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'''''Antique Epigraphs''''' is a ballet made on [[New York City Ballet]] by ballet master [[Jerome Robbins]] to an orchestrated version of [[Claude Debussy|Debussy's]] ''[[Six épigraphes antiques]]'', L131, for piano, four hands, from 1914:
* “Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été”
* “Pour un tombeau sans nom”
* “Pour que la nuit soit propice”
* “Pour la danseuse aux crotales”
* “Pour l'égyptienne”
* “Pour remercier la pluie au matin”

and his ''[[Syrinx (Debussy)|Syrinx]]'', L129, a melody for unaccompanied flute from 1913. ''Six épigraphes antiques'' were originally written to accompany [[Pierre Louys]]' ''[[The Songs of Bilitis|Les Chansons de Bilitis]]'', prose poetry which was purported to be a translation of freshly discovered autobiographical verse by a lover and contemporary of [[Sappho]]. The premiere took place on February 2, 1984, at the [[David H. Koch Theater|New York State Theater]], [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|Lincoln Center]], with costumes by [[Florence Klotz]] and lighting by [[Jennifer Tipton]].

== Casts ==
=== Original ===
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* [[Kyra Nichols]]
* [[Stephanie Saland]]
* [[Helene Alexopoulos]]
* [[Victoria Hall (dancer)|Victoria Hall]]
* [[Maria Calegari]]
* [[Simone Schumacher]]
* [[Jerri Kumery]]
* [[Florence Fitzgerald]] 
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== Articles ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/12/arts/dance-view-jerome-robbins-in-a-langorous-mood.html NY Times] by [[Anna Kisselgoff]], February 12, 1984

== Reviews ==
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/04/arts/ballet-a-robbins-world-premiere.html NY Times] by [[Anna Kisselgoff]], February 4, 1984
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/21/arts/city-ballet-maria-calegari-in-faun.html NY Times] by [[Jack Anderson (dance critic)|Jack Anderson]], February 21, 1984
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/18/arts/dance-the-city-ballet-displays-its-diversity.html NY Times] by [[Jack Anderson (dance critic)|Jack Anderson]], June 18, 1984
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/arts/dance/17ball.html NY Times] by [[Gia Kourlas]], May 17, 2008
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[[Category:Ballets by Jerome Robbins]]
[[Category:Ballets to the music of Claude Debussy]]
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