New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's first music director. City Ballet grew out of earlier troupes: the Producing Company of the School of American Ballet, 1934; the American Ballet, 1935, and Ballet Caravan, 1936, which merged into American Ballet Caravan, 1941; and directly from the Ballet Society, 1946. In a 1946 letter, Kirstein stated, "The only justification I have is to enable Balanchine to do exactly
The Outlook (New York City) The Outlook (New York City) The Outlook (1870–1935) was a weekly magazine, published in New York City. "The Outlook" began publication January 1, 1870, as "The Christian Union" (1870–1893). The magazine was titled "The Outlook" from 1893 to 1928, reflecting a shift of focus from religious subjects to social and political issues. In 1900, the ranking weekly magazines of news and opinion were "The Independent" (1870), "The Nation" (1865), "The Outlook" (1870), and, with a different emphasis, "The Literary Digest" (1890). In 1928 "The Independent" was merged with "The Outlook" to form "The Outlook and Independent". From 1932 to 1935