Jewels

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A ballet in three parts, George Balanchine's Jewels was premiered by New York City Ballet in 1967 and was hailed as the first plotless full-length ballet. The gems in Jewels pay tribute to three golden ages of dance and also to the beauty of the ballerinas Balanchine adored. Poetic and flowing, Emeralds evokes France, the birthplace of Romantic dance. Its ballerinas drift on stage in clouds of tulle, whispering of elegance, fashion and fragrance. Rubies mirrors the carefree spontaneity of America, a throwback to the musical comedies and films Balanchine created soon after he arrived in his beloved adopted country: a sassy, jazzy burst of sunshine. Diamonds dazzles as Balanchine's tribute to the work of Marius Petipa and evokes the grandeur and precision of the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg with each shimmering wave of classical elegance.

7:30 PM on September 23, 25, and October 1, 2, 2010
2:00 PM on September 26 and October 2, 3, 2010

Purchase tickets by phone at 713.227.2787 or 800.828.2787.

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JEWELS (1967)
(Houston Ballet Premiere)
Choreography: George Balanchine

EMERALDS
Music: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
from Pelléas et Mélisande and Shylock

RUBIES
Music: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Capriccio for piano and orchestra

DIAMONDS
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, first
movement omitted

Age Recommendation: at least 5 years of age

Performance in the Brown Theater at Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Avenue at Smith Street. 

Ballet: Jewels
Dancers:  Jaquel Andrews,
Mireille Hassenboehler and Amy Fote
Photo by: Pam Francis
Jewelry by: I.W. Marks