Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. It was choreographed in 1928 by twenty-four-year-old George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. The scenery and costumes were designed by André Bauchant, with new costumes by Coco Chanel in 1929. The scenery was executed by Alexander Shervashidze, with costumes under the direction of Mme. A. Youkine. The American patron of the arts Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge had commissioned the ballet in 1927 for a festival of contemporary music to be held the following year at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The story centres on Apollo, the Greek god of music, who is visited by three Muses: Terpsichore, muse of dance and song; Polyhymnia, muse of mime; and Calliope, muse of poetry. The ballet takes Classical antiquity as its subject, though its plot suggests a contemporary situation. It is concerned with the reinvention of tradition, since its inspiration is "classique" or even post-baroque. It uses a chamber orchestra with 34 string instruments (8.8.6.8.4).
Royal Ballet: Matthew Ball, Fumi Kaneko, Melissa Hamilton and Claire Calvert
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George Balanchine's Apollo (Pacific Northwest Ballet)
"Apollo crafted in 1928 by a then-24-year-old choreographer, is a brief work of rare beauty..."
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APOLLO & CARMINA
Apr. 13-22, 2012
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published: 19 Apr 2012
Roberto Bolle - Apollo
2018 February at Auditorium RAI, Torino
With:
Nicoletta Manni
Virna Toppi
Martina Arduino
selections
choreographer: George Balanchine
Zhana Ayupova
Patricia Barker
Isabelle Guérin
Nilas Martins
New York City Ballet 1993
published: 25 Nov 2012
Apollo (extract) | English National Ballet
ENB Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola performs an excerpt from George Balanchine's neoclassical ballet Apollo at our 70th Anniversary Gala in January 2020.
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English National Ballet brings world class ballet to the widest possible audience through performances across the UK and on eminent international stages including The Bolshoi Theatre and Palais Garnier; its distinguished orchestra, English Nati...
Royal Ballet: Matthew Ball, Fumi Kaneko, Melissa Hamilton and Claire Calvert
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Royal Ballet: Matthew Ball, Fumi Kaneko, Melissa Hamilton and Claire Calvert
I have no copyright to this video. I just want to share it with the millions of Baletomanes around the world.
Royal Ballet: Matthew Ball, Fumi Kaneko, Melissa Hamilton and Claire Calvert
I have no copyright to this video. I just want to share it with the millions of Baletomanes around the world.
"Apollo crafted in 1928 by a then-24-year-old choreographer, is a brief work of rare beauty..."
-Seattle Times
APOLLO & CARMINA
Apr. 13-22, 2012
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"Apollo crafted in 1928 by a then-24-year-old choreographer, is a brief work of rare beauty..."
-Seattle Times
APOLLO & CARMINA
Apr. 13-22, 2012
http://www.pnb.org
"Apollo crafted in 1928 by a then-24-year-old choreographer, is a brief work of rare beauty..."
-Seattle Times
APOLLO & CARMINA
Apr. 13-22, 2012
http://www.pnb.org
ENB Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola performs an excerpt from George Balanchine's neoclassical ballet Apollo at our 70th Anniversary Gala in January 2020.
S...
ENB Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola performs an excerpt from George Balanchine's neoclassical ballet Apollo at our 70th Anniversary Gala in January 2020.
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Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo CBE, English National Ballet has introduced ground-breaking new works to the Company’s repertoire whilst continuing to honour the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw English National Ballet enter a new chapter in its history with a move into a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in East London which brings a renewed commitment to, and freedom for, creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before.
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ENB Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola performs an excerpt from George Balanchine's neoclassical ballet Apollo at our 70th Anniversary Gala in January 2020.
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Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, English National Ballet has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since.
English National Ballet brings world class ballet to the widest possible audience through performances across the UK and on eminent international stages including The Bolshoi Theatre and Palais Garnier; its distinguished orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic; and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s.
Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo CBE, English National Ballet has introduced ground-breaking new works to the Company’s repertoire whilst continuing to honour the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw English National Ballet enter a new chapter in its history with a move into a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in East London which brings a renewed commitment to, and freedom for, creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before.
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This ballet depicts Apollo, the young god of music, who is visited and instructed by three Muses: Calliope, Muse of poetry, whose symbol is a tablet; Polyhymnia...
Royal Ballet: Matthew Ball, Fumi Kaneko, Melissa Hamilton and Claire Calvert
I have no copyright to this video. I just want to share it with the millions of Baletomanes around the world.
"Apollo crafted in 1928 by a then-24-year-old choreographer, is a brief work of rare beauty..."
-Seattle Times
APOLLO & CARMINA
Apr. 13-22, 2012
http://www.pnb.org
ENB Principal Francesco Gabriele Frola performs an excerpt from George Balanchine's neoclassical ballet Apollo at our 70th Anniversary Gala in January 2020.
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#EnglishNationalBallet #FrancescoGabrieleFrola #Balanchine #ENB70 #ENBatHome
Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, English National Ballet has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since.
English National Ballet brings world class ballet to the widest possible audience through performances across the UK and on eminent international stages including The Bolshoi Theatre and Palais Garnier; its distinguished orchestra, English National Ballet Philharmonic; and being a UK leader in creative learning and engagement practice, building innovative partnerships to deliver flagship programmes such as English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s.
Under the artistic directorship of Tamara Rojo CBE, English National Ballet has introduced ground-breaking new works to the Company’s repertoire whilst continuing to honour the tradition of great classical ballet, gaining acclaim for artistic excellence and creativity. 2019 saw English National Ballet enter a new chapter in its history with a move into a purpose-built state-of-the-art home in East London which brings a renewed commitment to, and freedom for, creativity, ambition, and connection to more people, near and far, than ever before.
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Apollo (originally Apollon musagète and variously known as Apollo musagetes, Apolo Musageta, and Apollo, Leader of the Muses) is a ballet in two tableaux composed between 1927 and 1928 by Igor Stravinsky. It was choreographed in 1928 by twenty-four-year-old George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. The scenery and costumes were designed by André Bauchant, with new costumes by Coco Chanel in 1929. The scenery was executed by Alexander Shervashidze, with costumes under the direction of Mme. A. Youkine. The American patron of the arts Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge had commissioned the ballet in 1927 for a festival of contemporary music to be held the following year at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The story centres on Apollo, the Greek god of music, who is visited by three Muses: Terpsichore, muse of dance and song; Polyhymnia, muse of mime; and Calliope, muse of poetry. The ballet takes Classical antiquity as its subject, though its plot suggests a contemporary situation. It is concerned with the reinvention of tradition, since its inspiration is "classique" or even post-baroque. It uses a chamber orchestra with 34 string instruments (8.8.6.8.4).
They contrast well; the long-limbed string lines of Apollon Musagète, one of Stravinsky’s most lyrical scores, seem musical worlds away from the insistent propulsion of the wind-dominated orchestral writing in the concerto ... ....
There was more Schubert in the second half of this concert, a reminder that the trust also supports ensembles, with a performance of the D minorString Quartet D810, Death and the Maidenfrom the PolishApollon Musagète Quartet.
The extraordinary Three Pieces for String Quartet, as radical in their way as The Rite of Spring, are included, while the solo-violin variation from the ballet Apollon Musagète is so vividly played one wishes Les Siècles had recorded the whole work ... .
Mr B. By Jennifer Homans. Random House; 784 pages; $35 ... Many of these collaborations gave rise to masterpieces, as when he joined up with Stravinsky on “Apollon Musagète”, “Orpheus” and “Agon”. Others proved less happy ... ■ .