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express their joy of life. Satyr is touched on the shoulder by Destiny and
he joins the nymphs in their expression of happiness. At the end, Satyr is
left alone, contemplating life and friendship."- The Sphinx (1951). Choreographer, David Lichine. Music by Henri
Sauguet. Originally La Rencontre (Les Ballets des Champs-Elysée, Paris,
1948). Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx. - The Relativity of Icarus (1974). Choreographer, Gerald Arpino. Music by
Gerhard. - Icarus at Night (1991). Choreographer, Christopher Gillis. Music by Brahms
(String Sextet No. 1). Paul Taylor Dance Company. - Icarus (1964). Choreographer, Lucas Hoving. The José Limon Dance Com-
pany. A classic of the modern dance, performed by several companies,
including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. - Dionysus, a dance film (1963). Film-maker's Corp., Charles Boultenhouse,
producer /director. Music by Teiji Ito. The portrayal of the psychology of
the Euripidean characters is enhanced by photographic tricks; Louis Falco
as Dionysus, Anna Duncan as Agave, and Nicholas Magallanes as
Pentheus. - Dido and Aeneas (1989). Choreographer, Mark Morris. Music by Purcell
{Dido and Aeneas). A performance of the complete opera (both words and
music) is used as the ballet score. The controversial Morris dances the
roles of both Queen Dido and the Sorceress! - L'Amour et son Amour. Choreographer, Jean Babile. Music by César Frank
(Psyche). Scenery and costumes by Jean Cocteau. American Ballet Theatre
(1951). World premiere, Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées, Paris (1948). The
story of Cupid and Psyche. - Helen of Troy (1942). Choreographer, David Lichine. Music by Jacques Of-
fenbach (La Belle Hélène, arranged by Antal Dorati). American Ballet The-
atre. A comic version of the Trojan War, employing the score and décor
of the version by Michel Fokine, but completely different in choreography
and treatment. Cast: Helen, Paris, Menelaus, Zeus, Calchas, Aphrodite,
Athena, Hera, Hermes, and Hymen. - Afternoon of a Faun (1941). Choreographer, Yura Lazovsky, from the orig-
inal by Vaslav Nijinsky. Music by Claude Debussy. American Ballet The-
atre. Originally L'Après-midi d'un Faune (Les Ballets Russes de Diaghilev,
1912). - The Transformations of Medusa. In The Jean Erdman Video Archives, vol. 1:
The Early Dances (1989), which presents re-creations of Erdman's work af-
ter she left the Martha Graham Dance Company; also included is a dance
entitled Hamadryad.