Rubies. Le Sacre du printemps. The Firebird

RUBIES

Choreography by George Balanchine (1967)
Staging by Karin von Aroldingen, Sarah Leland, Elyse Borne and Sean Lavery
Scenery by Peter Harvey (1967)
Costumes by Karinska (1967)
Recreations of costumes supervised by Holly Hines
Original lighting by Ronald Bates
Lighting by Perry Silvey

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: 20 minutes

The Ballets 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

LE SACRE DU PRINTEMS

scenes from pagan Russia in two parts
Choreography after Vaslav Nijinsky (1913)
Scene plan by Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich
Musical Director and Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson
(Reconstructed choreography © 1987 Millicent Hodson)
Décor and costumes after Nicholas Roerich (1913)
Reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer
(Reconstructed costume and décor designs © 1987 Kenneth Archer)
Lighting by Vladimir Lukin

World premiere: 29 May 1913, Ballets Russes de Diaghilev, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 9 June 2003

Running time: 40 minutes

Sponsored by the Mariinsky Theatre Trust (UK)

THE FIREBIRD

russian fairytale in two scenes

Music by Igor Stravinsky
Choreography by Michel Fokine (1910)
Libretto by Michel Fokine
Reconstruction by Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa
Set and costume design by Anna and Anatoly Nezhny
after original sketches by Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine

World premiere: 25 June 1910, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Théâtre de l´Opéra, Paris
In the repertoire of the Mariinsky Theatre since 1994

Running time of the ballet The Firebird: 44 minutes