As you already know Ballet West will present “Balanchine’s America” April 9 – 17th.  The program will consist of  ”Serenade 1934 (Tchaikovsky), Agon 1957 (Stravinsky) and Stars and Stripes 1958 (Hershey Kay).  Victoria Simon will stage Serenade and Agon and Elyse Borne also from the Balanchine Trust will stage Stars and Stripes.

George Balanchine (January 22, 1904 – April 30, 1983), born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother was one of the 20th century’s foremost choreographers, a pioneer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet.  His work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques. He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he did not illustrate music but expressed it in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky, his contemporary.

George Balanchine

For further information please google George Balanchine.  There is an enormous amount of information and imagery available.  Also, keep checking in on Westpointe.  There will be plenty of updates of rehearsals and of course lots of rehearsal photos.

-Mark