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While Ruth Page originally choreographed a ballet entitled "Faust" in 1926 at Ravinia, it is unclear how much this 1963 version was based on the or...
Bolero [Chicago, Civic Opera House]

Ruth Page choreographed two versions of Bolero: The first version was called both "Bolero" and "Iberian Monotone." It premiered in Highland Park a...
Faust [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

While Ruth Page originally choreographed a ballet entitled "Faust" in 1926 at Ravinia, it is unclear how much this 1963 version was based on the or...
La favorita [1964, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"La favorita" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page to the 1840 opera of the same name by Gaetano Donizetti.  It was premiered by t...
Billy Sunday (Angel & Billy - Wise & Foolish Virgins - Devil’s Dance) [March 23, 1948]

This original Ruth Page ballet was conceived in 1941 but not premiered by her company until December 13, 1946 in Mandel Hall at the University of C...
Pygmalion [circa 1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"Pygmalion" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, loosely based on the Ancient Greek myth.  It premiered in January 1963 in Park R...
Billy Sunday (Bathsheba & David, Beginning of Potiphar) [March 23, 1948]

This original Ruth Page ballet was conceived in 1941 but not premiered by her company until December 13, 1946 in Mandel Hall at the University of C...
The Harvest - Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"The Harvest" is a ballet by Ruth Page, choreographed to Vittorio Giannini's opera by the same name.  The world premiere of...
Romeo and Juliet [1969, Hammond] - Spring Waters (excerpt)

Ruth Page's version of "Romeo and Juliet" is set to Tchaikovsky's original score for it, with designs by André Delfau. &nb...
Billy Sunday (Virgins) [March 23, 1948]

This original Ruth Page ballet was conceived in 1941 but not premiered by her company until December 13, 1946 in Mandel Hall at the University of C...
Romeo and Juliet [March 1969, Kewanne] - Nutcracker [1966] - Bacchanale [1962?]

Ruth Page's version of "Romeo and Juliet" is set to Tchaikovsky's original score for it, with designs by André Delfau. &nb...
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Ruth Page choreographed two versions of Bolero: The first version was called both "Bolero" and "Iberian Monotone." It premiered in Highland Park a...
Mephistophela [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"Mephistophela" is a ballet based on the Faust story, choreographed by Ruth Page in 1963, with music arranged and orchestrated by Isaac Van Grove f...
Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) (Act 2: Boudoir Pas de Deux) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House] - Mephistophela (Act 1: Obertass) [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

This film contains rehearsals of scenes from two Ruth Page ballets. The first half represents a pas de deux from Act II of her 1961 ballet Dr. Bat...
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]

"Revenge" is a ballet in four scenes, choreographed by Ruth Page and based on Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera Il Trovatore,...
Combinations [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"Combinations" is an off-beat, abstract ballet about being on the telephone. It was choreographed by Ruth Page, with a score by Isaac Van...
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