NYCB Vol. 3 No. 38 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

(1/12) Twelve performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins today! These first two posts feature photos from the original production in 1962. This ballet was the first original full-length ballet created in America.

(top, left) Allegra Kent and Jacques D’Amboise in the Act II Divertissment, 1962. Photo by Martha Swope

(top center) Allegra Kent and Jacques D’Amboise in the Act II Divertissment, 1962. Photo by Fred Fehl

(top, right) Arthur Mitchell as Puck, 1962. Photo by Martha Swope

(bottom, left) Melissa Hayden as Titania & Richard Rapp as Bottom, 1962. Photo by Martha Swope

(bottom, center) Gloria Govrin as Hippolyta, 1962. Photo by Martha Swope

(bottom, right) Suki Schorer (front) and Arthur Mitchell in back, 1962. Photo by Martha Swope