Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son – Mikhail Lobukhin
The Siren – Viktoria Kutepova
Apollo
Apollo – Alexander Sergeyev
Terpsichore – Yekaterina Osmolkina
Polyhimnia – Marianna Agafonova
Calliope – Anastasia Nikitina
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux
Alina Somova, Anton Korsakov
Theme and Variations
Viktoria Tereshkina, Vladimir Shklyarov
Prodigal Son
ballet in three scenes
Music: Sergey Prokofiev (Op. 46, 1928-29)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1929)
Book: Boris Kochno (after the biblical parable)
Scenery and costumes: Georges Rouault (1929)
Scenery executed: Prince A. Schervashidze
Costumes executed: Vera Soudeikina
Staging: Karin von Aroldingen and Paul Boos
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
Premiere: May 21, 1929, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, Paris
Premiere in the Mariinsky Theatre: December, 14, 2001
Running time: 40 minutes
Apollo
ballet in two scenes
Music: Igor Stravinsky (Apollon musagete)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1928)
Libretto: Igor Stravinsky
Staging: Francia Russell
Original lighting design: Ronald Bates
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere: 12 June 1928, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre Sarah Bernhart, Paris
Premiere of last revived version at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998
Running time: 33 minutes
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine (1960)
Staging: Francia Russell
Costume design: Karinska
World premiere: 29 March 1960, New York City Ballet, New York City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg
Running time: 10 minutes
Theme and Variations
a classical ballet
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (final movement of Suite No.3 for orchestra in G major, 1884)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1947)
Staging: Francia Russel
Costumes: Galina Solovieva (1989)
Lighting design: Vladimir Lukasevich
Premiere: November 26, 1947, Ballet Theatre, City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: April, 16, 1989
Running time: 25 minutes
The Ballets of George Balanchine Prodigal Son, Apollo, Tchaikovsky Pas de deux, Theme and Variations 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
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