A dazzling corps de ballet

SERENADE
classical ballet in four movements

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 48)
Choreography by George Balanchine (1935)
Staging by Francia Russell and Karin von Aroldingen
Costume design by Karinska
Original lighting design by Ronald Bates
Lighting by Vladimir Lukasevich

World premiere: 6 June 1934, School of American Ballet, White Plains, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg

Running time: 30 minutes

The Ballets of George Balanchine 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

SWAN LAKE
Scene 2 from the ballet

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Lev Ivanov
Libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltzer
Set design by Igor Ivanov
Costume design by Galina Solovyova

ETUDES
ballet in one act

Music by Carl Czerny
Arranged by Knudеge Riisager
Choreography by Harald Lander (1948)
taging by Johnny Eliasen
Lighting Design: Alexsaner Naymov

Premiere: 15 January 1948, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Theatre, Copenhagen,
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 18 April 2003
Premiere of a new version of the production: 27 February 2010

Running time: 45 minutes