When asked to describe what the second act of this ballet was about, its choreographer supposedly said, “it’s about twenty minutes.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this plotless ballet set to music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky that portrays the historical development of ballet.
ANSWER: Jewels [or Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds]
[10e] Jewels was choreographed by the Georgian George Balanchine, who studied ballet in this country home to the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theaters before he moved and co-founded the New York City Ballet.
ANSWER: Russia [or Russian Federation; accept Rossiya or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; accept Soviet Union, USSR, or equivalents]
[10m] Balanchine’s restaging of this ballet premiered with Osage (“oh-SAJ”) dancer Maria Tallchief in the title role. In this ballet, the title figure performs an “Infernal Dance” to protect Prince Ivan.
ANSWER: The Firebird [or Zhar-ptitsa; or L’Oiseau de feu]
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