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Balanchine – Master of The Dance

George Balanchine: Master of the Dance

By the time of his death on April 30, 1983, George Balanchine had created over 400 works and was recognized as a 20th-century master alongside Picasso and Stravinsky. Here is the story of how the man born Georg Melitonovitch Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg, Russia in ...

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor: Dancemaker

About Paul Taylor

"I get my energy, I think, from being afraid to choreograph, being afraid to fail." In 1952, a 22-year old athlete with little training or experience won a work scholarship to the American Dance Festival. Powerfully built, he immediately captured the attention of dance giants ...