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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 ...
Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux[ a] is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to a composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky originally intended for act 3 of Swan Lake (Op. 20, 1875–76). [ 2] With costumes by Barbara Karinska and lighting by Jack Owen Brown, it was first presented by New York City Ballet at the City Center of Music and Drama, New ...
Retrieved January 27, 2022. ^ Adams, Rebecca (October 1, 2014). "Kathryn Morgan, Former New York City Ballet Dancer, On What It's Like To Gain Weight In The Dance World". Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Huff Post. ^ "Mel Tomlinson, Master of Ballet and Modern Dance - NC DNCR". www.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
Peter Martins (born 27 October 1946) is a Danish former ballet dancer and choreographer. Martins was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with the New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and John Taras as balletmaster in 1981. He retired from dancing in 1983, having achieved the rank of danseur ...
Western Symphony. Western Symphony is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to American folk tunes arranged by Hershy Kay. It premiered on September 7, 1954 at the City Center of Music and Drama in New York. [1] The ballet was originally presented in practice clothes without scenery.
Jenifer Ellen Ringer (born 1972 or 1973) [1] is an American ballet dancer and educator. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1990, became a principal dancer in 2000, and retired from performing in 2014. She then became the director of the Colburn School 's professional dance program, Colburn Dance Academy. She was named Dean of the Colburn's ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works ...
Years active. 2017–present. Career. Current group. New York City Ballet. Mira Nadon (born 2001 or 2002) [1] is an American ballet dancer. She joined the New York City Ballet in 2018, and in 2023, she was promoted to principal dancer, as the first Asian American woman to hold this position.