Balanchine: Celebrating a Life in Dance is a tribute to 20th-century ballet's most influential choreographer. Even before founding the New York City Ballet with Lincoln Kirstein, George Balanchine had achieved international recognition as an innovator by combining new and traditional forms while dancing to contemporary musical scores. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Balanchine's birth, Balanchine explores 50 of the choreographer's greatest works in full color. This anthology includes contributions fromBalanchine's proteges as well as other notables in the dance industry, including Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Maria Tallchief.
Balanchine: Celebrating a Life in Dance is a tribute to 20th-century ballet's most influential choreographer. Even before founding the New York City Ballet with Lincoln Kirstein, George Balanchine had achieved international recognition as an innovator by combining new and traditional forms while dancing to contemporary musical scores. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Balanchine's birth, Balanchine explores 50 of the choreographer's greatest works in full color. This anthology includes contributions fromBalanchine's proteges as well as other notables in the dance industry, including Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Maria Tallchief.