Watermill is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins when he was balletmaster at the New York City Ballet and set to a musical piece written a year earlier by Teiji Ito (also entitled “Watermill”), with costumes by Patricia Zipprodt, lighting by Jennifer Tipton and décor by Robbins in association with Davie Reppa. The ballet premiered on Thursday, February 3, 1972, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Original cast

Penny Dudleston

Tracy Bennett

Deni Lamont

Colleen Neary

Edward Villella

Hermes Conde

Jean-Pierre Frohlich

Bart Cook

Victor Castelli

Robert Maiorano

References

Playbill, New York City Ballet, Friday, May 2, 2008

Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 1

Articles

NY Times by Donal Henahan, February 10, 1972

NY Times by Clive Barnes, February 13, 1972

NY Times by Clive Barnes, May 8, 1972

NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, June 3, 1990

Reviews

NY Times by Clive Barnes, February 4, 1972

NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, May 5, 2008

Ballets by Jerome Robbins

New York City Ballet repertory

1972 ballet premieres

Ballets to the music of Teiji Ito

Ballets designed by Patricia Zipprodt

Ballets designed by Jennifer Tipton

Watermill (ballet)