The Chairman Dances (ballet)

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

The Chairman Dances is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief, Peter Martins, to eponymous music from 1985 by John Adams. The music was originally written for Adams' opera, Nixon in China, but not used in production: the scene is that in which Mao Zedong dances with his future bride, movie star Chiang Ch'ing. The premiere took place on May 14, 1988, as part of City Ballet's American Music Festival at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with scenery and costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, and lighting by Mark Stanley.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 original 1.2 Winter 1997 1.3 Winter 2008 1.4 Spring 2008 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Cast

[edit] original Darci Kistler

[edit] Winter 1997 Wendy Whelan

[edit] Winter 2008 Abi Stafford [edit] Spring 2008 Teresa Reichlen

[edit] References

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Saturday, May 10, 2008

• Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 2

[edit] External links

• NYCB website

• NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, May 16, 1988

• NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, May 17, 1988

• NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, January 23, 1997

• NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, February 9, 2008