Raymonda Variations

Raymonda Variations is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to excerpts from the first act of Glazunov's Raymonda (1895–97). The premiere took place on 7 December 1961 at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, under the title Valses et Variations. Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova had mounted a full-length production of Raymonda for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1946.

Casts

Original

Patricia Wilde

Jacques d'Amboise

Winter 2008

first cast

Ashley Bouder

variation i

variation ii

variation v

variation vi

variation vii

Andrew Veyette
Savannah Lowery
Tiler Peck
Sara Mearns
Rebecca Krohn
Teresa Reichlen

second cast

Megan Fairchild

variation i

variation ii

variation v

variation vi

variation vii

Benjamin Millepied
Savannah Lowery
Tiler Peck
Sara Mearns
Rebecca Krohn
Teresa Reichlen

Reviews

NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, 28 April 2008
NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, 1 February 1981

NY Times by John Martin, 8 December 1961
NY Times by John Martin, 13 March 1946

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gollark: FIX

gollark: Does it need a "food" and "healthy food" button?

gollark: Who says it's even capable of diabetes?

gollark: I am getting one warning every 10ms.

External links

Balanchine Foundation website

Balanchine Trust website

NYCB website

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