Apollo (1928)
Choreographer George Balanchine
Music - Igor Stravinsky
Apollo marked the start of Balanchine's life-long association with Stravinsky and was the ballet that first brought him international acclaim. Created for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, the ballet depicts Apollo, the young god of music, being instructed by the Muses of dance, song, poetry and mime. A masterpiece.
Episodes (1959)
Choreographer George Balanchine
Music - Anton Webern
Episodes (1959)
Choreography George Balanchine
Music – Anton Weber (PERFORMED LIVE)
Scottish Ballet’s triumphant performance of Episodes as part of the ‘Scottish Ballet dances Balanchine’ Triple Bill was a highlight of the 2005 Edinburgh International Festival and won the Company a coveted Herald Angel Award. This is the only time that Scottish Ballet will have danced this rarely performed, timeless masterpiece from the legendary choreographer outwith the Edinburgh International Festival. Enigmatic, abstract with virtuoso choreography loaded with surprises, Episodes evokes a whole range of emotions and is set to Weber’s striking score that Balanchine described as “filling the air like molecules”.
“Episodes should serve as Scottish Ballet’s manifesto, challenging and unpredictably moving.” The Observer
“Pure lines, sublime angles and beautifully manipulated bodies.” The Independent
“Quite simply, amazing.” The Herald
Rubies (1967)
Choreographer George Balanchine
Music - Igor Stravinsky
Rubies is taken from Balanchine's full-length work Jewels, which was inspired by New York jewellery designer Claude Arpels. Crisp and witty, Rubies contains some of Balanchine's most dazzling and virtuosic dance set to a sumptuous Stravinsky score.