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The Cage | |||
| Composer | Igor Stravinsky | ||
| Music | Concerto in D for string orchestra "Basler" (1946) | ||
| Dancers | Nora Kaye (The Novice), Yvonne Mounsey (The Queen), Nicholas Magallanes, Michael Maule (The Intruders) | ||
| Scenery | Jean Rosenthal | ||
| Costumes | Ruth Sobotka | ||
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | ||
| Genre | BALLET | ||
| Premiere | June 14, 1951, City Center of Music and Drama, New York City Ballet | ||
| Casting Reqs | 16 Dancers: Novice: principal woman; 1st Intruder: solo man; The Group: corps of 12 women; Queen: solo woman; 2nd Intruder: principal man | ||
| Requirements | orchestra | ||
| Running Time | 13′ | ||
| Notes | There occurs in certain forms of insect and animal life, and even in our own mythology, the phenomenon of the female species considering the male as prey. This ballet concerns the rites of such a species. | ||