George Balanchine Flashcards
Who brought Balanchine to America
Lincoln Kirstein
Why did Balanchine not stay in England
choreographed for London revus/music halls but England wouldn’t give him papers to stay
What school did Balanchine found
School of American Ballet
What was Balanchine’s first ballet in the US
Serenade
What ballets did Balanchine create when on a South American tour with Kirstein
Concerto Barocco and Ballet Imperial
What was the Ballet Society
people had to subscribe to go see performances
What was his first pared down unembellished ballet
Four Temperaments
What ballet company did he found
NYC ballet
Who was NYC ballet’s first star
Maria Tallchief (became firebird and 1st Balanchine sugar plum)
What did the firebird introduce people to
clean attack, more speed, higher legs, sharper movement
Where was the Nutcracker first performed in the US
San Francisco
Why was Balanchine’s Nutcracker so popular
used children
What else did Balanchine choreograph for
Broadway, operetta, film, for elephants
What was important about Agon
called soulless, novel lifts, geometrical body positions
Who was Agon first danced by
Arthur Mitchell (1st black principal) and Diana Adams
