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Performance

Apollo

David H. Koch Theater
New York, New York

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Apollo


Choreography by George Balanchine
Staged by Victoria Simon
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Lighting Design by Brad Fields
Original Lighting Design by Ronald Bates


Running Time: 32 minutes

George Balanchine’s neoclassical masterpiece depicts Apollo’s birth, his interplay with the muses of dance, poetry and mime, and his ascent to Mount Olympus. The ballet was Balanchine’s first major work with Igor Stravinsky and marked the start of a legendary artistic collaboration.