Neoclassical ballet
Neoclassical ballet emerged in the 1920s as a reaction against the excesses of Romanticism and post-Romantic modernism. It keeps advanced classical technique, including pointe work, but drops detailed narrative and heavy scenery. Its clearest early landmark is George Balanchine's Apollo, created in 1928 with music by Stravinsky.
Lincoln Kirstein brought Balanchine to New York in 1933; the School of American Ballet opened in 1934 and New York City Ballet was founded in 1948. Balanchine's mature works, such as Concerto Barocco (1941) and Agon (1957), are plotless, driven by the music, and danced on clean stages in plain leotards. Frederick Ashton and Jerome Robbins are also linked to the style.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Neoclassical ballet
- Wikipedia: George Balanchine
- New York City Ballet: About us
- The George Balanchine Trust
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