Sea Shadow, Joffrey Ballet - Choreography by Gerald Arpino

Arpino's romantic ode to Ondine - a young man on the beach is enamored with a shadow from the sea in the guise of a beautiful creature.
"Mr. Arpino unfolds his neo-romantic tale of love between a mortal and a supernatural with contemporary naturalness." -Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times
"The ocean wove a spell..." -Jack Anderson, New York Times
Choreography : Gerald Arpino

Music : Maurice Ravel
Costume Design : A. Christina Giannini
Lighting Design : Thomas Skelton

Set design : Ming Cho Lee
Premiere : Sep 28, 1962
Dancers shown : Maia Wilkins & Davis Robertson
Performance rights to this ballet available through the
Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation
www.ArpinoJoffreyFoundation.com
Video footage courtesy of HMS Media www.hmsmedia.com/

[@djpassean]

Saw the American Legends show tonight...loved this piece. So beautiful and romantic.

[@pauljameslewis8778]

A beautiful performance. But it is not Davis Robertson, it is Michael Levine. I know personally as I am the pianist in this performance.