, Violin Concerto in D Major Certain chapters are not available. 1925 – 1927 Balanchine choreographs ballets for the Opera de Monte-Carlo and the Ballets Russes including L’enfant et les Sortilèges, a reworking of Léonide Massine’s Le Chant du Rossignol, Barabau, La Pastorale, Jack in the Box, The Triumph of Neptune, and La Chatte. In 1928 Apollo, originally named Apollon Musagete, first premiered in Paris. [12], In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts, New York City Ballet released a recording featuring Taylor Stanley, Tiler Peck, Brittany Pollack, and Indiana Woodward, filmed in 2019. It was choreographed in 1928 by twenty-four-year-old George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. . The George Balanchine Trust, established in 1987 with the mission of preserving and protecting Balanchine’s creative works, is the center from which the business operations relating to the licensing of George Balanchine’s creative output emanate. He danced it continually, from the outset in 1967 (when he made his début in the part at the Vienna Opera) until 1991 on his final “Nureyev and Friends” Tour in Australia. Stravinsky died in 1971 and Balanchine in 1983, but even posthumously, their legacy continues to thrive, and their works remain as vital and relevant as when they were created. The characters are Apollo and three muses: Calliope, the muse of poetry; Polyhymnia, the muse of rhetoric; and Terpsichore, the muse of dance. Premiere: 12 June 1928, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah Bernhart, Paris Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 26 January 1992 Premiere of last revived version at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998 Running time 35 minutes. As a child, Balanchine was not particularly interested in ballet, but his mother insisted that he audition with his sister Tamara, who shared her mother's interest in the art. Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a neoclassical ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. Balanchine later said that when he heard Stravinsky's music all he could see was pristine white. For the Greek god, see, 27 April 1928 (Bolm), 12 June 1928 (Balanchine), Washington, D.C. 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Apollo was one of the first of Balanchine’s choreographies to collaborate with the major composer Igor Stravinsky. The prologue begins with dotted rhythms in the style of a French overture. Thank you for your understanding. The original cast included Serge Lifar as Apollo, Alice Nikitina as Terpsichore (alternating with Alexandra Danilova), Lubov Tchernicheva as Calliope, Felia Doubrovska as Polyhymnia and Sophie Orlova as Leto, mother of Apollo.[6]. The George Balanchine Foundation David H. Koch Theater 20 Lincoln Center New York, NY 10023 Tel (917) 817-2354 information@balanchine.org Please visit our Facebook page: Please remember the George Balanchine Foundation in your year-end giving. George Balanchine’s Jewels is part of SF Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season. Coreografía: George Balanchine Música: Igor Stravinsky - Apollon Musagéte (1928) Editor original de la obra musical: Boosey and Hawkes Music… Choreography: By George Balanchine.. Production: Scenery and costumes by André Bauchant. Apollo, choreographed in 1928 for the Ballets Russes by the 24-year-old George Balanchine and known originally as Apollon Musagète, is widely regarded as the fountainhead of contemporary classicism. Balanchine was inspired by the artistry of jewelry designer Claude Arpels, and chose music revealing the essence of each jewel. Europe. Serenade was the first original ballet Balanchine choreographed in America, this is where he started to change and reshape classical ballet performances for the next 50 years. So far, they’ve shown George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, Justin Peck’s most recent work, Rotunda, and most recently Balanchine’s Apollo, one of my all-time favorite ballets. As my brother once put it, "if Agon is the apex of Balanchine's choreography, Apollo is the inception" and, indeed, it seems odd to be reviewing Apollo after Agon if… The son of a composer, Balanchine early in life gained a knowledge of music that far exceeds that of most of his fellow choreographers. Apollo Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design by Brad Fields Original Lighting Design by Ronald Bates Staged by Karin von Aroldingen, Richard Tanner (2005, 2012) and Victoria Simon (2019) Timing 32 minutes 5. Stravinsky had been thinking of writing a ballet on an episode in Greek mythology for some time and decided to make Apollo, leader of the muses, its central figure while