Jewels
- Composer:
- Gabriel Faure/Igor Stravinsky/Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Conductor: Vaeriy Ovsyanikov
- Management:
- Royal Ballet
- Design:
- Jean-Marc Puissant
- Lighting:
- Jennifer Tipton
- Costumes:
- Barbara Karinska
- Choreography:
- George Balanchine
Production information can change over the run of the show.
George Balanchine's Jewels, newly mounted for the Royal Ballet, always provoked dispute - is it a three-act ballet or a trio of one-acters? Covent Garden quotes both versions in its programme book. I reckon only the décor ever really held it together, and sadly Jean-Marc Puissant's new designs look fussy although rather bare. A more vital point is that the choreography, created 40 years ago, is uneven and below Balanchine's top form...
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