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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 ...
Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2022. ^ a b Kisselgoff, Anna (June 15, 1989). "City Ballet Announces Promotions of 16". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2022. ^ La Rocco, Claudia (June 7, 2010). "Farewell, My Lovelies: A Ballerina Hangs Up Her Toeshoes". The New York Times.
Website. sab .org. The School of American Ballet ( SAB) is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the age of six, with professional vocational ballet training for students aged 11–18.
Kyra Nichols (born July 2, 1958) is an American retired ballet dancer and teacher. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1974 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1979. She is one of the last dancers to have worked with George Balanchine, although he did not create any new work on her. However, she originated roles in several ballets by ...
The New York City Ballet celebrated its spring gala last week with an evening performance of its ongoing “Stravinsky Festival,” which highlights the dynamism of late composer and Russian expat ...
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.
Square Dance. (ballet) Square Dance is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Antonio Vivaldi 's Concerto Grosso in B minor and the first movement of his Concerto Grosso in E major, Op. 3, nos. 10 and 12, respectively; in 1976 he added Arcangelo Corelli 's Sarabanda, Badinerie e Giga, second and ...
Created for. Patricia McBride. Edward Villella. Genre. Neoclassical ballet. Tarantella is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Grande Tarantelle by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arranged by Hershy Kay. The ballet premiered on January 7, 1964, at the New York City Center, performed by New York City Ballet 's Patricia McBride and Edward ...