Bringing bourees to Broadway: George Balanchine's career in the commercial theater.(Fine Arts)(Biography)

From: World Literature Today | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

George Balanchine (1904-83) earned an international reputation as the greatest classical choreographer of the twentieth century. Until recently, however, few were aware of his lively career in the commercial theater: London revues, Broadway productions, and Hollywood films. Following his arrival in New York in 1933, he certainly created ballets, but for fifteen years he was primarily engaged in making dances for musicals and movies. The Popular Balanchine Project, sponsored by the George Balanchine Foundation, documented this body of work, with research completed by more than ...

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