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Oct 31, 2022 · A New Biography of George Balanchine, Ballet’s Colossus “Mr. B,” by Jennifer Homans, explores the life of the Russian-born choreographer, as well as the beauty and pains of his art.
Nov 1, 2022 · Born in Russia under the last czar, Balanchine experienced the upheavals of World War I, the Russian Revolution, exile, World War II, and the Cold War. A co-founder of the New York City Ballet, he pressed ballet in America to the forefront of modernism and made it a popular art.
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George Balanchine ( / ˈbælən ( t) ʃiːn, ˌbælənˈ ( t) ʃiːn /; [1] born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; Russian: Георгий Мелитонович Баланчивадзе; Georgian: გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was an Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographer...
- April 30, 1983 (aged 79), New York City, U.S.
- 1929–1983
- Dancer, choreographer, director
- Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, January 22, 1904, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nov 8, 1996 · Balanchine: A Biography: With a New Epilogue. 2nd Edition. Written with wit, insight, and candor, Balanchine is a book that will delight lovers of biography as well as those with a special interest in dance.
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- 1960
- Bernard Taper
- Bernard Taper
George Balanchine’s most popular book is 101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-by-Sc...
A biography about George Balanchine from his birth in 1904 to his death in 1983. Discover his inspirations and the many companies he created.
Nov 1, 2022 · ISBN 9780812994308. Based on a decade of unprecedented research, the first major biography of George Balanchine—a broad-canvas portrait set against the backdrop of the tumultuous century that shaped the man The New York Times called “the Shakespeare of dancing.”
