Repertoire

Theme and variations

George Balanchine

Under the artistic direction of Ray Barra.

  • World premiere by: Ballet Theatre at City Center, New York (USA), November 26th 1947
  • Premiere by Compañía Nacional de Danza: (Ballet del Teatro Lírico Nacional) at Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (Spain), October 8th 1987
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Información

  • Choreography:
    George Balanchine
  • Music:
    Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (fourth movement of the Suite for orchestra nº 3 op. 55)
  • Musical performance:
    Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Miguel Roa (direction)
  • Staging:
    Victoria Simón
  • Costume and Set Design:
    Pedro Moreno
  • Lighting Design:
    Freddy Gerlache
  • Running time:
    20 minutes
  • Premiere cast CND:
    Arantxa Argüelles/Carmen Molina/Luisa Ramos; Antonio Castilla/Ricardo Franco/Raúl Tino. Mabel Cabrera/Montserrat García, Javier Serrano/Fernando Navajas; Marta Castrillo/Carmen Paris, Mauricio González/Daniel Alonso; Rosanna López/Marta Álvarez, Hans Tino/José Manuel Armas; Caty Arteaga/Luisa Ramos/Belén Moreno, Christof Thiemann/José Antonio Quiroga y cuerpo de baile