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Introduction to the Database

Preface by Lincoln Kirstein
Background

Chronology: Life and Works
Roles Performed By Balanchine

Chronological Title List
Titles By Category

Festivals Directed By Balanchine
Bibliography
Filmography
Videography

Itineraries Undertaken by
Balanchine's American
Companies

Research Resources
Credits
Acknowledgments

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50.1. PAS DE DEUX

Music: Alexander Scriabin (Désir, Op. 57, 1908)

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Premiere: April 1925, Monte Carlo.

Cast: Ruth Page, Michel Pavloff

See also: 50

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John Martin, Ruth Page: An Intimate Biography (New York: Dekker, 1977), p. 61, corroborated by Balanchine, Ruth Page. Additional music information provided by Balanchine. Ruth Page's letters and notebooks, housed in the Dance Division, mention these pieces and cite her partner, Michel Pavloff. (Although Balanchine recalled that Chester Hale was Page's partner in these compositions, her collected papers reveal that it was Pavloff and that Hale was Page's partner when she auditioned for Diaghilev.) Page material in the Dance Division provided by Andrew Wentink.