The legacy of American ballet begins not in America, but in Russia. The year is 1904 and Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, better known as George Balanchine, is born. The son of a composer,...
When "Jewels" was first performed in 1967, "The New York Times" writer Clive Barnes described its debut saying, "It is open to doubt whether even George Balanchine has ever created a work in...
If George Balanchine had lived in the ’80s, he certainly would have mastered tape-mixing. However, Balanchine’s adolescent days occurred in the early 1900s, meaning his skills manifested in dance...
