BOOK OF BEASTS
Opus Number:
52
Music:
Schubert, Weber, Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Beethoven, Boccherini, de Falla and Tchaikovsky, transcribed for harpsichord
Costumes:
John Rawlings
Lighting:
Jennifer Tipton
Date First Performed:
July 2, 1971
Notes:
“A sardonic suite that mocks human foibles, medievalism, music and dance conventions in thoroughly beguiling ways. A lovely, fiendishly clever dance.” – Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice
Audio:
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