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GALA PERFORMANCE
Nana Gollner and Antony Tudor (NYPL) 1941. No photo credit
Photo courtesy of Judith Chasin-Bennahum
Synopsis:
The ballet takes place in a large theatre during the 1800s. The opening scene is backstage where
members of a ballet company, complete with ballet master, conductor and wardrobe personnel, are in the throes of
last minute preparation for a Gala Performance with three very distinguished guests – La Reine de la Danse (from
Moscow), La Deesse de la Danse (from Milan) and La Fille de Terpsichore (from Paris). Individually, the guest artistes
arrive and their hosts (and the audience!) instantly assess their personalities. In the performance which follows,
each guest appears and the Gala concludes on a high note as the “stars” attempt to steal the limelight from each
other during their curtain calls.
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| Choreography |
| Antony Tudor |
| Music / Composer |
Serge Prokofiev
1st movement of Piano Concerto #3 and Classical Symphony |
| First Performance |
London
Toynbee Hall Theatre
December 5,1938
London Ballet |
| First Cast Performance |
| Peggy van Praagh, Maude Lloyd, Gerd Larson, Antony Tudor, Guy Massey, Hugh Laing, Monica Boam,
Rosa Vernon, Sylvia Hayden, Charlotte Bidmead, Susan Reeves, Katherine Legris, Terese Langfield |
| Set / Costumes (London) |
| Hugh Stevenson |
| First US Premiere |
New York - Majestic Theatre
February 11, 1941
Ballet Theatre |
| First US Performance Cast |
| Nora Kaye, Nana Gollner, Karen Conrad, Hugh Laing, Edward Caton, Tania Dokoudovska, Antony Tudor |
| Scenery / Costumes (US) |
| Nicolas de Molas |
| First Canadian Performance |
Ottawa, Ontario
Capital Theatre
November 18, 1953 |
| Scenery / Costumes (Canada) |
| Kay Ambrose |
| Notated |
1988 by Leslie Rotman
(Labanotation) |
| Number of Dancers |
| 3+10 Women, 3+4 Men |
| Average Length |
| 25 Minutes |
| Costumes |
| ABT; Kansas City Ballet; Australian Ballet |
| Scenery |
| ABT; Kansas City Ballet; Australian Ballet |
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