Article: Balanchine's castle.(New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, New York)(Review)

This winter, Jewels reappeared in New York City Ballet repertory the way it does every few years, like a mirage of overwhelming majesty, a floating castle set amid fairy forests and ancient icecaps, a castle guarding its secrets.(1) The night before the first performance, NYCB held a seminar on Jewels for its Guild members. Dancers from the ballet's premiere on April 13, 1967--Conrad Ludlow, Suki Schorer, and Edward Villella --were onstage to speak about that night, those steps, the rehearsals, and, of course, the ballet's choreographer, George Balanchine. The moderator, Francis Mason, began by explaining that Balanchine had a PR angle when he conceived Jewels: he thought ...

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