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The Nutcracker. (Balanchine) 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 ...
The Nutcracker. (1993 film) The Nutcracker, also known as George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, is a 1993 American Christmas ballet film based on Peter Martins 's stage production and directed by Emile Ardolino. It stars Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Bart Robinson Cook, Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Wendy Whelan, Margaret ...
4, including Christopher and Charlotte. Jacques d'Amboise (born Joseph Jacques Ahearn, July 28, 1934 β 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.
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...
Wilmington native and dancer Dara Holmes, who is now a member of Chicago's Joffrey Ballet, will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker," Dec. 16-17 at CFCC's Wilson Center.
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. LΓ©on Barzin was the company's first music director. City Ballet grew out of earlier troupes: the Producing Company of the ...
The companies count among the worldβs very best by any estimation: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet.
Maria Tallchief (born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief ( ππ°ππΏπ·-ππΝππ° "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: πΌπ±πΉπ»πΌπ°-πππ·ππ·; January 24, 1925 β April 11, 2013) was a Plains Indian ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Osage ...