Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jewels is a three act ballet, created for the New York City Ballet by co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine. It premièred on Thursday, April 13, 1967, at the New York State Theater with sets designed by Peter Harvey and lighting by Ronald Bates.Jewels has been called the first full-length abstract ballet., (that is, it has no story, and consists of, and is to be seen as, only the dancers' movements). It has three related movements "Emeralds," "Rubies," and "Diamonds" (though usually separated by intermissions). It can also be seen as three separate ballets, linked by their jewel-colored costumes. Balanchine commented: "The ballet had nothing to do with jewels. The dancers are just dressed like jewels." Each of the three acts features the music of a different composer: Emeralds is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, Rubies to the music of Igor Stravinsky and Diamonds to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.. }
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- Jewels_(ballet) abstract "Jewels is a three act ballet, created for the New York City Ballet by co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine. It premièred on Thursday, April 13, 1967, at the New York State Theater with sets designed by Peter Harvey and lighting by Ronald Bates.Jewels has been called the first full-length abstract ballet., (that is, it has no story, and consists of, and is to be seen as, only the dancers' movements). It has three related movements "Emeralds," "Rubies," and "Diamonds" (though usually separated by intermissions). It can also be seen as three separate ballets, linked by their jewel-colored costumes. Balanchine commented: "The ballet had nothing to do with jewels. The dancers are just dressed like jewels." Each of the three acts features the music of a different composer: Emeralds is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, Rubies to the music of Igor Stravinsky and Diamonds to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.".