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Choreographer George Balanchine's production of Petipa and Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker is a broadly popular version of the ballet often performed in the United States. Conceived for the New York City Ballet , its premiere took place on February 2, 1954, at City Center , New York, with costumes by Karinska , sets by Horace Armistead ...
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 ...
There, with Kirstein as his partner, he founded the School of American Ballet in New York City. [4] During his time in Europe, Balanchine had begun to develop his neoclassical style, partially as a reaction to the Romantic anti-classicism that had led to increased theatricality in ballet. His style focused more on dance movement and ...
The ballet is also set in Louisiana during the 1840s, and consists of an all-African American cast. The dancers wear costumes similar to the daily dress of African Americans in the 1840s. During this time social status among freed blacks was measured by how far removed one's family was from slavery. Giselle's character is kept the same; her ...
In 1994, Lincoln Kirstein, a New York City Ballet co-founder, wrote to Robbins and suggested he make a West Side Story as "a choral ballet" because "not only would it be a terrific boost for the company which needs a new Sleeping Beauty, but it would put us in a more stable condition, for continuity."
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.
The ballet features a woman and fifteen men. Peck said it is an "invert" of romantic ballet, which usually has one man and a female corps de ballet. [4] Peck's Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes is set to "Four Dance Episodes" from Copland's Rodeo, which was originally written for Agnes de Mille's 1942 ballet of the same name. [3]