Metastaseis and Pithoprakta

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.

Original

 * Metastaseis


 * and 22 women


 * and 6 men


 * Pithoprakta
 * Suzanne Farrell
 * and 7 women


 * Arthur Mitchell
 * and 5 men

Suzanne Farrell Ballet

 * Pithoprakta

Washington DC 2007

 * t.b.a.

New York City Center 2008 Fall for Dance festival

 * t.b.a.

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