American Ballet

{{Short description|Professional ballet company in the US}} {{Distinguish|American Ballet Theatre}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} The '''American Ballet''' was the first professional ballet company George Balanchine created in the United States. The company was founded with the help of Lincoln Kirstein<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1933/10/22/archives/the-dance-the-american-ballet-school-established-at-hartford-is-the.html Sunday NY Times, October 22, 1933]</ref> and Edward Warburg,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/07/archives/emm-warburg-weds-mrs-currier-bride-an-editor-of-a-womans-magazine.html NY Times, December 7, 1939]</ref> managed by Alexander Merovitch<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1935/09/27/archives/american-ballet-seeks-new-works-symphony-orchestra-invites-native.html NY Times, September 27, 1935]</ref> and populated by students of Kirstein and Balanchine's School of American Ballet.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0913FB3859107A93C6AB1789D85F418385F9 Sunday NY Times, February 24, 1935]</ref> Having failed to mount a tour, American Ballet began performing at the Old Met. After being allowed to stage only two dance performances (''Orfeo ed Euridice'') in 1936 and an evening of dances choreographed to the music of Igor Stravinsky in 1937), Balanchine moved the company to Hollywood in 1938. The company was restarted as the American Ballet Caravan and toured North and South America, although it too folded after several years.

==See also== *New York City Ballet

== Footnotes == <references />

== External links == {{Archival records|title= American Ballet Caravan music scores, 1935-1947|location= Music Division, Library of Congress|description_URL=https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu019002}}

* [https://www.nytimes.com/1934/06/10/archives/rain-defers-recital-of-ballet-school-250-guests-of-mr-and-mrs-felix.html Sunday NY Times, June 10, 1934] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1934/06/11/archives/ballet-school-gives-2-world-premieres-recital-at-estate-of-the.html NY Times, June 11, 1934] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1934/11/04/archives/the-dance-american-ballet-in-debut-a-new-group-emerges-from.html Sunday NY Times, November 4, 1934] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/02/07/archives/dance-group-to-open-season-here-feb-28-american-ballet-company-will.html NY Times, February 7, 1935] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/02/22/archives/american-ballet-broadens-season-full-week-of-performances-at-the.html NY Times, February 22, 1935] * [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0913FB3859107A93C6AB1789D85F418385F9 Sunday NY Times], John Martin, February 24, 1935 * [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0611FA3A59107A93CAA91783D85F418385F9 NY Times, August 8, 1935] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/08/13/archives/5000-witness-dances-by-american-ballet-three-ballets-in-first-of.html NY Times, August 13, 1935] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/08/20/archives/american-ballet-in-final-program-repeats-stadium-numbers-of-last.html NY Times, August 20, 1935] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/08/25/archives/lincoln-kirstein-protests-in-the-interest-of-the-american-ballet.html Sunday NY Times, letter to the editor] from Lincoln Kirstein, August 25, 1935 * [https://www.nytimes.com/1935/09/29/archives/american-ballet-dances-for-2000-first-public-appearance-this-season.html Sunday NY Times review of benefit for the Westchester County Girl Scouts at County Centre, September 29, 1935] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/13/archives/balanchine-out-of-opera-ballet-will-go-with-him-master-of-troupe.html "Balanchine Out of Opera; Ballet Will Go With Him; Master of Troupe Criticizes Metropolitan's Standards—Says Dowagers Did Not Like His Dances as They Were 'Too Good' Balanchine Quits with Opera Ballet"] by H. Howard Taubman, ''The New York Times'', April 13, 1938

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