Gurdjieff - Oriental Suite - [N4,N5 Metropole Orchestra]

Oriental Suite - Metropole Orchestra (Paris 1923-24)
Between 13 and 25 December 1923 the Gurdjieff Institute gave a series of eight public demonstrations of the Sacred Gymnastics and Movements at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The music, composed by Gurdjieff to accompany these dances, was orchestrated by Thomas de Hartmann and performed by an orchestra of thirty-five musicians.
In January 1924, Gurdjieff and his pupils sailed to America for a series of public demonstrations in New York, Boston, and Chicago.

Photo:
Observing the Movements Practice in the Dalcroze Studio
From Left: Gurdjieff, De Hartmann (Barely visible at the piano), Alexander De Salzmann, Mme Ouspensky, Mrs. Nicoll and Maurice Nicoll, August 1922.