Thou_Swell_(ballet)

<i>Thou Swell</i> (ballet)

Thou Swell (ballet)

Ballet by Peter Martins

This article is about Peter Martins' 2003 ballet. For Rodgers and Hart's 1927 song, see Thou Swell.

Thou Swell is a ballet created by New York City Ballet's balletmaster-in-chief Peter Martins to the songs of Richard Rodgers in an arrangement by Glen Kelly with orchestrations Don Sebesky.

The music is performed by an on stage trio and two singers. During the course of the ballet one of the male dancers (Nilas Martins in the original cast) "sits in" at the piano. The premiere took place on 22 January 2003 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with scenery by Robin Wagner, costumes by Julius Lumsden, supervised by Holly Hynes, and lighting by Mark Stanley.

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Original cast

References

  • Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday, June 19, 2008
  • Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 8

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