FRIDAY, October 31, 2003

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Part I: Mariinsky Years

Moderator: Marian E. Smith, associate professor of music history, University of Oregon School of Music
Welcome: Daniel Herwitz, Mary Fair Croushore Professor and director, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan; Bill DeYoung, professor of dance and chair, Department of Dance, University of Michigan School of Music

The Missing Man
R. John Wiley, professor of music, Department of Musicology, University of Michigan School of Music

From the Mariinsky to Manhattan and Back: What Balanchine Gained from Russia and What He Brought Back Home
Elizabeth Souritz, dance historian, Institute for Research in the Arts, Moscow

Balanchine and Raymonda: The Americanization of a Classic
Lynn Garafola, adjunct professor of dance, Department of Dance, Barnard College

Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée: Ghost Stories
Stephanie Jordan, research professor in dance, Roehampton University of Surrey, London, and visiting fellow, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan
Demonstration by Peter Boal, principal dancer, New York City Ballet

The performance of the man's solo from Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust.
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust

2:00–5:30 p.m.

Part II: Manhattan Years

Moderator: Jessica Fogel, professor of dance, Department of Dance, University of Michigan School of Music

Glorifying the American Woman: Balanchine and Josephine Baker
Beth Genné, associate professor of dance, Department of Dance, University of Michigan School of Music, and associate professor of art history, University of Michigan Residential College

A Georgian Source for Serenade
Tim Scholl, associate professor of Russian, Department of German and Russian, Oberlin College

"Episodes": Balanchine, Martha Graham, and Paul Taylor
Angela Kane, head, Department of Dance Studies, University of Surrey

The Influence of the Imperial Ballet on Balanchine's American Works
Jane Pritchard, archivist and historian, London English National Ballet

Evening Performance (University Musical Society Ticketed Event)
Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Power Center

SATURDAY, November 1, 2003

9:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Part III: Reconstructing Balanchine

Moderator: Peter Sparling, professor of dance, Department of Dance, University of Michigan School of Music

Back to Life: Reconstructing the Balanchine/Stravinsky Rénard
Nancy Reynolds, director of research, Balanchine Foundation

Seeing the Music and Hearing the Dance: Three Balanchine Scores Revisited
Christian Matjias, assistant professor of dance and music, University of Michigan School of Music; Tina Curran, director, Language of Dance Center

A Conversation with Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet; former director, Chicago Opera Ballet, Chicago
Interviewed by Francis Mason, writer, dance critic, and editor of Ballet Review

12:15 – 3:00 p.m.

The Romanovs Collect: European Art from the Hermitage (UMMA ticketed event)

3:00–5:00 p.m.

Part IV. Balanchine's Popular Music

George Shirley, Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Professor of Music, Voice Department, University of Michigan School of Music; Beth Genné; Christian Matjias

Part V. Creating with Balanchine

Moderators: Francis Mason, Beth Genné, Christian Matjias

Suzanne Farrell, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet; director, Suzanne Farrell Dance Company, Kennedy Center, Washington

Violette Verdy, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet; former director, Paris Opéra Ballet; professor of dance, Indiana University

Edward Villella, former principal dancer, New York City Ballet; director, Miami City Ballet

Evening Performance (University Musical Society Ticketed Event)
Boris Godunov, U-M Sports Coliseum

Sponsors

University of Michigan
      Center for Russian and East European Studies
      Department of Dance
      Institute for the Humanities
      International Institute
      College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
      Media Union
      Office of the Provost
      Office of the Vice President for Research
      Institute for Research on Women and Gender
      Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Foundation
      Trust for Mutual Understanding

For further information the Balanchine symposium, contact:
Center for Russian and East European Studies
Suite 4668 School of Social Work Building
1080 S. University Ave.
734.764.0351
crees@umich.edu