Russian ballet ballet scene, founded the ballet company Ballets Russes in the 1909. Diaghilev intervened in every aspect of ballet - direction, production, lighting, scenery, and performance. He headquartered his ballet company in Paris. A protégé of Diaghilev, George Balanchine, founded the New York City Ballet in 1948. Today, the Kirov Ballet company (now known as the Mariinsky Ballet) and the Bolshoi company are two world-renowned Russian ballet companies that tour the world. Other Russian ballet companies include: A number of companies have been called, or included in their name, "Moscow Ballet". Several methods exist in Russian ballet. The most widely used
Short list of New York City Ballet repertory and ending Monday, October 12th. This is the list of ballets for the 2011 Winter tour to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, beginning Thursday, March 3, and ending Monday, March 7. This is the list of ballets for the 2011 Spring tour to the Kennedy Center, beginning Tuesday, April 5, and ending Sunday, April 10th. This is the list of ballets for the 2011 Summer tour, beginning at the Vail International Dance Festival, Vail, Colorado, Sunday, July 1, and finishing at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Sunday, August 7. Short list of New York City Ballet repertory New