Genius at Play
Overture to Candide
Music
Leonard Bernstein*
Interplay
Choreography
Jerome Robbins
Music
Morton Gould, "American Concertette For Piano And Orchestra"†
Costume Design
Santo Loquasto
Lighting Design
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreation
Les Dickert
Staging
Elyse Borne
World Premiere
June 1, 1945, Billy Rose’s Concert Varieties, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York
Boston Ballet Premiere
March 1, 2001, The Wang Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Fancy Free
Choreography
Jerome Robbins
Music
Leonard Bernstein*
Scenic Design
Oliver Smith
Scenic Supervision
Rosaria Sinisi
Costume Design
Kermit Love
Lighting Design
Les Dickert, based on the original lighting by Ronald Bates
Staging
Jean-Pierre Frohlich
World Premiere
April 18, 1944, Ballet Theatre (now American Ballet Theatre), Metropolitan Opera House, New York
Boston Ballet Premiere
May 10, 2012, Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
Glass Pieces
Choreography
Jerome Robbins
Music
Philip Glass, "Rubric" and "Façades" from Glassworks; Funeral Music from Akhnaten+
Original Scenic Design
Jerome Robbins and Ronald Bates
Original Costume Design
Ben Benson
Lighting Design
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreation
Les Dickert
Staging
Bart Cook
World Premiere
May 12, 1983, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York
Boston Ballet Premiere
September 6, 2018, Boston Opera House, Boston Massachusetts
Performance Length
Approximately two hours and 10 minutes, including two intermissions