The Unanswered Question
Creative Team
Choreographer
Eliot Feld
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Set Designer
Running Time
26 min
Music
Composer
Composition
Calcium Light Night
Fugue in Four Greek Modes
“Mists,” “The Housatonic at Stockbridge,” and “Remembrance” from 114 Songs
Sonata #2 for Piano and Violin (In the Barn)
An Old Song Deranged
The Unanswered Question
Hallowe’en
Notes
At the premiere, the music was performed live by Paul Zukofsky (Violin) and Jeananne Albee (Piano).
Premiere
Date
April 30, 1988Location
New York State Theater (New York, NY)Company
New York City BalletPremiere Cast
Credits & Notes
All dancers were members of New York City Ballet except Buffy Miller and James Sewell, who appeared through the courtesy of the Feld Ballet.
In the program, Eliot Feld thanked Thomas Lemanski, Donlin Foreman, and Robin Wagner for their assistance in the making of The Unanswered Question.
The funds for this production were provided by DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center, established by the co-founders of Reader’s Digest. The encouragement of new choreography and expansion of New York City Ballet’s repertory was due, in part, to the enduring generosity of the Fund.
Media
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