The Moor's Pavane

The Moor's Pavane is a 20-minute ballet based upon the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. The ballet was choreographed by José Limón to music arranged by Simon Sadoff from Henry Purcell's Abdelazer, The Gordion Knot Untied, and the pavane from Pavane and Chaconne for Strings.^[1] The ballet's four dancers represent The Moor, Desdemona, Iago, and Emilia. The work premiered at the Connecticut College American Dance Festival in 1949. American Ballet Theatre was the first company outside Limon's company to include the work in its repertory.^[2] Notable interpreters of the Moor include Rudolf Nureyev.

References

External links

Telecast excerpt, 1955 A selection (1 minute 40 seconds) from original footage telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Company on 6 March 1955, featuring Betty Jones, José Limón, Lucas Hoving and Pauline Koner

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William Shakespeare's Othello

Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Emilia Cassio Bianca Roderigo Brabantio Other characters

Source	"Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi

Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816, opera) Otello (1887, opera) The Moor's Pavane (1949, ballet) Bandanna (1999, opera)

Screen adaptations	Othello (1952) Othello (1955) All Night Long (1962) Othello (1965) Catch My Soul (1974) Otello (1986) Othello (1995) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Othello (2001) Eloise (2002) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)

Stage adaptations	Catch My Soul (US) (1969) Catch My Soul (UK) (1970)