Variations (ballet)

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This article is about George Balanchine's 1966 ballet. For Balanchine's 1982 revision of this ballet, see Variations for Orchestra (Balanchine). For Balanchine's 1947 ballet, see Theme and Variations (ballet). For the musical form, see Variation (music). For other uses, see Variation.

Variations is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to Stravinsky's Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam (1963–64). The premiere took place on Thursday, March 31, 1966, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; Balanchine made a new version for City Ballet's 1982 Stravinsky Centennial Celebration.

Cast

original

Suzanne Farrell

Reviews

NY Times review by Clive Barnes, April 1, 1966

External links

Balanchine Foundation website

Balanchine Trust website

NYCB website

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