Birthday Offering | |
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Choreographer | Frederick Ashton |
Music | Alexander Glazunov, arranged by Robert Irving |
Premiere | 5 May 1956 Royal Opera House, London |
Original ballet company | Sadler's Wells Ballet |
Birthday Offering is a pièce d'occasion in one scene choreographed by Frederick Ashton to music by Alexander Glazunov, arranged by Robert Irving. The ballet was created in 1956, to celebrate the Royal Ballet’s 25th anniversary. The first performance took place on 5 May 1956 at the Royal Opera House, London.
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In a sumptuous setting, seven couples make a grand entrance, then the women perform a series of seven solo variations. The men dance a bravura mazurka, the principal couple performs an elegant pas de deux, and the ballet ends with a final waltz for the entire ensemble.
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