Kids Dance Repertory

Tarantella

Two ballet dancers in costume strike a pose. The female dancer wears a white and red tutu with floral accents, while the male dancer is dressed in a white shirt, red pants, and a red headband. Both have one arm raised gracefully and the other interlocked.

Photo by Lois Greenfield

CHOREOGRAPHER
George Balanchine

COMPOSER
Louis Moreau Gottschalk

MUSIC
Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra

COSTUME DESIGNER
Willa Kim

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Allen Lee Hughes

RUNNING TIME
7 minutes

ORIGINAL PREMIERE DATE
1/7/1964

KIDS DANCE PREMIERE DATE
4/18/1999

LOCATION
Joyce Theater (New York, NY)

COMPANY
Kids Dance

PRODUCTION NOTE
Tarantella was originally choreographed for the New York City Ballet and premiered January 7, 1964. It was staged for The Feld Ballet by Victoria Simon, which premiered March 4, 1987.

KIDS DANCE PREMIERE CAST
Alicia Ferrer
Emmanuel Robinson