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The Biodôme was created by the City of Montréal and the Régie des installations olympiques in what was formerly the velodrome for the 1976 Olympic Games. The design of this exceptional building is the work of French architect Roger Taillibert, who also designed the adjacent Olympic Stadium.
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What Went Wrong at New York City Ballet. Amid allegations of sexual harassment and violence, the company is reckoning with its tone on and off the stage. By Joan Acocella. February 11, 2019. Peter ...
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Before fans of ballet knew anything about George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet, the man behind it all was born in 1904 Georgiy Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg, Georgia, of the Russian Empire. He was the son of Georgian opera composer and singer, Meliton Balanchivadze, who also happens to be one of the founders of the Tbilisi Opera and Bal...
On January 2, 1934, less than three months after George Balanchine arrived in New York City, he teamed up with Lincoln Kirstein and Edward M.M. Warburg to open up the School of American Ballet. Serenade Balanchine’s newest work at the time which performed to the music by Tchaikovsky at Woodlands, the Warburg summer estate. This school officially be...
When the New York City Ballet first became established in 1948, the company first headquartered at the City Center of Music and Drama before moving to the New York State Theater. When this move was made, the genius of Balanchine’s creativity reached new heights, working closely with Jerome Robbins, the choreographer of Broadway works fame. This wor...
As a tribute to Maurice Ravel, a French composer whom George Balanchine had great admiration for, the New York City Ballet performed Hommage a Ravel for two weeks in 1975, allowing the audience to witness the brilliant dance performances of Jacques d’Amboise and John Taras. In 1981, another two-week festival courtesy of Balanchine and NYCB honored ...
A year after the death of George Balanchine, the New York City Ballet celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the New York State Theater on April 26. This program began with Igor Stravinsky’s Fanfare for a New Theater before shifting to Stravinsky’s version of The Star-Spangled Banner. The works of Balanchine also saw Serenade, Sonatine, and Stravi...
Behind every great dance performance is the music that can take the presentation from ordinary to extraordinary. The New York City Ballet Orchestra has served as an important contributor to the New York City Ballet. Currently, the sixty-six members of the orchestra have the most versatile performances that feature a repertoire that goes well above ...
Currently, Jonathan Stafford is the artistic director that has taken over the direction of the New York City Ballet as of 2019. He was a principal dancer for the company until he retired in 2014. It was also the same year he married fellow NYCB dancer, Brittany Pollack. In 2017, he became the next ballet master before taking over the helm as New Yo...
Jul 18, 2022 · “At a zoo, you observe animals,” says Jodoin, acting director of Space for Life, the city-owned organization that operates the popular museum. “Here, you’re immersed in their world.” Since its opening in 1992, the Biodôme has housed 200-plus species in five reproduced ecosystems beneath the soaring concrete vault of the city’s ...
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May 11, 2022 · The Tumultuous History of the New York City Ballet. Ballet in America was almost non-existent until Balanchine founded the New York City Ballet. Through this company, ballet became an American art – for better or worse. May 11, 2022 • By Sebrena Williamson, BFA in Dance. As the last choreographer of the Ballets Russes, George Balanchine ...
Feb 7, 2013 · The Biodome in Montréal houses thousands of plants and animals representative of the ecosystems of the Americas. (courtesy Canadian Tourism Commission) Opened in 1992 and located in the former Olympic velodrome, the Montréal Biodôme is part of the “Space for Life” network, which includes Montréal ’s Insectarium, Planetarium and ...
Jul 24, 2015 · LLOYD SCHWARTZ, BYLINE: When I was a student in New York in the 1960s, the New York City Ballet was the institution dearest to me. At first, I was just thrilled by what I was seeing.
