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George Balanchine in 1965. This is a list of ballets by George Balanchine (1904–1983), ... 1957 Square Dance; 1958 Gounod Symphony; 1958 Stars and Stripes;
La Sonnambula (Balanchine) La Source (Balanchine) Square Dance (ballet) Stars and Stripes (ballet) The Steadfast Tin Soldier (ballet) Stravinsky Violin Concerto (ballet) Swan Lake (Balanchine) Symphony in C (ballet) Symphony in Three Movements (ballet)
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 ...
George Balanchine (/ ˈ b æ l ən (t) ʃ iː n, ˌ b æ l ən ˈ (t) ʃ iː n /; [1] born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; [a] January 22, 1904 [O.S. January 9] – April 30, 1983) was a Russian and American ballet choreographer of Georgian descent [2], recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. [3]
Who Cares? is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to songs by George Gershwin that were orchestrated by Hershy Kay. The ballet is split in two parts, the first danced by an ensemble, and the second focuses on four principal dancers. Who Cares? premiered on February 5, 1970, at the New York State Theater, danced by the New York City Ballet.
In addition to the incidental music, Balanchine incorporated other Mendelssohn works into the ballet, including the Overtures to Athalie, Son and Stranger, and The Fair Melusine, the "String Symphony No. 9 in C minor" and The First Walpurgis Night. [1] The ballet employs a large children's corps de ballet. [4]
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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 ...