Ritual – Bachianas Brasileiras – The Black Swan – Symphony in C
Ritual – Bachianas Brasileiras – The Black Swan – Symphony in C (1968) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera. The production comprised 4 ballets:
Ritual, choreography by John Butler, music by Gunnar Sønstevold.
Bachianas Brasileiras, choreographed by Job Sanders to music by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
The Black Swan
Symphony in C, choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Georges Bizet.
Symphony in C was performed together with Les Sylphides and Apollon Musagète in Lübeck in 1968.
Information
(Objekt ID 118237)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 29, 1968 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Symphony in C by George Balanchine, Georges Bizet |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Ballet |
More
SOURCES:
Terje Boye-Hansen, e-mail, 16.05.2022
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
Contributors (7)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| George Balanchine | – Choreography (Symfoni i C) |
| John Butler | – Choreography (Ritual) |
| Job Sanders | – Choreography (Bachianas Brasilieiras) |
| Arnulf Hegstad | – Musical direction |
| Georges Bizet | – Music (Symfoni i C) |
| Gunnar Sønstevold | – Music (Ritual) |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | – Music (Bachianas Brasilieiras) |
Performance dates
| March 29, 1968 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| 1968 – Theater Lübeck | visiting performance |