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George Balanchine
Sag Harbor, Georgia
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World-renowned Georgian-American choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet who revolutionized 20th-century classical dance.
Biographical Record
George Balanchine (born Giorgi Balanchivadze) was a revolutionary choreographer and ballet master, widely regarded as the most influential figure in 20th-century neoclassical ballet.
The son of renowned Georgian composer Meliton Balanchivadze, George studied at the Imperial Ballet School in Saint Petersburg before choreographing for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris and later co-founding the New York City Ballet in 1948.
Balanchine stripped ballet of ornate 19th-century pantomime, creating swift, plotless, musically precise masterworks like 'Serenade', 'Agon', and 'Jewels' that redefined modern dance worldwide.
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Perpetual MemorialSag Harbor, Georgia