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Sadler's Wells Ballet: Sadler's Wells Theatre: March 13 [2] The Cage: Jerome Robbins: Igor Stravinsky: New York City Ballet: City Center of Music and Drama: June 10 [3] Tiresias: Frederick Ashton: Constant Lambert: Royal Ballet: Royal Opera House: July 9 [4] Swan Lake: George Balanchine: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: New York City Ballet: City ...
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 ...
Tanaquil Le Clercq was the fourth and last wife (1952–1969) of George Balanchine, the pioneer of American ballet. He obtained a quick divorce from her to woo Suzanne Farrell (who refused Balanchine's marriage proposal and went on to marry another Balanchine dancer, Paul Mejia). Le Clercq died of pneumonia in New York Hospital at the age of 71 ...
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]
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet and dance at Lincoln Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.Originally named the New York State Theater, [1] the venue has been home to the New York City Ballet since its opening in 1964, the secondary venue for the American Ballet Theatre in the fall, and served as home to the New York City Opera from 1964 to 2011.
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies.In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
New York City Ballet American Music Festival (9 P) C. Choreographers of New York City Ballet (1 C, 16 P) D. New York City Ballet Diamond Project (1 C, 10 P) I.
Nicholas Magallanes (November 27, 1922 – May 2, 1977) was a Mexican-born American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet. [1] Along with Francisco Moncion, Maria Tallchief, and Tanaquil Le Clercq, Magallanes was among the core group of dancers with which George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein formed Ballet Society, the immediate predecessor of the New York City Ballet.