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  1. After years of illness, Balanchine died on April 30, 1983, aged 79, in Manhattan from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, which was diagnosed only after his death. He first showed symptoms during 1978 when he began losing his balance while dancing. As the disease progressed, his equilibrium, eyesight, and hearing deteriorated.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · George Balanchine studied ballet and music in Russia before making his way to the United States. He gained notoriety as a young choreographer and co-founded the American Ballet. Balanchine was the ...

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  4. May 1, 1983 · George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers in the history of ballet and the co-founder and artistic director of the New York City Ballet, died yesterday. Mr. Balanchine, who was 79 ...

  5. From that time until his death in 1983, Balanchine served as ballet master and chief choreographer for the New York City Ballet. The Foundation’s catalogue of Balanchine’s output lists over 425 works, beginning with La Nuit and ending with Variations for Orchestra in 1982. These include Balanchine’s work in musical theater and for Hollywood.

  6. Sep 22, 2021 · The choreographer George Balanchine teaching at New York City Ballet, at the New York State Theater in 1964. ... the punctuation of his body, emphatic, agile, alive. ... can still feel like a ...

  7. Sep 5, 2022 · The people he had known were still alive; he just didn’t recognize them—didn’t want to recognize them, perhaps. His once beautiful young teacher Elizaveta Gerdt, for example, was now an old ...

  8. Apr 30, 2024 · George Balanchine (born January 22 [January 9, Old Style], 1904, St. Petersburg, Russia—died April 30, 1983, New York, New York, U.S.) was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism, include The Nutcracker (1954) and Don Quixote (1965), both ...

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