Agon is a twenty two minute ballet for twelve dancers with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreographed by George Balanchine. Stravinsky began composing the score in December 1953, set it aside, and completed it in April 1957, and the music premiered that June at UCLA's Royce Hall under conductor Robert Craft. The ballet itself was first staged by the New York City Ballet on December 1, 1957 and is considered a landmark of the neoclassical choreographic partnership between Balanchine and Stravinsky.
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Year CreatedComposition began December 1953, interrupted, resumed 1956, concluded April 27, 1957 MediumBallet for twelve dancers with orchestral score 1 Connections
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1. Agon (ballet) (Wikipedia)
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Agon is a 22-minute ballet for twelve dancers with music by Igor Stravinsky. It was choreographed by George Balanchine. Stravinsky began composition in December 1953 but was interrupted the next year; he resumed work in 1956 and concluded on April 27, 1957.
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Agon is a twenty two minute ballet for twelve dancers with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreographed by George Balanchine.
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