Sentence examples for a solo created for from inspiring English sources

He danced a solo created for him by George Balanchine in Episodes (1959), a work choreographed by Balanchine and Graham to music by Anton Webern.

The evening will also include "Theme and Variations," George Balanchine's sumptuous homage to the Russian Imperial Ballet, as well as an excerpt from Jirí Kylián's "Overgrown Path" and a solo created for Michele Wiles by the company member Craig Salstein.

Ending this half of the program was Johan Kobborg in Tim Rushton's "Afternoon of a Faun," a solo created for Mr. Kobborg last year to the well-known Debussy score.

In "Kings of the Dance," presented by Ardani Artists, Mr. Gomes will perform in several works, including "Small Steps," a solo created for him by Adam Hougland; a pas de deux from Roland Petit's 1974 ballet "Les Intermittences du Coeur"; and "Remanso," a 1997 dance by Nacho Duato.

For the opening-night performance, a gala evening, the American Ballet Theater principal Ethan Stiefel will perform "Inna Ridim," a solo created for the occasion by the dancer John Selya, and the City Ballet principals Wendy Whelan and Peter Boal will dance an excerpt from George Balanchine's "Rubies".

"The Show Must Go On" (2001) seems to have engendered universal goodwill where it hasn't incited mini riots (two critics slapped each other at the premiere in Paris), and both "Véronique Doisneau," a solo created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 2004 in which a corps dancer talks about her career, and the 2005 "Pichet Klunchun" have delighted critics and audiences.

So too does the variety of numbers that the competitors present: a self-chosen solo, a duet and a final solo created for each of them by a guest choreographer.

Peter Boal, a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, appears as a guest artist in a new solo created for him by Leigh Witchel to George Butterworth's "Shropshire Lad".

In a "Suite" solo created for Carolyn Brown, Ms. Weber — a dancer of superlative line, clarity and openness, with her own quality of private rapture — traced a wide semicircle from front to back with her right foot.

Buck was accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma's premiere of a Philip Glass solo created for the event.

Mr. Baryshnikov will dance in the first of his nine performances of "Mr. XYZ," a new solo created for him by Mr. Feld.