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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.

“Scottish Ballet dived into [Rubies] with razzle-dazzle spirit … zesty entertainment”
The Herald

“Rubies, the jazzy Moulin Rouge romp that ended the evening in a blaze of red sequins”
The Daily Telegraph

“the jazzy razzle-dazzle of Rubies … flashy red costumes … the piece that lays claim to raising our pulse rate with its skittish shimmies and minxish prancings.”
The Herald

“Rubies … brought on the ballerinas prancing with the groomed gloss of ponies on show. As they trotted for their lives, skimpily dressed in Hollywood red, this select bunch from around the world knew they had triumphed. Heart-warming.”
The Guardian

“Rubies had that joyful, feel-good factor which well-performed dance can bring. Filling the stage with dazzling bejewelled dancers, it had the audience clapping before a single step was taken”
The Scotsman