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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.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Coordinates: 40°46′01″N 73°59′13″W. Theatre at 405 West 55th Street at Ninth Avenue. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is a modern dance company based in New York City. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey.
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 ...
The City Center for Music and Drama Inc. is the organizational parent of the New York City Ballet and was formerly also the parent company of the New York City Opera, [291] which was liquidated in 2013. [292] During its first two decades, the CCMD was largely synonymous with the 55th Street theater, which for the most part was its only location ...
Born. (1936-10-01) October 1, 1936 (age 88) New York City, U.S. Occupation (s) Ballet dancer, Choreographer. Edward Villella (born October 1, 1936) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He is frequently cited as America's most celebrated male dancer of ballet at the time. [1][2] He has won numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy ...
Jacques d'Amboise (born Joseph Jacques Ahearn, July 28, 1934 – May 2, 2021) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953, and throughout his time with the company he danced 24 roles for George Balanchine. He also made film appearances ...
The Ambassador Theatre is on 219 West 49th Street, on the north sidewalk between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. [2] [3] The square land lot covers 10,050 square feet (934 m 2), with a frontage of 100 feet (30 m) on 49th Street and a depth of 100 feet.
June 14, 1979 (1979-06-14) New York State Theater. Original ballet company. New York City Ballet. Created for. Mikhail Baryshnikov. Patricia McBride. Opus 19/The Dreamer is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to Sergei Prokofiev 's Violin Concerto No. 1. The ballet premiered on June 14, 1979 at the New York State Theater, danced by the New ...