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Clair de Lune

Ballerina Diana Budaska dances to Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune" in the Canary Islands.
Lee Phillip Show: Nutcracker excerpts [December 25, 1966]

The Lee Phillip Show was a local talk show that aired on CBS's WBBM-TV in Chicago.  It ran from 1952-1986 and, beginning in the 1...
Carmen [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

Ruth Page has staged at least 4 versions of Carmen, all set to Georges Bizet's original opera music. The first version was choreographed and perfor...
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...
Merry Widow [1955]

"The Merry Widow" (originally "Vilia") is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, based on the operetta by Franz Lehár. It was first premiered in Manc...
Bells

(The) Bells is a ballet in 5 episodes, choreographed by Ruth Page and based on the poem of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe. It was premiered on Ap...
Harlequinade [1947?]

Harlequinade is a "ballet play" choreographed by Ruth Page and Bentley Stone, with words by Robert Halsband and music by Riccardo Drigo. The two p...
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...
Carmina Burana (Court of Love Pas de Deux) [1962]

Ruth Page choreographed two versions of Carmina Burana, both set to Carl Orff's original music.  The first version was premiered in Chicag...
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...
Thaïs [1959, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"Thaïs" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, based on the opera by Jules Massenet, itself based on the novel by Anatole France.  ...
My Man - Camille (Act I pas de deux) [1958]

This film is part of a television episode from 1958, wherein two pieces, presumably both choreographed by Ruth Page, are danced by Barbara Steele, ...
Concertino Pour Trois [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

Concertino Pour Trois was choreographed by Ruth Page in 1961 to a commissioned score by Marius Constant and with costumes designed by André Delfau....
Dance of the Hours [1949]

"Dance of the Hours" is a ballet based on the opera La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli (first performed in 1876), taken from its Act III finale. T...
Variations on Euclid [1938]

"Variations on Euclid" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page.  It premiered as "Expanding Universe" on November 2, 1932 a...
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