In Paris in 1928, when classical dance was démodé, Balanchine created a ballet that prompted Diaghilev to remark at a rehearsal: “What he is doing is magnificent. It is pure classicism such as we have ...

Sacramento Ballet will wrap its 2023-24 season at a technical and inventive peak with Innovations (May 17-19, 2024), a thrilling bill of challenging, in-demand works. The performances feature Apollo - ...

Miami City Ballet dancers perform in ‘Apollo,’ a ballet that became the first collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer George Balanchine ALEXANDER IZILIAEV There was palpable ...

Amanda Smith: This is music for the ballet Apollo. The composer is Igor Stravinsky and the ballet is the oldest surviving choreography by George Balanchine. In Artworks today we're talking about how ...

The Apollo ballet and the Violin concerto are the lead works in this collection recorded by conductor Andrew Davis and violinist James Ehnes Two of the major works from the first phase of Stravinsky’s ...

In St. Paul it’s called a “Stravinsky Festival,” while in Minneapolis it’s a “Stravinsky Celebration.” What’s the difference? Starting Friday, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is devoting three weeks ...

Apollo is the god of music in Greek mythology. He's also associated with truth, knowledge, prophecy, healing, the sun and light, and more. Apollo was the leader of the muses, Terpsichore, muse of ...

Balanchine regarded Apollo as his artistic coming of age. He said that through the creation of this work, he learned he could "dare not use all my ideas, that I too, could eliminate. . . to the one ...

(20) Visions fugitives Moscow Soloists Ensemble Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Yuri Bashmet, Viola Apollo Igor Stravinsky, Composer Yuri Bashmet, Viola Moscow Soloists Ensemble Concerto Yuri Bashmet, ...