Description

This opulent triptych was inspired by George Balanchine's visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York's Fifth Avenue, celebrating the dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone. Jewels stars Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin, Vladislav Lantratov, Anna Tikhomirova, Ekaterina Krysanova, and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet.