Tango (Balanchine)

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This article is about Balanchine's 1982 ballet. For Peter Martins' 1983 ballet of the same name, see Tango (Martins).

Tango is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to Stravinsky's Tango for Piano Forte (1940) arranged 1953 by the composer. The premiere took place June 10, 1982, as part of City Ballet's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Original cast

Karin von Aroldingen

Christopher d'Amboise

Reviews

June 11th, 1982 Anna Kisselgoff, NY Times

Articles

February 13th, 1984 John J. O'Connor, NY Times

External links

Balanchine Foundation website

Balanchine Trust website

NYCB website

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