Union Jack
Music
Hershy Kay
Choreography
George Balanchine
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A dazzling display of kilts and clans meets music-hall humor and a fleet of flirtatious sailors in Union Jack, a spectacle of 74 dancers and one beloved donkey.
Union Jack was created to honor the British heritage of the United States on the occasion of its Bicentennial.
Part I is based on Scottish military tattoos and folk-dance forms performed in an open castle square. Part II is a music-hall pas de deux for the costermonger Pearly King and Queen of London, with two little girls and a donkey, danced before a drop suggesting Pollock's toy theaters. Part III is a series of variations employing hornpipes, sea songs, work chants, jigs, and drill orders of the Royal Navy, in a dockside setting.For the finale, hand flags signal 'God Save the Queen' in semaphore code as the Union Jack unfurls.
58 minutes
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