Ballantine

Japanese: バランチン
Ballantine
A Russian-born dancer and choreographer. Also known as Balanchine. Born in St. Petersburg, but his parents were from Georgia. In 1921, he graduated from the Petrograd State (formerly Imperial) Choreographic School and danced at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre (now the Mariinsky Theatre). In 1924, he left the Soviet Union to perform abroad, and later, Diaghilev recognized his talent for choreography and he joined the Ballets Russes. His works from this period, Apollo Leading the Muses (1928, music by Stravinsky) and The Prodigal Son (1929, music by Prokofiev), are still frequently performed today. After Diaghilev's sudden death in 1929 and the dissolution of the company, Balanchine was commissioned by ballet companies all over Europe and choreographed many works. In 1933, he went to the United States at the invitation of art lover L. Kirsten (1907-1996), and the following year he founded the American Ballet School. Using this as a base, he founded the American Ballet Company, which later evolved into the New York City Ballet. After moving to the United States, Balanchine's style increasingly leaned towards abstraction, which could be described as a visualization of music, and he left behind a huge number of works. In particular, he choreographed many pieces to the music of his longtime friend Stravinsky, and his native Russia's Tchaikovsky. He also left behind many choreographies for films and musicals. His main works include Serenade (1934, a piece for Tchaikovsky), Crystal Palace (Symphony in C Major, Symphony in C) (1947, a piece for Bizet), Agon (1957, a piece for Stravinsky), and Who Cares (1970, a piece for Gershwin). →Danilova/The Firebird/Markova →Related articlesRobbins

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Japanese:
ロシア生れの舞踊家,振付家。バランシンともいう。ペテルブルグに生まれたが,両親はジョージア出身。1921年ペトログラード国立(もとの帝室)舞踊学校を卒業,国立オペラ・バレエ劇場(現マリインスキー劇場)で踊る。1924年国外公演のためソ連を出国,のちディアギレフに振付の才能を認められ〈バレエ・リュッス〉に参加する。この時期の作品《ミューズを導くアポロ》(1928年,ストラビンスキー曲),《放蕩息子》(1929年,プロコフィエフ曲)は今日でもしばしば上演されている。1929年ディアギレフが急逝しバレエ団が解体すると,バランチンはヨーロッパ各地のバレエ団から委嘱され,数々の作品を振り付けた。1933年芸術愛好家L.カーステーン〔1907-1996〕の招きで米国に渡り,翌年アメリカン・バレエ学校を設立。これを母体にアメリカン・バレエ団を結成,のちのニューヨーク・シティ・バレエ団へと発展した。米国に渡ってからのバランチンの作風は,音楽の視覚化ともいえる抽象化の傾向を強め,膨大な数の作品を残した。特に長年の親友ストラビンスキーや故国ロシアのチャイコフスキーの音楽に振り付けた作品が多い。また,映画やミュージカルでもたくさんの振付を残している。おもな作品は《セレナード》(1934年,チャイコフスキー曲),《水晶宮(ハ長調交響曲,シンフォニー・イン・C)》(1947年,ビゼー曲),《アゴン》(1957年,ストラビンスキー曲),《フー・ケアーズ》(1970年,ガーシュウィン曲)など。→ダニロワ/火の鳥/マルコーワ
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