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New York City Ballet

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New York City Ballet one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. In 1948 the company took its present name and began regular performances at the New York City Center. It moved to the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1964. Under Balanchine's direction the company developed a distinctly American style of dancing, combining Italian, French, and Russian traditions with an austere emotional control and flair for musicality. The company's works have ... Read more
New York City Ballet
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... the leading U.S. ballet troupe, combining European classical ballet with American characterization ... permanent home, the New York State Theater at ... Suzanne Farrell . New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York ... Read more
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World Encyclopedia ... 1681) was the first ballet to use trained female ... public performance of a ballet was in 1708. Choreographic ... 19th-century Romantic ballets, stressing the role ... 19th century, Russian ballet emphasized technique ... Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes revolutionized ballet with ... Read more

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