Four Bagatelles

Four Bagatelles is New York City Ballet ballet master Jerome Robbins' only ballet made to the music of Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 33, Nos. 4, 5, and 2 (in order of performance) and Bagatelles, Op. 126, No. 4. The premiere took place on Thursday, 10 January 1974 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. The ballet was revived for the 2008 Spring Jerome Robbins celebration.

Original cast

• Gelsey Kirkland
• Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

References

NYCBallet website Playbill, NYCB, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Playbill, City Center, Wednesday and Thursday, September 30 – October 1, 2009

New York City Ballet News, Spring 2008 Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 7

Articles

• Sunday NY Times, Clive Barnes, May 26, 1974

Reviews

NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, January 12, 1974 Sunday NY Times, Clive Barnes, February 17, 1974 Sunday NY Times, Deborah Jowitt, December 8, 1974

NY Times, Alastair Macaulay, June 12, 2008 NY Times, Alastair Macaulay, October 1, 2009