New York City Ballet Sophisticated Lady

From the fall 2012 performance
© 2013/2014 New York City Ballet, Inc. Republished with permission.
SOPHISTICATED LADY
Peter Martins created Sophisticated Lady as a pièce d’occasion for the opening night of NYCB’s American Music Festival in 1988. Set to Duke Ellington’s 1932 jazz standard of the same name, the ballet features a leading lady being wooed by a chorus of men before her partner finally appears. Created for Suzanne Farrell, the surprise leading man at the premiere performance was Martins himself, which also marked his return to the stage after retiring from dancing in 1983. In fall 2012, the ballet was re-costumed by the legendary fashion designer Valentino, as part of s special NYCB gala evening in honor of the acclaimed couturier and his work.
MUSIC
Duke Ellington (orchestrated by André Kostelanetz)
CHOREOGRAPHY
Peter Martins
DANCERS
Maria Kowroski
Charles Askegard
COSTUMES
Valentino Garavani

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