New York City Ballet
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New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the compan
New York City Ballet in Amsterdam with George Balanchine
David H. Koch Theater, pre-renovation
Peter Martins, former NYCB artistic director, in 2009
George Balanchine
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George Balanchine was a Russian-American ballet choreographer of Georgian descent, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century. Styled as the father of American ballet
Balanchine in 1965
Balanchine's father Meliton
Young Balanchine, pictured in the 1920s
Apollon musagète, 1928