George Balanchine, originally Georgi Balanchivadze, Russian-American artistic director of the ballet of New York City in 1948, choreographed more than one hundred, including
Firebird
(1949) and
Don Quixote
(1965).
George Balanchine of Georgian parentage of the 20th century foremost pioneered in the United States, co-founded and mastered. His deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques based his modern creative work. He expressed, not illustrated, music in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky, his contemporary.
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