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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 ...
The Times Are Racing is a one-act ballet by Justin Peck, to "USA I-IV" from Dan Deacon's album America, with costumes designed by Humberto Leon from the fashion label Opening Ceremony and lighting design by Brandon Stirling Baker. [1] It premiered on January 26, 2017 at the David H. Koch Theater, danced by the New York City Ballet. [2] [3]
The companies count among the world’s very best by any estimation: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet.
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]
Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Finlay began his dance training at the age of 8, at Ballet Academy East in New York City. During the summer of 2007, he began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB). He subsequently enrolled there as a full-time student. [2]
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.
Patricia McBride (born August 23, 1942) is a ballerina [1] who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet.McBride joined the New York City Ballet in 1959. She became a principal in 1961, becoming the company's youngest princip
She joined Jerome Robbins' touring company, Ballets USA, in 1961. She was a New York City Ballet apprentice at the time, but after learning that George Balanchine decided not to cast apprentices in The Nutcracker, she auditioned for Ballet USA out of curiosity, and unbeknownst to her, the company happened to be searching for a "naive-looking" ballet dancer to perform Robbins' Afternoon of a ...