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[Victoria Leigh]

I saw Magnicaballi do it, two years ago I think. Maybe three.

[Alexandra]

Oh, I believe both of you

[Farrell Fan]

Magnicaballi did do it in October of 1999, but I didn't see it, because I was having a quadruple bypass at the time. A thoughtful friend sent me the program. Before there was a Suzanne Farrell Ballet, during "Suzanne Farrell Stages Balanchine"at the Kennedy Center in 1995, Tzigane was danced by both Maria Calegari and Helene Alexopoulos.

[Alexandra]

THAT I remember, the 1995 performances.

[LMCtech]

Wasn't this one of her signature roles? Wouldn't it make sense for her company to do it a lot?

[Farrell Fan]

Yes, on both counts. In the film Elusive Muse, there's an interesting section of Farrell staging Tzigane at the POB with Isabelle Guerin. It was the first ballet (1975) Balanchine choreographed for Farrell following her return to NYCB. The next year he did Chaconne for her. That's also on this year's program.

[fondu65]

Kristen Gallagher has been dancing with the Richmond Ballet since 1989 and is with the company for the 2002-03 Season as well.

Juliet is right. In 1999, the Suzanne Farrell Co performed Tzigane at least while on tour. On Wednesday October 27 it was performed in Richmond with Kyra Strasburg (Boston Ballet) and Philip Neal (NYCB) who is a alumnus of the Richmond Ballet School.

[dirac]

I know it's been done a lot, and I suppose it makes sense for Farrell to revive it frequently, but wouldn't the very fact that it was one of her signature pieces, tailored to her special talents (and Martins') and not a major work, indicate relatively rare revivals for very special dancers?  Just wondering.

[Calliope]

Are all of the Balanchine works that's she's doing "hers"?  Meaning were they given to her or does she go through the Trust?

[Leigh Witchel]

According to this article on the Balanchine Trust, the ballets that she has full rights to are Meditation, Don Quixote and Tzigane.

[Calliope]

Thanks for that link Leigh!