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George Balanchine (/ ˈ b æ l ən (t) ʃ iː n, ˌ b æ l ən ˈ (t) ʃ iː n /; [1] born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; [a] January 22, 1904 [O.S. January 9] – April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American [2] ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. [3]
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 ...
The complete Balanchine version was eventually made into a full-length feature film in 1993, and starred Macaulay Culkin in his only screen ballet rôle, as the Nutcracker, the Prince, and Drosselmeyer's nephew. The film was directed by Emile Ardolino, with narration by Kevin Kline. Ardolino died of AIDS only a few days before the film's ...
"I wanted to die," she recalled. "But I had seen the difference between Mary Ellen's [who was a pupil of Balanchine] dancing and mine. I knew he was right." [11] Under the tutelage of Balanchine, Tallchief lost ten pounds and elongated her legs and neck. [9] [11] She learned how to hold her chest high, keep her back straight, and keep her feet ...
The American Ballet was the first professional ballet company George Balanchine created in the United States.The company was founded with the help of Lincoln Kirstein [1] and Edward Warburg, [2] managed by Alexander Merovitch [3] and populated by students of Kirstein and Balanchine's School of American Ballet. [4]
The first rule of Sylvester Stallone action movies is: Sly always makes it to the end of the picture alive. The Rocky star has a history of dodging death scenes over the course of his career, even ...
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.
Roderick and Madeline Usher offer to invest in each of the Usher children's business ideas. Propsero Usher (Sauriyan Sapkota), the youngest of the six Usher kids, proposes an exclusive pop-up club.