The Cage (ballet)

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

The Cage is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master Jerome Robbins to Stravinsky's Concerto in D for string orchestra, the Basler (1946), which he was commissioned to compose on the twentieth anniversay of the Swiss orchestra; it notably shifts between D major and minor. ^[1] The premiere took place on June 10, 1951, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, with décor by Jean Rosenthal, costumers by Ruth Sobatka and lighting by Jennifer Tipton.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 original 1.2 Spring 2008 Jerome Robbins celebration 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] original

Nora Kaye Yvonne Mounsey

Nicholas Magallanes Michael Maule

[edit] Spring 2008 Jerome Robbins celebration

Wendy Whelan Teresa Reichlen

Sébastien Marcovici Adam Hendrickson

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 7

[edit] External links

• NYCB website

• NY Times review by John Martin, June 15, 1951

• NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, November 20, 1979

• NY Times review by Jack Anderson, February 5, 1982

• NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, June 23, 2003