reducing the number of muses from nine to three. Balanchine regarded Apollo as his artistic coming of age. Tamara's career, however, would be cut short by her death in unknown circumstances as she was trying to escape on a train from besieged Leningrad to Georgia. The story centers around Apollo, the Greek god of music who is visited by three muses, Terpischore, muse of dance and song, Polyhymynia, muse of mime, and Calliope, muse of poetry. In 1921 George Balanchine entered the St Petersburg Conservatory of Music to study piano while continuing work in the ballet at the State Academy of Opera and Ballet. Balanchine's brother Andria Balanchivadze instead followed his father's love for music and became a composer in Soviet Georgia. Patricia Wilde and Robert Barnett to tape video series for The George Balanchine Foundation Video Archives. He said that through the creation of this work, he learned he could “dare not use all my ideas, that I too, could eliminate. Balanchine classed the ballet Apollo as a “turning point” in his life. The score for Apollo was done by Igor Stravinsky. Balanchine spoke of imagery in other ballets, too. The story centres on Apollo, the Greek god of music, who is visited by three Muses: Terpsichore, muse of dance and song; Polyhymnia, muse of mime; and Calliope, muse of poetry. Apollo brought the male dancer to the forefront, giving him two solos within the ballet. Stravinsky explained the original title Apollon Musagète to mean "Apollo, Leader of the Muses". George Balanchine is regarded as the foremost contemporary choreographer in the world of ballet. The avoidance of any conflict in the scenario, of any narrative, psychological or expressive intent, was further matched by monochrome costumes for the dancers and the absence of elaborate scenery on stage.[5]. Apollon musagète is used by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. This version of Apollo was choreographed by George Balanchine. Agon is the Greek word for contest; the movements of the ballet are named after French court dances. Jacques d'Amboise, the widely celebrated former principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Coaches defining role of Apollo. The ballet Apollo in 1928 was Balanchine’s first major success. About. Balanchine considered music to be the primary influence on choreography, as opposed to the narrative. His innate musicality is evident in all his works, and led to … The concertmaster was Marcel Darrieux. The scenery and costumes were designed by André Bauchant, with new costumes by Coco Chanel in 1929. Apollo - Four Temperaments - Agon - Episodes - Movements for Piano and Orchestra What are some key elements of Balanchine's ballet technique? Created in 1928 for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes, when Balanchine was a mere 24 years old, Apollo is a short ballet to music by Igor Stravinsky. Chronological. The score for Apollo was done by Igor Stravinsky. [3], In accordance with Stravinsky's wishes, the style of dancing was essentially classical, and Stravinsky thought of "Apollon musagète" as a ballet blanc, that is, costumed in traditional minimal white. His work encompassed styles as diverse as Romanticism, Neoclassicism and Serialism. Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine, Apollo Igor Stravinsky, Circus Polka Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine, Concerto pour violon en ré majeur Certaines parties ne sont pas accessibles. At the start of Tuesday night’s New York City Ballet performance the curtain rose on Robert Fairchild in the title role of George Balanchine’s oldest surviving ballet, “Apollo.” But with “Apollo,” the imagery came in a flood, revealing the sustained wealth of references he had in mind. A. Youkine. Apollo Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design by Brad Fields Original Lighting Design by Ronald Bates Staged by Karin von Aroldingen, Richard Tanner (2005, 2012) and Victoria Simon (2019) Timing 32 minutes. He created a new style of ballet with his company New York City Ballet and reinvigorated the US ballet scene. George Balanchine was a ballet choreographer who co-founded and served as artistic director of the New York City Ballet. legs higher at expense of alignment - jumping from metatarsal instead of heel - unqualified turn out of legs - transitions steps were … George Balanchine, original name Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, (born January 22 [January 9, Old Style], 1904, St. Petersburg, Russia—died April 30, 1983, New York, New York, U.S.), most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. Who Is George Balanchine and What Is Apollo? 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