CREDITS
Rubies
WHAT YOU’RE WATCHING Once likened to Times Square at midnight, Rubies is a strikingly dissonant act featuring a leading couple, a female soloist, and a corps de ballet of both men and women. Rubies is faster and jazzier than Jewels’ other acts, and features bolder choreography designed to dazzle. Although Rubies is commonly thought to represent America, Balanchine said the boldness of the act is “simply Stravinsky’s music.”
WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING TO Stravinsky’s 1929 composition Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra in three movements: Presto, Andante rapsodico, and Allegro capriccioso ma tempo guisto. Many have said it reflects the daring nature of American culture; however, the piece was composed years before Stravinsky moved to the United States. Although he and Balanchine worked together on many occasions, Stravinsky did not write the piece specifically for Jewels .
Choreography by George Balanchine (1904-1983) © The George Balanchine Trust
Music by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc, publisher and copyright owner
Costume Design by Karinska (1886-1983)
Staged by Bart Cook
Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon , Pianist
HOUSTON BALLET
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