Balanchine, George
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Balanchine, George [ George Balanchivadze] (
b St Petersburg, 1904;
d NY, 1983). Russ.-Amer. choreographer. Thorough mus. training. Imperial Sch. of Ballet 1914–21. Left Russ. 1924. After an appearance in Paris, was engaged by
Diaghilev as choreographer. Stravinsky's
Apollo Musagetes had Balanchine choreog. for its first Paris perf. (1928). (Other Stravinsky works were later choreog. by Balanchine, incl.
Orpheus,
Jeu de Cartes,
Baiser de la fée,
Danses concertantes,
Movements, and
Agon.) In 1932 became choreog. for Col. de Basil's Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. In 1934 went to USA to create Amer. Ballet Co., début 1935. This was resident ballet at NY Met 1935–8, when it was disbanded. Balanchine then worked as teacher and free-lance choreog. (incl. Hollywood films). Co-founder Ballet Soc. (1946) which became celebrated NY City Ballet, 1948, with Balanchine as art. dir. From this period dates his great and influential work for modern dance. Among ballets he choreog. were:
The Prodigal Son ( Prokofiev) 1929,
Ballet Imperial ( Tchaikovsky) 1941,
Night Shadow ( Bellini–Rieti) 1946,
La Valse ( Ravel) 1951,
Ivesiana ( Ives) 1954,
7 Deadly Sins ( Weill) 1958,
Slaughter on 10th Avenue ( Rodgers) 1968,
Duo Concertante ( Stravinsky) 1970. Among musicals he choreographed were:
On your Toes (1936),
The Boys from Syracuse (1938). Also worked as opera producer ( Stravinsky's
Rake's Progress, NY 1953; Tchaikovsky's
Eugene Onegin, Hamburg 1962).
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George Balanchine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Balanchine The Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine (1904-1983) formed and established...technique rather than interpretation. George Balanchine, born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze...
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Balanchine, George
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Balanchine Born: January 22, 1904 St. Petersburg...Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine formed and established the classical...of ballet in America. Early life George Balanchine was born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze...
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de Mille, Agnes (George)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
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LeClercq, Tanaquil
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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