In the Night

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See also: New York City Ballet repertory and NYCB 2008 Spring Repertory

In the Night is a ballet made on New York City Ballet by ballet master Jerome Robbins to solo piano music of Chopin:

  • Nocturne, op. 27, no. 1 (1835}
  • Nocturnes, op. 55, nos. 1 and 2 (1843)
  • Nocturne, op. 9, no. 2, (1830–31)

The premiere took place on January 29, 1970, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Anthony Dowell and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. Robbins made three other ballets to Chopin's music: The Concert, 1956; Dances at a Gathering, 1969; and Other Dances, 1976, made on Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova.

Contents

[edit] Casts

[edit] original

[edit] Winter 1981

  • Cornel Crabtree
  • Adam Luders
  • Peter Frame

[edit] Spring 1994

[edit] Spring 2000

[edit] Winter 2006

[edit] Jerome Robbins celebration Spring 2008

[edit] References

  • Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday , June 5, 2008
  • Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Winter Season, 2008 repertory, week 6
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[edit] External links