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
balletCompany New York City Ballet
basedOn Estancia, Op. 8a (Ginastera)
choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
choreographicStyle musicality-focused
story-driven
commissionedBy New York City Ballet
composer Alberto Ginastera
costumeDesigner Santo Loquasto
countryOfOrigin 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
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
originalScoreForm ballet suite for orchestra
performanceMedium dance and orchestral music
premiereCity New York City
premiereCompany New York City Ballet
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 2010-05-29
premiereLocation David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
productionType full-evening repertory work
repertoryOf New York City Ballet repertory
setDesigner Santo Loquasto
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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Christopher Wheeldon notableWork Estancia
subject linked to: Wheeldon