Born: Brooklyn, New York

Studied: School of American Ballet, New Dance Group, High School of Performing Arts, Richard Thomas.

Performed: At age twelve with New York City Ballet as the Child Prince in George Balanchine's original production of "The Nutcracker" and in the Phoenix Theater's musical, "Sandhog"; with the companies of Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow and Donald McKayle; on the Voice of Firestone and "L'Enfant et les Sortileges" with the Little Orchestra Society. At sixteen joined the Broadway cast of "West Side Story" and appeared as Baby-John in the movie version; on television on the Gary Moore and Ed Sullivan shows; on Broadway in "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" and "Fiddler on the Roof"; with American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company and Feld Ballets/NY. George Balanchine (January 9 (O.S.) = January 22 (N.S.), 1904–April 30, 1983) was one of the 20th centurys foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. ... A performance of The Nutcracker The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). ... Pearl Lang is a modern dance teacher and choreographer who worked with dance legend Martha Graham. ... Donald McKayle is an influential modern dance choreographer who has worked with many dance legends, such as Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. ... The original poster for the motion picture. ... Fiddler on the Roof is one of the most famous stage and film musicals. ... The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ...

Choreographed: 128 ballets since 1967

Ballets created for or in the repertory of: American Ballet Company, American Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Boston Ballet, Feld Ballets/NY, The Joffrey Ballet, John Curry Skating Company, London Festival Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet, The New York City Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, as well as Ballet Tech and Kids Dance. The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ... Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov (Russian: ) (born January 28, 1948) is a famous Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor. ... Logo of the New York City Ballet The New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein originally known as the American Ballet. ...

Founded: Ballet Tech Company and School (formerly Feld Ballets/NY and its associate school, The New Ballet School), Kids Dance, and the New York City Public School for Dance. With Cora Cahan, The Joyce Theater and The Lawrence A. Wien Center for Dance & Theater (co-founded with American Ballet Theatre). The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ...

Honors: Eliot Feld is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including: The John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1969), Dance Magazine Award (1990), and an Honorary Doctorate degree from Juilliard (1991). Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ...

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