Work Details
Sandpaper Ballet
Composer
Leroy Anderson
Music
"Sleigh Ride (Overture)," "The Typewriter," "Trumpeter's Lullaby," "Sarabande," "Balladette," "Jazz Pizzicato," "Jazz Legato," "Fiddle Faddle," "The Girl in Satin," "Song of the Bells," "The Syncopated Clock"
Costume Design
Isaac Mizrahi
Lighting Design
James F. Ingalls
Premiere Date
April 19, 1999
Premiere Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Premiere Location
San Francisco, CA
Premiere Company
San Francisco Ballet
Number of Dancers
25
Details
Sandpaper Ballet is a 25-minute ballet set to music by the 20th century American composer, Leroy Anderson. The music used in the dance is Sleigh Ride, The Typewriter, Trumpet Lullaby, Saraband, Baladette, Jazz Pizzicato, Jazz Legato, Fiddle Faddle, The Girl in Satin, Song of the Bells, and The Syncopated Clock.
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Sandpaper Ballet is currently also in the rep of Dutch National Ballet and Houston Ballet.