Street Games – Act II of Swan Lake – The Miraculous Mandarin
Street Games - Act II of Swan Lake - The Miraculous Mandarin (1964) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera. The production was performed by The Norwegian National Opera in Folketeateret and comprised 3 ballets:
Street Games, choreographed by Walter Gore to music by Jacques Ibert.
Act II of Swan Lake, choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, music by Peter Tchaikovsky.
The Miraculous Mandarin, choreographed by Alan Carter to music by Béla Bartók (Norwegian premiere).
The Miraculous Mandarin was performed in Kiel, together with Ainz-vous Bach? and The Moon Reindeer, in 1964.
Act II of Swan Lake was performed in Dortmund and Bergen, together with Apollon musagète and Napoli, Act III, in 1967.
Information
(Objekt ID 68506)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 5, 1964 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Swan Lake by Peter Tsjaikovskij, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov; Street Games by Walter Gore, Jacques Ibert |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Ballet |
| Running period | March 5, 1964 |
SOURCES:
Terje Boye-Hansen, e-mail, 16.05.2022
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
Repertoire archive, The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 18.05.2018.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Alan Carter | – Choreography (Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Walter Gore | – Choreography (Lek i gaten) |
| Lev Ivanov | – Choreography (Svanesjøen) |
| Marius Petipa | – Choreography (Svanesjøen) |
| Bryden Thompson | – Musical direction |
| Béla Bartók | – Composer (Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Jacques Ibert | – Music (Lek i gaten) |
| Peter Tsjaikovskij | – Music (Svanesjøen) |
| Alan Carter | – Stage design (Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Robert Wilson | – Stage design (Lek i gaten) |
| Svenn Berglund | – Dancer (Jeger i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Kari Blakstad | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Anne Borg | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Ledende svane i Svanesjøen) |
| Grete Brunvoll | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Ledende svane i Svanesjøen) |
| Palle Damm | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Jeger i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Kjersti Døvigen | – Dancer (Småsvane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Ronald Frazier | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Britt Friberg | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Småsvane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Bodil Gjerdrum | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Ellen Kjellberg | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Indris Lipkovski | – Dancer (von Rothbart i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Bjørg Pahle | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Småsvane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Guri Pahle Glad | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Inger Johanne Rütter | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Anne-Louise Råge | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Hanne Skram | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Odette i Svanesjøen) |
| Marte Sæther | – Dancer (Svane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Brita Østern | – Dancer (Småsvane i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Egil Åsman | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Benno i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| Gelu de Barbo | – Dancer (Prins Siegfried i Svanesjøen / i Den fantastiske Mandarin) |
| 1967 – Opernhaus Dortmund, Tyskland | visiting performance |
| 1967 – Store Scene, The National Stage | visiting performance |
| March 5, 1964 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Opening night |
| 1964 – Kieler Staatsschauspielhaus, Kiel, Tyskland | visiting performance |