Balanchine’s Serenade Inaugurates American Ballet
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Dance, Dancers, Dancing
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: New England, Connecticut
- Date: December 6, 1934
Article abstract: George Balanchine’s Serenade presaged a new era for ballet in the United States.
Summary of Event
Born Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg, Russia, George Balanchine was enrolled in the Imperial Ballet School in that city at age ten and danced in productions at the Maryinsky Theatre. After becoming known for his experimental choreography, he formed a small troupe of dancers to tour Germany in 1924 with the full intention never to return to the revolutionary turmoil in Soviet Russia. He joined Sergei Diaghilev’s...
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