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OFFENBACH IN THE UNDERWORLD
1956 - Ballet Theatre production
Photo by Sedge Le Blang; Photo courtesy of Judith Chasin-Bennahum
Synopsis:
One of the great originals of modern dance forms, Tudor is seen as a principal trans-former of
ballet into a modern art. His work is usually considered as modern "psychological" expression of austerity,
elegance and nobility. Offenbach in the Underworld, a humorous story about the flirtatious interactions among celebrities
at a 1870s French café, is filled with colorful characters and costumes. It culminates with a sultry and
exhilarating chorus line of high kicking known as the “can-can.”
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| Choreography |
| Antony Tudor |
| Music / Composer |
Jacques Offenbach
Gaite Parisienne
Orchestrated by Manuel Rosenthal |
| First Performance |
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
May 8, 1954
Philadelphia Ballet Guild |
| Cast First Performance |
| Michael Land, Viola Essen, Ruth Anne Carr, Paula Mainwaring, Sylvia Kim, Michael Lopuszanski,
Maurice Phillips, Elaine Wilson, Jon Jones, William Wilson, Judith Gesensway, Odette Phillips, Laura Campbell,
Phyllis Dersh, Barbara Flaxman, Dorothy Greathead, Elizabeth Mozley, Claire Shirli, Robert Daley, Vincent Gonzales,
Olin Kearse, Joseph Plomchok, Conchetta De Prospero, Ann Garrick, Sybil Klein |
| Costumes |
| Judith Gesensway (Skoogfors) |
| First Canadian Performance |
| National Ballet of Canada 1954 |
| Costumes |
| Kay Ambrose |
| First NY Performance |
Metropolitan Opera House
April 18, 1956
Ballet Theatre |
| Scenery / Costumes |
| Rene Bouche |
| Notated |
| Notated in 1975 by Lynne Weber; revised by Leslie Rotman 1983-86 (Labanotation); 1975 by Susanne
Menck (Benesh Notation) |
| Number of Dancers |
| 3+12 Women, 3+4 Men |
| Average Length |
| 40 Minutes |
| Costumes |
| National Ballet Canada; Joffrey Ballet; Ballet West |
| Scenery |
| National Ballet Canada; Ballet West |
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