Friday, 12 June 2009, 19:00
Mariinsky Theatre
1, Teatralnaya Square
version for printing

Jewels

ballet in three parts
Music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine (1967)

Emeralds
Maria Shirinkina, Alexander Sergeyev
Daria Pavlenko, Sergei Popov

Rubies
Irina Golub, Leonid Sarafanov, Uylianna Chereshkevich

Diamonds
Ulyana Lopatkina, Yevgeny Ivanchenko

Conductor: Boris Gruzin
World premiere: 13 April 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 October 1999, St Petersburg

Running time 2 hours 20 minutes

The Ballet of George Balanchine Jewels is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by the Trust

The Mariinsky Theatre would like to express its gratitude to Mrs Bettina von Siemens for her support in bringing the "Ballets of George Balanchine" project to life