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A black and white photo of dancers Donna Wood and Peter Woodin in mid-performance. Donna Wood is sitting on the floor with one leg raised high, supported by Peter Woodin, who is lying on his back and holding her leg. Donna is wearing a fringed garment and boots, while Peter is dressed in light-colored clothes. The background is dark, with other performers visible in the distance.

Repertory

Blood Burning Moon

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

New York City Center, 1978

MUSIC

Yusef Lateef, Duke Ellington and Art Ensemble of Chicago

DÉCOR

A. Christina Giannini

COSTUMES

Judy Dearing

LIGHTING

Jennifer Tipton

MUSIC STYLE

Jazz

RUN TIME

34 Minutes

Eleo Pomare’s ballet—dramatizing the change from an agrarian to an industrialized society—is based on Jane Toomer’s Cane, a romantic novel first published in 1923. The narrative concerns a woman who is loved by two men: the white heir to a plantation and a black worker. After killing his rival in a fight, the worker is lynched.