Metastaseis and Pithoprakta is a ballet by New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to two orchestral works by Iannis Xenakis: Metastaseis, written 1953–54, and Pithoprakta, written 1955–56. The premiere took place 18 January 1968, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with lighting designed by Ronald Bates.
Casts
Original
Metastaseis
and 22 women
and 6 men
Pithoprakta
Suzanne Farrell and 7 women
Arthur Mitchell and 5 men
Revivals
Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Pithoprakta
Washington DC 2007
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New York City Center 2008 Fall for Dance festival
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Articles
Washington Post, November 16, 2007
Reviews
NY Times by Don McDonagh, January 19, 1968 NY Times by Donal Henahan, January 19, 1968 NY Times by Clive Barnes, January 22, 1968
NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, November 27, 2007 Washington Post, November 16, 2007 Ballet, November, 2007