Spartacus (1968 Seregi / 1954 Khachaturian), ballet
Spartacus <Hungarian> (1968) is a ballet by László Seregi (chor.) and Aram Khachaturian (mus.).
Abstract
The only choreography of Spartak (1954 Khachaturian), ballet music made outside Russia. Hungarian choreographer László Seregi rearranged Aram Khachaturian's score changing the order of some scenes and modifying the scenario, following Howard Fast's novel rather than Spartaco (1873 Giovagnoli), novel. Among the new personages is "Gad, a Judean gladiator."
Video recordings
Editions, performances
Premiered in Budapest, Hungary: 1968, performed by the Hungarian National Ballet.
External links
- [ Wikipedia]