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Hopeless romantic, pure classicist, intellectual modernist — find out how George Balanchine's many different sides come across in his extraordinary body of work, and how he established the first truly American ballet company.
Sep 9, 2023 · While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. But to get a sense of the global standing of...
A biography about George Balanchine from his birth in 1904 to his death in 1983. Discover his inspirations and the many companies he created.
Learn more about The George Balanchine the choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet.
Balanchine works for six months as ballet master of the Paris Opera Ballet, for which he choreographs Le Palais de Cristal (renamed Symphony in C in 1948 for its American premiere). He choreographs Theme and Variations for Ballet Theatre.
George Balanchine and the United States. An Artist in Love with His Adopted Country. Peter Tonguette. HUMANITIES, January/February 2016, Volume 37, Number 1. Photo caption. It was the winter of 1958—a season of cold and snow—but civic and cultural life in the United States was looking sunny.
Jan 14, 2004 · Choreographer George Balanchine created over 400 works and was recognized as a 20th-century master alongside Picasso and Stravinsky.
