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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 considered the founding choreographers of the company.
Styled as the father of American ballet, [3] he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its artistic director for more than 35 years. [4] His choreography is characterized by plotless ballets with minimal costume and décor, performed to classical and neoclassical music. [5]
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.
The school was founded by the Russo-Georgian-born choreographer George Balanchine, and philanthropists Lincoln Kirstein and Edward Warburg in 1934. [1] Balanchine's self- prescribed edict, "But first, a school", is indicative of his adherence to the ideals of the training that was fostered by the Imperial Ballet School where he received his training.
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.
The photobook “New York City Ballet: ... the legendary choreographer who co-founded the New York City Ballet (with the impresario and philanthropist Lincoln Kirstein) in 1948 and served as its ...
Ballet Society is a non-profit educational institution founded in 1946 by Lincoln ... service of the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet ...
This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers. Name Joined Promoted Left/retired Diana Adams: 1950: 1963 Heléne Alexopoulos: 1978: 1989 [1] 2002