For Peter Martins' ballet, see The Chairman Dances (ballet).
The Chairman Dances is a 1985 composition by John Adams,[1] subtitled Foxtrot for Orchestra and lasting about 13 minutes. A commission from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, it has several dance-like tunes and has been described by Adams as an "outtake" from Act III of the opera he was working on at the time, Nixon in China.[2] The word "Dances" in the title is a verb, not a noun. In the opera, the music depicts Madame Mao gate-crashing a presidential banquet, hanging paper lanterns, and performing a seductive dance; Chairman Mao descends from his portrait, and the two dance a foxtrot, back in time together. The piece ends with the sound of a gramophone winding down.[2]
The Chairman Dances was used in the Civilization IV[3] and I Am Love[4] soundtracks.
^Cahill, Sarah. "Adams, John". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ abAdams, John (23 September 2003). ""The Chairman Dances"". Earbox. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^Grahckheuhl (2010-09-26), Civilization 4 Soundtrack: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2016-07-26
^IMDB (2010-10-18), I Am Love trailer, retrieved 2016-10-18
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