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Images is a ballet made by Miriam Mahdaviani for the New York City Ballet's first Diamond Project to Debussy's "Gigues" from Images pour orchestre (1906–12) and "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from his Nocturnes (1893–99). The premiere took place 30 May 1992 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
ballet Mendocino County, California: United States: Founder Mary Knight Morris 1984–present Mark Morris Dance Group: modern Brooklyn, New York: United States: Founder Mark Morris: 1980–present Munt–Brooks Dance Studios: modern New York City United States Founders Alfred Brooks, Maxine Munt: 1952–1966; originally at 1125 6th Ave. moved ...
This is a list of ballet companies in the United States. Company City State Years active ... Dance Theatre of Harlem: Harlem / New York City: New York: 1969–present:
Villella became a member of the New York City Ballet in 1957, rising to soloist in 1958 and principal dancer in 1960, last dancing there in 1979. [4]: 179 Among his most noteworthy [5] performances were Oberon in George Balanchine's ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream (with music by Felix Mendelssohn), Tarantella, Rubies in the Balanchine ballet Jewels, and Prodigal Son.
It was the first of Degas's "ballet pictures". The painting depicts a dancing class at the Paris Opéra. [1] The dancer in the center is Joséphine Gaujelin (or ...
Founded in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is the largest modern dance company in the United States. [2] Based in New York City, the company was founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a noted choreographer and dancer.
Broadway Dance Center is a dance school located at 322 West 45th Street west of Times Square in New York City. It was founded in 1984 as one of the first "drop-in" dance training schools in the world, offering classes in jazz , tap , ballet , contemporary , hip hop and theater .
Ballet is a French word which had its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning "to dance", [1] [2] which in turn comes from the Greek "βαλλίζω" (ballizo), "to dance, to jump about".