# George Balanchine
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george balanchine (; born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; Georgian: გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was an American ballet choreographer who was one of the most influential 20th-century choreographers. Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its Artistic Director for more than 35 years.Born in St. Petersburg, Balanchine took the standards and technique from his time at the Imperial Ballet School and fused it with other schools of movement that he had adopted during his tenure on Broadway and in Hollywood, creating his signature "neoclassical style".He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he expressed music with dance and worked extensively with leading composers of his time like Igor Stravinsky.
Episode 48: Maureen Footer
Maureen Footer is an author and cultural historian whose work explores the ways artists, designers, and creators shape the culture around them, and she joined The Adult Ballet Studio this month!
Maureen is the author of several acclaimed books on fashion, architecture and design, and her newest boo…
The role of stager and licensing director, Paul Taylor, Richmond Ballet | Richard Chen-See, stager | Ep. 32
Richard Chen-See is a Jamaican-born dancer, stager, and educator. His primary roles are Licensing Director and Stager for the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, where he oversees a corps of alumni charged with staging Paul Taylor’s works. Richard staged Taylor’s “Company B” on the dancers at Richmond Ba…
Bryony Brind
During the 1980s Bryony Brind was a distinctive and glittering presence in The Royal Ballet, famed for her long limbs and beautiful lines, combined with a deeply sensitive artistry. Here, she tells Patricia Linton, founder and director of Voices of British Ballet, of her early days in the company, …
Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing – 9781538772072 – 272 pages – $32.50 – October 8, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices
It was impossible for me to resist a story about a reclusive heiress…
Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing – 9781538772072 – 272 pages – $32.50 – October 8, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices
It was impossible for me to resist a story about a reclusive heiress…
Staying Present, Looking Ahead with Brandon Ragland
This month's guest is Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director of Dayton Ballet, and an accomplished dancer, choreographer, educator, and arts leader. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Ragland trained at the Alabama School of Fine Arts before earning a B.S. in Dance-Arts Administration from Butler Uni…
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Inside the Craft of Investigating Ballet’s Most Complicated Stories
At the ballet, beauty is center stage. Dancing with Shadows pulls back the curtain to ask what that beauty costs. The seven-part docuseries traces the history of the New York City Ballet, from George Balanchine's founding vision to the allegations of abuse and misconduct that have shaped the compan…
Ep. 34 Erzsébet Földi on Ann Reinking
In this episode I speak with Erzsébet (Liz) who was a ballet student at the School of American Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine when she auditioned to play Michelle Gideon in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film All That Jazz (1979). While filming, she met Ann Reinking with whom sh…
Carla Körbes
Ahead of Pacific Northwest Ballet's 2026/27 Season opening performances of SERENADE. Doug Fullington sat down with Carla Körbes for the dress rehearsal conversation. The two covered Carla's ongoing post-PNB dancer career, Carla's experience with George Balanchine's Serenade as both a dancer and a s…
Rep 1 - Serenade, Pages, Pictures at an Exhibition (2026/27 Season)
Doug Fullington kicks off Pacific Northwest Ballet's 2026/27 Season by walking our audience through SERENADE. On this triple bill program are George Balanchine's Serenade, PNB resident choreographer Jessica Lang's world premiere work Pages, and Alexei Ratmansky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Doug c…
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