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Choreographer Marius Petipa collaborates with composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky to stage a ballet based on E.T.A. Hoffman's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King at the Marinksy Theatre in St. Petersburg.
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Marinsky Theatre ballerina Anna Pavlova debuts Fokine's Dying Swan from the Carnival des Animaux in St. Petersburg
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The Ballets Russes was a traveling ballet company, founded in Paris by Sergei Diaghiliev, that toured throughout Europe and to North and South America in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Nijinsky and Karsavina of Ballet Russes perform Fokine's new short ballet about a young girl's dream featuring the spirit of the rose she received at her first ball.
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Ballet Russes premieres Nijinksy's short ballet imagined to take place on the side of a Greek vase.
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Njinsky collaborates with composer Stravinsky to stage a ballet homage to the primitive spring rituals including the sacrifice of a young girl.
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28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918
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Ballets Russes premieres Balanchine's ballet The Prodigal Son, a retelling of the biblical parable.
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Founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev, dies and the company folds to reform later under a new title.
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The Vic-Wells Ballet is founded by Dame Ninette de Valois and is established at the Wells Theatre in North London.
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Dancers and Choreographers from Diaghiliev's Ballets Russes come back together under Wassily de Basil and Rene Blum to form Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
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Margot Fonteyn joins the Vic-Wells Ballet School at the age of 14 and quickly rises through the ranks of the company.
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1 September 1939 to 8 May 1945
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American Ballet Theatre is formed as touring company with no permanent studio or performance space.
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San Francisco Ballet, under Artistic Director William Christiansen, stages a hugely successful production of The Nutcracker in America.
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Valois' company transfers to the Royal Opera at Covent Garden with a performance of Sleeping Beauty to celebrate the reopening of the Opera after the war.
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Pulling from several earlier ballet projects in NYC, Balanchine founds New York City Ballet.
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The Red Shoes is the cinematic story of a young ballet dancer torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
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Emboldened by San Francisco Ballet's success, George Balanchine stages his own version of The Nutcracker with New York City Ballet.
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After a decade in residence at the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, a Royal Charter was granted to the Vic-Wells Ballet to change their name to The Royal Ballet.
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One of Balanchine's signature "leotard ballets" staged for 12 dancers to the music of Stravinsky premieres with NYCB dancers.
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Margot Fonteyn dances for the first time with partner Rudolf Nureyev, marking the beginning of an iconic pairing
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Balanchine's full-length abstract ballet, Jewels, debuts in New York City featuring dancers from NYCB. The ballet depicts Diamonds, Rubies, and Emeralds with music from Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and Faure.
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Russian trained ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects while the Kirov Ballet is touring in Canada. He travels to the United States to join New York City Ballet.
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After over 40 years with Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn retires from the stage.
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After dancing with Balanchine at NYCB, Baryshnikov become Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre. One of his first objectives is to establish permanent studio space for the company.
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Joffrey Ballet recreates Njinksy's iconic work Le Sacre du Printemps using original documentary evidence previously undiscovered.
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Influential choreographer and New York City Ballet founder dies in New York.
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I am born in Delaware, Ohio.
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Julie Kent joins American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice.
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After a disagreement behind closed doors, Baryshnikov leaves his position of Artistic Director at ABT to form the White Oak Project on his own.
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I begin ballet classes at the Arts Castle in Delaware, Ohio.
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I begin training with Buffalo City Ballet after relocating to the Buffalo region.
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I perform in the children's cast of Buffalo City Ballet's The Nutcracker.
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I perform as a full corps de ballet member in Buffalo City Ballet's production of Giselle.
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I perform the soloist role of Cygnet in Buffalo CIty Ballet's production of Swan Lake.
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I performSnow Queen for the first time in Buffalo City Ballet's The Nutcracker.
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I perform the lead role of Sugar Plum Fairy in Buffalo City Ballet's The Nutcracker for the first time.
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I perform the title role of Cinderella in Buffalo City Ballet's production.
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Julie Kent celebrates 20 years with ABT in Romeo & Juliet.
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I perform Myrtha for the first time in Buffalo City Ballet's production of Giselle.
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I became the primary ballet instructor at PS 192, Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts.
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I perform the lead roll of Swanhilde in Buffalo City Ballet's production of Coppelia.
