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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 ...
The program aired on December 25, 1958, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90.John Houseman was the producer and Ralph Nelson the director. George Balanchine was the choreographer (this was an adaptation of the version he first staged in 1954), and Robert Irving conducted the New York City Ballet Orchestra.
"The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year.. The company has been performing George Balanchine's ballet every year since ...
First performed by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944, The Nutcracker became a smash hit when it was reworked by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet in 1954. And the rest, they say, is ...
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]
Catazaro became an apprentice with the New York City Ballet in 2007. At this time, he performed a principal role in the revival of Jerome Robbins' Watermill. He became a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2008, performing featured roles such as the male lead in Diamonds from Jewels, [2] the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and Shakespeare's comedic and temperamental Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's ...
In 1964 he designed the sets for the New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker. [3] He worked with the New York City Opera company, Hamburg State Opera, La Scala in Milan, the Opera-Comique in Paris and the Spoleto Festival in Italy. He designed either costumes or sets, sometimes both, for 24 Broadway productions.
Charlotte Nebres (born 2008 or 2009) [1] is an American pre-professional ballet dancer. In 2019, at eleven years old, she become the first Black ballerina to dance the role of Marie in New York City Ballet's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. [2]