Other Dances

Other Dances is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins on Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov to the music of Chopin:

Mazurka, op. 17, no. 4

Mazurka, op. 41, no. 3
Waltz, op. 64, no. 3

Mazurka, op. 63, no. 2

Mazurka, op. 33, no. 2

Robbins originally made six variations on Makarova and Baryshnikov but used only four in performance; the other two are preserved on a rehearsal tape.[1] The premiere took place on Sunday, May 9, 1976, at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, as part of a gala for the Performing Arts division of the New York Public Library. The costumes were by Santo Loquasto and lighting by Ronald Bates; the New York City Ballet premiere Friday, November 26, 1976, at New York State Theater (also at Lincoln Center). Other Dances is the fourth ballet Robbins made to Chopin's music; the previous ballets were: The Concert, 1956; Dances at a Gathering, 1969; and In the Night, 1970.

Casts

original

NYCB revivals

2008 Spring – Jerome Robbins celebration

first cast

second cast

  • Gonzalo Garcia

2009 Spring

first cast

  • Gonzalo Garcia

second cast

third cast

  • Tiler Peck

2009 Saratoga Springs

first cast

  • Tiler Peck
  • Gonzalo Garcia

second cast

third cast

other companies

American Ballet Theatre Fall 2009

ABT tour to China

first cast

  • Veronika Part

second cast

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Jean-Pierre Frohlich, balletmaster, NYCB seminar, Jerome Robbins: Community of Dancers, Monday, June 16, 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 first time in rôle

References

  • Playbill, New York City Ballet, Wednesday and Friday, June 4 and 6, 2008

  • New York City Ballet News, Spring 2008
  • Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 6

Reviews

External links