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Béjart: Ballet of the Twentieth Century   

 
Minskoff Theatre , (circa. 1/1979 - Closing date unknown)
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Opening Date:Jan 1979   
Closing Date:Mar 1979 Total Performances:

Category: Special, Ballet, Original, Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Minskoff Organization
Produced by The National Opera of Belgium and Theatre Royal de la Monnaie; Produced by arrangement with Mel Howard
"Amor Di Poeta" Music by Robert Schumann and Nino Rota; "Amor Di Poeta" based on a poem by Heinrich Heine; "Amor Di Poeta" text by Charles Baudelaire; "Petrouchka" Music by Igor Stravinsky; "Life" Music by Johann Sebastian Bach; "Teak" Music by Gerry Mulligan and Tito Puente; "Bolero" Music by Maurice Ravel; "Gaite Parisienne" Music by Jacques Offenbach; "Gaite Parisienne" Music adapted and orchestrated by Manuel Rosenthal; "Gaite Parisienne" Based on an idea by Jacqueline Cartier; "Gaite Parisienne" Musical Director: Manuel Rosenthal; "Duo" Music by Richard Wagner; "Le Spectre de la Rose" Music by Carl Von Weber
Directed by Maurice Huisman; Choreographed by Maurice Béjart
Lighting Design by Alan Burrett; U.S. Lighting Supervisor: Eugene Lowery; "Amor Di Poeta" and "Gaite Parisienne" costumes by Thierry Bosquet; "Amor Di Poeta" Sound Montage by Leo Van Horenbeack; "Amor Di Poeta" Sets by Alan Burrett; "Amor Di Poeta" Projection Design by Alan Burrett; "Petrouchka" and "Le Spectre de la Rose" Scenic Design by Joelle Roustan and Roger Bernard; "Petrouchka" and "Le Spectre de la Rose" Costume Design by Joelle Roustan; "Petrouchka" and "Le Spectre de la Rose" Costume Design by Roger Bernard; Wigs and Make-up: Jean Avondstondt et fils; "Petrouchka" masks by Werner Strub; "Teak" Sculpture by Martha Pan; "Gaite Parisienne" Sets by Thierry Bosquet; "Gaite Parisienne" Sculptures by Jacqueline Legros, Yves Bosquet, Christian Goffin and André Lebacq; Coiffures by Marguerite Goulin
General Manager: Jerry Livengood; Administrator of Ballet of the 20th Century Anne Lotsy
Technical Director: Alan Burrett; Stage Manager: Francky Arras and Patrice Malguy; Production Manager: Eugene Lowery
Stravinsky music used by arrangement with Boosey and Hawkes; "Bolero" music used by arrangement with Theordore Presser Co.; Pianist: Cliare Paulet and Peter Kubik; "Life" Percussion by Tom Crocker; "Gaite Parisienne" music recorded by the orchestra of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie
Artistic Director of the Ballet of the 20th Century: Maurice Béjart; Assistant Artistic Dir: Louba Dobrievich and Pierre Doubrievich; Assistant to Maurice Bejart: Patrice Malguy; Chief Dance Teahcer: Jose Pares; Ballet Master: Azari Plissetski; General Press Representative: Robert W. Larkin and Susan Bloch; Press Assistant: Adrian Bryan-Brown; Sculpture by Martha Pan; Classical Dance Instruction: Azari Plissetski, Jose Pares and Jacques Sausin; Administrative Assistant: John Capp; Photographer: Alain Béjart, Claire Falcy and Robert Kayaert
Cast
Angèle Albrecht The Wife
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Ballerina
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
Aida Amirkhanian Rhythm
"Bolero"		 Alternate
Axelle Arnouts Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Empress Eugenie
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Francky Arras Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
Jean Babilée "Life" performer
Anouchka Babkine Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Empress Eugenie
"Gaite Parisienne"
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Jeau-Paul Balmer A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Subscriber
"Gaite Parisienne"
Sophie Baule Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
John Bean Football Player
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Magician
"Petrouchka"
Maurice Béjart Voice
"Amor Di Poeta"
Marilyn Berlanger A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Dariusz Blajer Football Player
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
My Father, this hero
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"
Jean-Michael Bouvron Clowns
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Men
"Petrouchka"
Napoleon III
"Gaite Parisienne"
Serge Campardon The Snake
"Amor Di Poeta"		 Alternate
Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
Kim Cassiman Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Girls
"Petrouchka"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Tom Crocker Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
A Subscriber
"Gaite Parisienne"
Katalin Csarnoy Muse
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"		 Alternate
A Young Girl
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
