Deryk Barker wrote:

>Ira Grossman ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
>>Why is it that Beethoven's ballet, "The Creatures of Prometheus" is never
>>performed by any ballet company?  Anybody on this list know?
>
>The original plotline and any choreography are long lost.

But that wouldn't prevent choreographers from making up a new dance to the
music.  They regularly steal any music that strikes their fancy, whether it
was originally intended for a ballet or not.  Presumably "The Creatures of
Prometheus" has not been so honored because no choreographers think it is
worth monkeying with.

Jon Johanning // [log in to unmask]