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New York City Ballet records

Title
New York City Ballet records, 1934-1976.
Author
New York City Ballet.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 5Offsite
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 168 Box 6Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Donaldson, Virginia.
  • American Ballet Company.
Description
4 linear feet (6 boxes)
Summary
The New York City Ballet records are administrative records comprised primarily of rehearsal call sheets (1968-1971) and stage manager's reports (1958-1969).
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
  • Programs.
Biography (note)
  • The New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the leading dance companies in the world, was the brainchild of Lincoln Kirstein. Kirstein recruited the choreographer George Balanchine to develop a ballet company in the United States.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 168
OCLC
NYPG05-A10185
Author
New York City Ballet.
Title
New York City Ballet records, 1934-1976.
Biography
The New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the leading dance companies in the world, was the brainchild of Lincoln Kirstein. Kirstein recruited the choreographer George Balanchine to develop a ballet company in the United States. With Kirstein's assistance, Balanchine came to New York in 1933 and quickly established the School of American Ballet (SAB), which trained a new generation of dancers to suit his ideals and specifications. After a few false starts, the New York City Ballet was founded as a company in 1948. Balanchine invited the American dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins to join the company as a performer and to help him in creating an original repertory of contemporary works, steeped in the tradition of the classical ballet. NYCB was resident ballet company at New York's City Center for Music and Drama until 1964 when it moved to the specially constructed New York State Theater. Former principal dancer, Peter Martins, involved in the running of NYCB since the death of Balanchine in 1983, became the sole Ballet Master in Chief in 1990.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Donaldson, Virginia.
American Ballet Company.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 168
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