Young Girl in White
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"		 Alternate
Bertrand D'At A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Christian Dedeene Pegasus
"Amor Di Poeta"
Soussan Deihim Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Catherine Dethy Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Girls
"Petrouchka"
"Life" performer
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Martine Detournay Muse
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Girls
"Petrouchka"
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Jorgé Donn Heros
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Young Man
"Petrouchka"
"Teak" performer
The Melody
"Bolero"
"Duo" dancer
Judith Eger Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Jean-Yves Esquerre Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Maria Fernandez Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Michel Gascard The Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Men
"Petrouchka"
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Dominique Genevois Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Girls
"Petrouchka"
Marianne
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Cécile Grignard Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
Judith Jamison "Le Spectre de la Rose" dancer
Daniel Keith A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Subscriber
"Gaite Parisienne"
Kyra Kharkevitch Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
John King Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
Yann Le Gac The Angel (Motorcyclist)
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Véronique Lefèbvre Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Jean-Marie Limon Dionysius
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Friend
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
One of Four Young Men
"Petrouchka"
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Phillipe Lizon The Snake
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Daniel Lommel Lady in White
"Amor Di Poeta"		 Alternate
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"
Christiane Marchant Rhythm
"Bolero"
Ivan Marko The Friend
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
"Teak" performer
Louis II de Baviere
"Gaite Parisienne"
Alain Masson A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Shonach Mirk Muse
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
Rhythm
"Bolero"
"Duo" dancer
Michèle Mottet Girl in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Young Girl
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Piotr Nardelli Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"
A Subscriber
"Gaite Parisienne"
Jan Nuyts Man in Black
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Francois Passard A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Maryse Patris Terpsichore
"Gaite Parisienne"
The Street Singer
"Gaite Parisienne"
Olivier Perriguey Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Three Reflections
"Petrouchka"
Michael Phillips A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Countess de Segur nee Rostopchine
"Gaite Parisienne"
Bertrand Pie The Cat
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Friend
"Petrouchka"
A Pal
"Gaite Parisienne"
Jackie Planeix A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rita Poelvoorde The Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Young Girl
"Petrouchka"
Young Girl in White
"Gaite Parisienne"
Catherine Sarrelangue A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Robert Secondi Clowns
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Dominique Sournac A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
Mathé Souverbie Madame
"Gaite Parisienne"
Agnès Thore Young Girl
"Amor Di Poeta"
Lady in Waiting
"Gaite Parisienne"
A Flower
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Patrice Touron Zarathoustra
"Amor Di Poeta"
A Young Man
"Petrouchka"		 Alternate
A Lover
"Gaite Parisienne"
"Le Spectre de la Rose" dancer
Patrick Tridon Angel (on Motorcycle)
"Amor Di Poeta"
Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Napoleon III
"Gaite Parisienne"		 Alternate
A Hussar
"Gaite Parisienne"
Victor Ullate Bim
"Gaite Parisienne"
Micha Van Hoecke "Offenbach"
"Gaite Parisienne"
Catherine Verneuil George Sand
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Ballerina
"Gaite Parisienne"
Rhythm
"Bolero"
Jean Vinclair A Pulcinella
"Amor Di Poeta"
Person of Paris
"Gaite Parisienne"
Gérard Wilk Football Player
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Eagle
"Amor Di Poeta"
The Cavalier
"Gaite Parisienne"
Vincent Wineglass Young Man
"Amor Di Poeta"
Andrezj Ziemski Lady in White
"Amor Di Poeta"
One of Four Young Men
"Petrouchka"
My Father, this hero
"Gaite Parisienne"