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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.
Edward Villella and Patricia McBride on USA DANCE: New York City Ballet (1965) performing George Balanchine's "Tarantella" on archive.org After retirement as a performer, Villella was the artistic coordinator of the Eglevsky Ballet from 1979 to 1984 and the director of Ballet Oklahoma (now Oklahoma City Ballet ) from 1983 to 1985.
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City.Founded in 1939 [2] by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year.
Once in the United States, Lee attended the School of American Ballet on a full scholarship. [2] [5] Due to his talent, he was tutored and brought on tour by the principal dancer at the New York City Ballet André Eglevsky. [2] In 1954, Lee danced in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. [2] [3] He danced in the “Chinese Tea” dance. [2]
New York City Ballet Albert Pierce Evans (December 29, 1968 – June 22, 2015) [ 1 ] was an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1988, became a principal dancer in 1995, making him the second African American dancer to hold this position, and had pursue choreography.
Troy Schumacher is an American choreographer, dancer, and director based in New York City. [1] He is a soloist in the New York City Ballet and has choreographed for the company since 2014; before being promoted to soloist, he danced in NYCB's corps de ballet starting in 2005. [2]
He spent most of his career with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to soloist by 1960. [3] In addition to featured roles in George Balanchine 's Night Shadows (or La Somnambula ), Theme and Variations , The Prodigal Son , Western Symphony , and The Four Temperaments , Weslow also danced in ballets by Frederick Ashton , Todd ...