George Balanchine
George Balanchine, or originally Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, a
Russian-born choreographer, is recognized as one of the foremost
choreographers in the history of ballet.
George was among a generation of dancers who spent the years of World
War 1 at the Imperial school of ballet at the Mariinsky theatre. George was the
son of a composer, and he also studied music from 1921 to 1924 at the
Petrograd Conservatory in St. Petersburg.
As a student Balanchine had already tried …
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…It is the illusion created which
convinces the audience, much as it is with the work of a magician. If the
illusion fails, the ballet fails, no matter how well a program note tells the
audience that it has succeeded”.
Bibliography
Msn Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/find/concise.asp?ti=OIDA5000
School of American Ballet. “Biography of George Balanchine”
www.sab.org/bio/biobalanchine.htm
Robin May - “The World of Ballet” Great Britain, 1981
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