George Balanchine’s life and career timeline
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George Balanchine’s life and career timeline
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Jan 14, 2004
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"If you do not know this music of Tschaikovsky's and it is no doubt the least famous of the four suites for orchestra, I with pleasure recommend that you become acquainted with it," writes George Balanchine of the score for his Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 in his Complete Stories of The Great Ballets. Acquaint yourself this fall on the Masters at Work I program, opening September 30: nycballet.com/mastersatwork1 Featuring Anthony Huxley | New York City Ballet
"If you do not know this music of Tschaikovsky's and it is no doubt the least famous of the four suites for orchestra, I with pleasure recommend that you become acquainted with it," writes George Balanchine of the score for his Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 in his Complete Stories of The Great Ballets. Acquaint yourself this fall on the Masters at Work I program, opening September 30: nycballet.com/mastersatwork1 Featuring Anthony Huxley | New York City Ballet
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17K views · 687 reactions | In 1964, Balanchine premiered his 8-minute homage to Italian folk dancing, Tarantella. Based on a common folklore story, the ballet involves only two dancers who, after being bitten by a tarantula, are forced to quickly step out the poison. See Tarantella on the Symphonic & Electronic program MAY 25 mat and 26 only: nycballet.com/symphonicelectronic | New York City Ballet | Facebook
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56K views · 2.1K reactions | Apollo was George Balanchine's first collaboration with Stravinsky, marking a turning point in the choreographer's career. After decades of refinement by Balanchine, the leotard ballet performed today is our co-founder's longest surviving work. Revisit Apollo and the three muses this spring on the All Balanchine I program: nycballet.com/allbalanchine1spring Featuring Principal Dancers Unity Phelan and Taylor Stanley | New York City Ballet | Facebook
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56K views · 2.1K reactions | Apollo was George Balanchine's first collaboration with Stravinsky, marking a turning point in the choreographer's career. After decades of refinement by Balanchine, the leotard ballet performed today is our co-founder's longest surviving work. Revisit Apollo and the three muses this spring on the All Balanchine I program: nycballet.com/allbalanchine1spring Featuring Principal Dancers Unity Phelan and Taylor Stanley | New York City Ballet | Facebook
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