Russian Seasons is the first of three ballets made by Alexei Ratmansky on New York City Ballet, the others being Concerto DSCH and Namouna, A Grand Divertissement. The ballet is for six couples and is made to the eponymous music of Leonid Desyatnikov for string orchestra, solo violin and soprano, music that passes through the Russian Orthodox liturgical calendar and seasons in its twelve sections. The premiere took place on June 8th, 2006, as part of City Ballet's Diamond Project at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with lighting by Mark Stanley and costumes by Galina Solovyeva, pillbox hats and six strong colors; blue, green, magenta, orange, red and purple.
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