Never before performed by PNB, Balanchine animates the characters of three precious gems for this full-length celebration of ballet's multi-faceted traditions.
JEWELS
Emeralds (Gabriel Fauré/George Balanchine)
Balanchine's embodiment of the French tradition evoking "elegance, comfort, dress and perfume."
Rubies (Igor Stravinsky/George Balanchine)
Rubies reflects America's jazz age: dynamic, inventive and technically sizzling.
Diamonds (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky/George Balanchine)
The grandeur of Imperial Russia is recalled in a celebration of pure, awe-inspiring classical ballet.