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Januar 1904 greg. in Sankt Petersburg; † 30. April 1983 in New York City) war ein russischer Choreograf und Vertreter des neoklassischen Balletts. Balanchine brachte die Tradition des klassischen russischen Balletts in die USA und gründete gemeinsam mit Lincoln Kirstein das New York City Ballet, das Weltgeltung erreichte.
After years of illness, Balanchine died on April 30, 1983, aged 79, in Manhattan from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, which was diagnosed only after his death. He first showed symptoms during 1978 when he began losing his balance while dancing. As the disease progressed, his equilibrium, eyesight, and hearing deteriorated.
Balanchine schuf Arbeiten an der Metropolitan Opera, für Hollywood, den Broadway und immer neue Ballette für seine Company, die sich ab 1948 New York City Ballet nannte und schon bald zu den führenden Ensembles der Welt zählte. Neben zahlreichen Neukreationen – darunter „Concerto Barocco“ (1941), „Orphée“ (1948) und „Agon ...
30. Apr. 2024 · George Balanchine was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism, include The Nutcracker (1954) and Don Quixote (1965), both pieces choreographed for the New York City Ballet, of which he was a
George Balanchine is regarded as the foremost contemporary choreographer in the world of ballet. Early Years. Europe. The son of a composer, Balanchine early in life gained a knowledge of music that far exceeds that of most of his fellow choreographers. He began studying the piano at the age of five and following his graduation in 1921, from ...
George Balanchine, born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze in 1904, was accepted into the ballet section of St. Petersburg’s rigorous Imperial Theater School at the age of nine where he appeared in productions at the Maryinsky Theater including Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty. The son of a composer, Balanchine also had extensive musical training that ultimately enabled him, as a ...
Choreograph George Balanchine (eigentlich: Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze) wurde am 22. Januar 1904 in St. Petersburg geboren und studierte klassischen Tanz an der Kaiserlichen Ballettakademie sowie Musik am Konservatorium seiner Heimatstadt.
