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Lincoln Kirstein

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Lincoln Kirstein , 1907-96, American dance and theater executive and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y. One of the most significant figures in American ballet, Kirstein was cofounder of the American Ballet and the School of the American Ballet in 1934 and of Ballet Caravan in 1936. He is best known for helping to establish the New York City Ballet, and was its general director from 1948 to 1989. Together with choreographer George Balanchine he encouraged the development of a truly American style of dance. He was the author of many books on dance, including Dance (1935), a compendious history;... Read more

Lincoln Kirstein
Lincoln Kirstein Most noted for his hand in founding...almost half a century its director, Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996) was a visionary, a great...dance and various other art forms. Lincoln Kirstein was born to a wealthy family in Rochester... Read more

Lincoln (Edward) Kirstein
...culminating in the New York City Ballet (1948), of which he served as general director until 1989. He wrote seven books on ballet, including the classic history Dance (1935). Lincoln (Edward) Kirstein Lincoln (Edward) Kirstein Lincoln (Edward) Kirstein Read more

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	Lincoln Kirstein ; ...was 9 years old, Lincoln Edward Kirstein (1907-1996) was...ballet in America. Kirstein, the second child...Louis and Rose Kirstein in Rochester, New...named after Abraham Lincoln, his father's idol...in Boston, Louis Kirstein took a job with...State Theater in Lincoln Center, ... Read more
	Lincoln Kirstein.(philanthropist Lincoln Kirstein died on January 5, 1996)(Obituary) ; With the death of Lincoln Kirstein on January 5, the last...his insistence that Lincoln Center, which became...the Great Emancipator. Kirstein's career in the 1930s...swift and positive. With Lincoln Kirstein's death, ballet has... Read more
	Kirstein, Lincoln: The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein.(Brief article)(Book review) ; Kirstein, Lincoln The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein. Martin Duberman. New York: Knopf, 2007. 723 pp. $37.50...crazy brio of its subject, the first half of 'The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein' roars past at terrific speed; the labored breathing you... Read more
	Lincoln Kirstein's Religious Ballet ; ...trying to figure out just who Lincoln Kirstein really was. Or, rather, they...biography, "The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein" (Knopf, 2007) by Martin...Brahmin families. Though the Kirsteins weren't religious, Lincoln, the middle of three children... Read more

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