Brahms–Schoenberg Quartet
The title is Balanchine's first abstract work created in 1966. It is a one-act ballet for fifty-five dancers, which with its Hungarian spirit, drive and energy brings a truly holistic experience culminating in an intoxicating finale.
Who Cares?
Ballet Who Cares? to the music of George Gershwin is one of Balanchine's most famous and also most joyful works. Who Cares? is both the name of Balanchine's ballet and an old song written by George and Ira Gershwin in 1931 for the ballet Of Thee I Sing. It is said about Who Cares? that it retains the typical freshness of an eternal martini – dry, sincere, refreshing, tailor-made, with a slight hint of lemon. This brisk and bold ballet evokes the living spirit of Fred Astair, Ginger Rogers and the 1930s. It expresses a temperament that is very American and full of distinctive energy.
Robert Sealy of Ballet Review says, “Who Cares? is amazing. Never in a theatre have I wanted so much to jump into the orchestra pit and join in. It is pure, unmitigated, uncut joy.”