Metastaseis and Pithoprakta

Metastaseis and Pithoprakta is a ballet by New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to two orchestral works by Iannis Xenakis: Metastaseis, written 1953–54, and Pithoprakta, written 1955–56. The premiere took place 18 January 1968, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with lighting designed by Ronald Bates.

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