Estancia

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Estancia is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, known for its vibrant depiction of rural Argentine life set to Alberto Ginastera’s score.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
associatedChoreographer Christopher Wheeldon NERFINISHED
balletCompany New York City Ballet NERFINISHED
basedOn Estancia, Op. 8a (Ginastera) NERFINISHED
choreographer Christopher Wheeldon NERFINISHED
choreographicStyle musicality-focused
story-driven
commissionedBy New York City Ballet NERFINISHED
composer Alberto Ginastera NERFINISHED
costumeDesigner Santo Loquasto NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts gaucho culture
romantic relationships
rural labor
features character roles
large ensemble sections
pas de deux
genre neoclassical ballet
hasTitleLanguage Spanish
inspiredBy Argentine folk dance
malambo
language none (wordless ballet)
lightingDesigner Mark Stanley NERFINISHED
movementCount multiple scenes (suite from original score)
musicGenre 20th-century classical music
musicStyle modernist
nationalist
notableFor use of Ginastera’s Estancia score
vibrant depiction of rural Argentine life
orchestration full orchestra
originalScoreDate 1941 GENERATED
originalScoreForm ballet suite for orchestra GENERATED
performanceMedium dance and orchestral music
premiereCity New York City
premiereCompany New York City Ballet NERFINISHED
premiereCountry United States NERFINISHED
premiereDate 2010-05-29
premiereLocation David H. Koch Theater NERFINISHED
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED
productionType full-evening repertory work
repertoryOf New York City Ballet repertory
setDesigner Santo Loquasto NERFINISHED
setting Argentine pampas
structure one-act ballet
style contemporary ballet
narrative ballet
subjectMatter rural Argentine life
titleMeaning ranch or estate in Spanish

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