Filmography
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Known For
Playhouse 90 Additional Crew (1958) -
A Midsummer Night's Dream Additional Crew (1967) -
The Goldwyn Follies Additional Crew (1938) -
Known For
McCloud Additional Crew (1975) -
Soundtrack
Balanchine in Paris (2011) -
Markova, la légende (2001) -
Violett & Mr; b. (2001) -
Soundtrack
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Actor
Playhouse 90 Drosselmeyer (1958)
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I Was an Adventuress Ballet Dancer (1940) -
Actor
Dark Red Roses Dancer (1929) -
Director
Allegro Brillante (2016) -
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967)
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Writer
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Additional Crew
![Live from Lincoln Center]( "Live from Lincoln Center")
Live from Lincoln Center (1978-2011) -
![Jewels]( "Jewels")
Jewels (2011) -
![Sogno di una notte di mezza estate]( "Sogno di una notte di mezza estate")
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![Ballerina]( "Ballerina")
Ballerina (2006) -
![George Balanchine's Jewels]( "George Balanchine's Jewels")
George Balanchine's Jewels (2005) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2005) -
![Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet]( "Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet")
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![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) -
![The Nutcracker]( "The Nutcracker")
The Nutcracker (1993) -
Commedia dell'arte (1986)
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![American Ballet Theatre at the Met]( "American Ballet Theatre at the Met")
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![He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin']( "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'")
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![Great Performances: Dance in America]( "Great Performances: Dance in America")
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![The Turning Point]( "The Turning Point")
The Turning Point (1977) -
![The Lively Arts]( "The Lively Arts")
The Lively Arts (1977) -
![McCloud]( "McCloud")
McCloud (1975) -
Violon Concerto (1974)
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![The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People]( "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People")
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![The Bell Telephone Hour]( "The Bell Telephone Hour")
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1968) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967) -
The Flood (1962)
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![Festival]( "Festival")
Festival (1962) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1961) -
![L'heure du concert]( "L'heure du concert")
L'heure du concert (1960) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 (1958) -
The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
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![Salzburg Stories]( "Salzburg Stories")
Salzburg Stories (1957) -
![NBC Television Opera Theatre]( "NBC Television Opera Theatre")
NBC Television Opera Theatre (1956) -
La valse (1951)
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![Follow the Boys]( "Follow the Boys")
Follow the Boys (1944) -
![Star Spangled Rhythm]( "Star Spangled Rhythm")
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) -
![I Was an Adventuress]( "I Was an Adventuress")
I Was an Adventuress (1940) -
![We Are Not Alone]( "We Are Not Alone")
We Are Not Alone (1939) -
![On Your Toes]( "On Your Toes")
On Your Toes (1939) -
Additional Crew
![The Goldwyn Follies]( "The Goldwyn Follies")
The Goldwyn Follies (1938) -
Dark Red Roses (1929)
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Archive footage
![In Balanchine's Classroom]( "In Balanchine's Classroom")
In Balanchine's Classroom (2021) -
![717]( "717")
717 (2019) -
![Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq]( "Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq")
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![Balanchine in Paris]( "Balanchine in Paris")
Balanchine in Paris (2011) -
![Bringing Balanchine Back]( "Bringing Balanchine Back")
Bringing Balanchine Back (2006) -
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![4 keizers en 1 nachtegaal]( "4 keizers en 1 nachtegaal")
4 keizers en 1 nachtegaal (2002) -
Archive footage
![Great Performances: Dance in America]( "Great Performances: Dance in America")
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![Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas]( "Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas")
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Art Department
![L'heure du concert]( "L'heure du concert")
L'heure du concert (1960)
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Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Had unrequited romantic intentions with close friend and artistic muse Suzanne Farrell, prima ballerina of the New York City Ballet, even while he was still married. Balanchine received a Mexican divorce from his wife in order to marry Farrell, but ...
Quotes
"Ballet is Woman. In sports, it's Mickey Mantle. In politics, it's Eisenhower. In ballet, it's woman. Women are lighter, more flexible. They move more beautifully. He is not the King, but she's the Queen".
Trademark
Lighter costumes, faster movements, plotless ballet pieces. His dancers moved brilliantly.
Nickname
Rat
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died
(age 79)
New York City, New York, USA
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