Birthday Offering | |
Choreographer: | Frederick Ashton |
Composer: | Alexander Glazunov, arranged by Robert Irving |
Premiere: | 5 May 1956 |
Place: | Royal Opera House, London |
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.[1] 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.[3]
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