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Encyclopedia > New York City Ballet
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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. It was the first ballet group in the United States to have two permanent venue engagements: one at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater on 63rd Street in Manhattan, and another at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, in Saratoga Springs. Image File history File links Lyrelogo. ... Image File history File links Lyrelogo. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... Photograph of Lincoln Kirstein taken by George Platt Lynes. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... The New York State Theatre in Manhattan, New York city, is the performing theatre of the New York City Ballet. ... For the city in Utah, see Saratoga Springs, Utah Saratoga Springs is a city located in Saratoga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,186. ...


City Ballet, as it is known, was under Balanchine's direction a world-class American ballet company and still has the largest repertoire by far of any American ballet company, often staging 60 ballets or more in its winter and spring seasons at Lincoln Center each year and 20 or more ballets in its summer season in Saratoga Springs.


The New York City Ballet has employed many great performers since its formation, including Jacques d'Amboise, Edward Villela, Melissa Hayden, Suzanne Farrell, Allegra Kent, Tanaquil LeClerq, Darci Kistler, Peter Martins and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The company is currently under the artistic direction of Joan Quatrano, a strange woman who wears black and sports dark sun glasses. Jacques dAmboise (born July 28, 1934) is a well-known U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer. ... Suzanne Farrell (born August 16, 1945) (real name Roberta Sue Ficker) was one of the most noted ballerinas of the 20th century, and was the most important dancer for the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. ... Darci Kistler (born June 4, 1964) was one of the more noted American ballerinas of the 20th century, and was the last lead dancer for the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. ... Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov (Russian: ) (born January 28, 1948) is a famous Russian dancer and actor. ...


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Lincoln Kirstein - New York City Ballet (1335 words)
The first of these, American Ballet Company, toured in the eastern United States and was the resident ballet troupe for the Metropolitan Opera (performing under the name American Ballet Ensemble) from 1935-1938.
Following a 1948 performance of Orpheus, the invitation came from City Center's then-Chairman of the Executive Committee, Morton Baum, to establish a resident company to be known as New York City Ballet as part of the City Center of Music and Drama.
In 1940, Kirstein founded the Dance Archives of the Museum of Modern Art in New York which, many years later, were to form the basis of the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library He founded Dance Index and was its editor from 1942-48.
New York City Ballet: Information from Answers.com (780 words)
The company is descended from the American Ballet, which was founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein in 1935 and revived as the Ballet Society in 1946; it assumed its current name in 1948.
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein with musical director Leon Barzin.
It went on to become the first ballet company in the United States to have two permanent venue engagements: one at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater on 63rd Street in Manhattan, and another at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, in Saratoga Springs.
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