Tango

Tango is a one-act ballet created by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet. It is set to Igor Stravinsky's Tango, a work originally composed in 1940 and later arranged by Stravinsky in 1953. The ballet premiered on June 10, 1982, at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, as part of the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration. The work belongs to the late period of Balanchine's choreography and reflects his continuing engagement with Stravinsky's music. Balanchine, a co-founder of the New York City Ballet and one of the principal figures in twentieth-century ballet, created numerous choreographic works to Stravinsky scores. In Tango, the title and musical source indicate a connection with the tango form, but the work should be understood specifically as a concert ballet rather than as a consumer product, beverage, or commercial food brand. The ballet's premiere formed part of a broader institutional celebration devoted to Stravinsky and was presented by the company at its principal Lincoln Center venue. Contemporary documentation includes a New York Times review by Anna Kisselgoff published on June 11, 1982, shortly after the premiere. A further New York Times article by John J. O'Connor appeared on February 13, 1984, demonstrating continuing critical discussion of the work after its first presentation. Available reference material identifies the choreographer, musical source, arrangement history, premiere date, venue, presenting company, and associated criticism, but does not provide a complete record of subsequent revivals, current repertory status, casts beyond the existence of an original cast listing, choreography licensing, or production ownership. Accordingly, detailed commercial-brand fields such as products, parent company, financial performance, and market distribution are not applicable or remain undocumented. The work is associated with the New York City Ballet and the performance-art field rather than with the United Kingdom food industry supplied in the input.

Tango was created by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet and set to Igor Stravinsky's Tango. The musical work was composed in 1940 and subsequently arranged by Stravinsky in 1953. Balanchine's choreography therefore belongs to a longer artistic history in which the score was revised and re-presented before being incorporated into a staged ballet. The ballet received its premiere on June 10, 1982, at the New State Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The performance formed part of the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration, a programming context that linked the new choreography to the composer's influence and to the company's long-standing Balanchine–Stravinsky repertory. Balanchine was a co-founder of the New York City Ballet and its founding choreographer, making Tango part of the institutional history of one of the most important American ballet companies. Contemporary critical attention followed the premiere. Anna Kisselgoff published a review in the New York Times on June 11, 1982. John J. O'Connor later wrote about the work in the same newspaper on February 13, 1984. The available references also identify an original cast listing, although the supplied material does not reproduce the cast names. Beyond these documented events, the available source material does not establish a full chronology of revivals, repertory seasons, international performances, later restagings, or archival preservation. It also does not document a separate commercial entity using the name. In this dossier, Tango is therefore treated as a ballet work rather than as the British food or beverage brand that the input country and industry fields might otherwise suggest.

• 1984

  Further New York Times coverage

  [1]Tango (Balanchine)en.wikipedia.org

  John J. O'Connor published an article concerning Tango on February 13, 1984.

• 1982

  World premiere at Lincoln Center

  [1]Tango (Balanchine)en.wikipedia.org

  Balanchine's Tango premiered on June 10 at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center as part of the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration.

• 1982

  First documented critical review

  [1]Tango (Balanchine)en.wikipedia.org

  Anna Kisselgoff reviewed the newly premiered ballet in the New York Times on June 11.

• 1953

  Stravinsky arranges the score

  [1]Tango (Balanchine)en.wikipedia.org

  Stravinsky arranged the 1940 Tango in 1953, creating the version identified as the musical source for the ballet.

• 1940

  Stravinsky composes Tango

  [1]Tango (Balanchine)en.wikipedia.org

  Igor Stravinsky composed the musical work titled Tango, which later became the basis for Balanchine's ballet.

A late-period New York City Ballet work by George Balanchine, positioned within the company's Stravinsky repertory and the twentieth-century concert-ballet tradition.

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  Tango

  A ballet choreographed by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet and set to Igor Stravinsky's Tango. It premiered in 1982 during the company's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration at the New State Theater at Lincoln Center. The work is the principal artistic subject represented by this entry.

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