The Cage

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The Cage is a modern ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins that portrays a violent, insect-like female tribe and is known for its stark, primal depiction of predatory instincts.

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The Cage canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet ⓘ
modern ballet ⓘ
basedOn idea of a female insect society ⓘ
choreographer Jerome Robbins ⓘ
choreographicApproach abstract narrative ⓘ
neo-classical ⓘ
company New York City Ballet ⓘ
compositionYear 1951 ⓘ
costumeDesigner Ruth Sobotka ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Jerome Robbins ⓘ
createdFor New York City Ballet ⓘ
featuresCharacter The First Intruder ⓘ
linked to: The Second Intruder

The Novice ⓘ
The Queen ⓘ
The Second Intruder ⓘ
firstSeason 1950–1951 New York City Ballet season ⓘ
genre modern ballet ⓘ
hasChoreographicMotif spidery, angular movement ⓘ
sudden attacks on male intruders ⓘ
language none (wordless dance) ⓘ
lightingDesigner Jean Rosenthal ⓘ
movementStyle contemporary ballet ⓘ
musicBy Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
musicTitle Concerto in D for String Orchestra ⓘ
notableFor depiction of female predators as insects ⓘ
exploration of instinct versus morality ⓘ
use of Stravinsky string concerto ⓘ
violent, ritualistic choreography ⓘ
numberOfActs 1 ⓘ
originalNoviceDancer Nora Kaye ⓘ
originalQueenDancer Tanaquil Le Clercq ⓘ
performedBy New York City Ballet ⓘ
premiereDate 1951-06-10 ⓘ
premieredBy New York City Ballet ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premiereTheater City Center of Music and Drama ⓘ
repertoireOf New York City Ballet ⓘ
setDesigner Ruth Sobotka ⓘ
setting abstract, insect-like world ⓘ
style expressionistic ⓘ
primal ⓘ
stark ⓘ
subjectMatter violent insect-like female tribe ⓘ
theme female aggression ⓘ
predatory instincts ⓘ
ritualized murder ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ

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Jerome Robbins → notableWork → The Cage ⓘ
Wendy Whelan → notableWork → The Cage ⓘ
The Cage → title → The Cage ⓘ
subject linked to: "The Cage"
The Menagerie, Part I → basedOn → The Cage ⓘ