N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz is a ballet made by Jerome Robbins, subsequently ballet master of New York City Ballet (NYCB) to music of the same title by Robert Prince. The premiere took place on 8 June 1958 at the Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, performed by and subsequently on Broadway. The NYCB premiere was on 29 April 2005 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with scenery by Ben Shahn, costumes by and lighting by Jennifer Tipton.
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Original Spoleto[]
- Wilma Curley
- Sondra Lee
- Gwen Lewis
- Erin Martin
- Beryl Towbin
- Joan Van Orden
- Jay Norman
- Tom Abbott
- Bob Bakanic
- John Mandia
- staged by Edward Verso
NYCB premiere[]
- Ellen Bar
- Rebecca Krohn
- Ashley Laracey
- Georgina Pazcoguin
- Tiler Peck
- Sara Ricard
- Rachel Rutherford
- Stephanie Zungre
- Antonio Carmena
- Adrian Danchig-Waring
- Craig Hall
- Adam Hendrickson
- Seth Orza
- Amar Ramasar
- Sean Suozzi
- Andrew Veyette
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Articles[]
- DANCE VIEW; City Ballet, at the Boiling Point, NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, July 2, 1995
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Categories:
- Ballets by Jerome Robbins
- New York City Ballet repertory
- 1958 ballet premieres
- Ballets by Robert Prince
- Ballets designed by Ben Shahn