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