Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering
Synopsis
The rich history of American ballet is celebrated in classic works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two choreographic giants of the 20th century. Apollo brought Balanchine together for the first time with composer Igor Stravinsky. Their creation for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in 1928 remains a masterpiece of neoclassicism in its striking depiction of the young god of music and his three muses. Balanchine’s effervescent Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux breathes life into a long-lost movement from Tchaikovsky’s original score for Swan Lake. Created in 1960 for virtuoso New York City Ballet dancers Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow, its thrilling technical challenges are still relished by performers today.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Matthew Ball
Apollo (Apollo)
Melissa Hamilton
Terpsichore (Apollo)
Claire Calvert
Calliope (Apollo)
Fumi Kaneko
Polyhymnia (Apollo) / Green (Dances at a Gathering)
Marianela Núñez
Tchaikovsky's Pas De Deux
Vadim Muntagirov
Tchaikovsky's Pas De Deux
Yasmine Naghdi
Pink (Dances at a Gathering)
Mayara Magri
Purple (Dances at a Gathering)
Anna Rose O'Sullivan
Yellow (Dances at a Gathering)
Romany Pajdak
Blue (Dances at a Gathering)