But you don't have to join a company to get the full
Balanchine experience.
George
Balanchine might be called the father of American ballet.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, they were a nexus of splendid dancing; of magnificent choreography, by Leonide Massine, George
Balanchine, David Lichine, and others; and of fantastic spectacle, including costumes and scenery by such distinguished artists as Matisse and Dali.
After a six-year absence, New York City Ballet returns to the Southland to celebrate the birth of the company's legendary choreographer and co-founder, the late George
Balanchine, who revolutionized ballet by creating a modern American style.
Additional chapters trace the careers and relationship of Stravinsky and
Balanchine, prior to and following their central collaborations.
NEW YORK The New York City Ballet will celebrate the achievements of founder George
Balanchine next year in an ambitious season honoring the 100th anniversary of the choreographer's birth.
According to Ellen Sorrin, director of the George
Balanchine Trust, the organization that controls the licensing and staging of
Balanchine's works, Serenade is one of the Trust's most requested ballets.
Dance Theatre of Harlem will open the program with ``Serenade'' (1934), the first ballet
Balanchine choreographed in America.
In response to your lively and laudably wide-ranging interchange on the influence of
Balanchine today ("Are We Overdosing on
Balanchine?
As ballet great Suzanne Farrell notes, ``We don't need a centennial - we celebrate the genius of George
Balanchine all the time.
I do believe that directors and programmers should dare a little more, like
Balanchine dared in his time to try new things.
Renown for its purity and commitment to the classics, the Kirov Ballet is showing the world that it is embracing 20th-century masterworks - including those by George
Balanchine - in order to create its own works for the 21st century.
