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American Ballet.
His work formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet.
He was born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, the son of famous Georgian composer and public benefactor, one of the founders of Georgian opera Meliton Balanchivadze (1862-1937). His brother Andria Balanchivadze (1906-1992) was also a well-known Georgian composer. In 1921 he graduated from the ballet class of the Petrograd St Mary Theater's School . In 1923 he graduated from the Petrograd Conservatory . In 1921- 1924 Balanchine was an artist with the Petrograd Theater of Opera and Ballet .
In 1924, he was in a small troupe of ballet dancers that left the Soviet Union for a tour in Western EuropeWestern Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. However, these boundaries of Europe are subject to considerable overlap and fluctuation, which makes differentiation dif. In LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri, he was seen by Serge Diaghilev and was asked to join the Ballets RussesThe ballet company Ballets Russes created a sensation in Western Europe in the early years of the 20th century, due to the great vitality of Russian ballet, as compared with what was current in France at the time. It became the most influential ballet com, initially as a dancer, but later as principal choreographer. A knee injury ended his dancing career.
Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996), an arts patron, persuaded Balanchine to come to the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in to form an American ballet company in 1933. Balanchine insisted that first there be a school, and founded the School of American Ballet. A year later, the American Ballet opened and became the resident ballet company at the Metropolitan OperaThe Metropolitan Opera is located at Lincoln Center in New York, New York. It was founded in April, 1880. The first Metropolitan Opera House opened on October 23, 1883, and was located between 39th and 40th Street on Broadway. The original Metropolitan Op. Balanchine soon left.In 1946 he founded the Ballet Society, which as the New York City BalletThe New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. It was the first ballet group in the United States to have two permanent venue engagements: one at Lincoln Center's New York State Theate became resident at City Center.
His 1954 staging of The NutcrackerThe story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was written by E. Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of the story was set to music by the composer Tchaikovsky and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and is largely responsible for making the ballet a Christmas tradition in the United States.
He also worked as a choreographer for musical theater, movies, and television.
In 1983, Balanchine died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, diagnosed only after his death. He first showed symptoms in 1978 when he began loosing his balance while dancing. As the disease progressed his equibrium, eyesight and hearing deteriorated. By 1982 he was incapacitated. Medical tests showed no cause but Balanchine would not permit a brain biopsy. Cause of death was determined by autopsy. In his last years he also suffered from angina and underwent heart bypass surgery.
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