Balanchine Foundation video archives. Helgi Tomasson coaching the male variation from Divertimento from Baiser de la Fee

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Helgi Tomasson discusses creating Baiser de le fée with George Balanchine, how this variation was developed, the most challenging aspect of this variation, the small amount of narrative discussed b...

Helgi Tomasson discusses creating Baiser de le fée with George Balanchine, how this variation was developed, the most challenging aspect of this variation, the small amount of narrative discussed by Balanchine, the addition of a new ending, the costumes used for this work, the atmosphere at the time of the Stravinsky Festival with the twenty-two new premieres, and how this ballet changed him as a dancer.

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