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Our Dancers. A ballet doesn't – can't – exist without dancers. They carry within themselves the technique, knowledge, steps, and understanding to bring countless works of art alive. They are the raw material, inspiration and institutional memory on which choreographers rely. In these pages, you can learn about the marvelous dancers who are ...
The Repertory. THE COMPANY'S REPERTORY EXCEEDS 400 BALLETS, APPROXIMATELY 60 OF WHICH ARE DANCED DURING AN ANNUAL SEASON. New York City Ballet dances in the winter, spring, and — since 2010 — fall each year at the David H. Koch Theater (formerly the New York State Theater) at Lincoln Center, and tours domestically and internationally.
New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine [1] and Lincoln Kirstein. [2] Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's first music director. City Ballet grew out of earlier troupes: the Producing Company of the ...
May 25, 2024 · May 7, 1967, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. (age 57) Wendy Whelan (born May 7, 1967, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.) is an American ballet dancer who performed for three decades (1984–2014) with New York City Ballet (NYCB) and was celebrated for her technical precision, modern sensibility, and defined musculature. Whelan grew up in Louisville, where ...
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Sep 22, 2021 · As we emerged from the theater after 18 long months and a radiant performance of George Balanchine’s “Symphony in C,” New York City Ballet’s opening night felt like a rainbow.
Operationally and geographically, the department is organized into five borough commands for each of the five Boroughs of New York City. Each borough command has a borough commander. For Manhattan, this commander is an Assistant Chief, whereas each of the other four borough commanders are deputy assistant chiefs.
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There are currently eight borough commands (Manhattan North, Manhattan South, Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Queens North, Queens South, Staten Island, and The Bronx), with each command headed by an assistant chief.
