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January 2008
- Editor's Note
- The Summer Study Issue
- Inside ABT's New Training Program
Online-only features
- Behind the Scenes with ABT's Raymond Lukens, Rachel Moore and Franco De Vita
- Sharron Miller's DT cover shoot
- Behind the Scenes with Tabitha and Napoleon
- Chatting with the Creators of dre.dance
- What's on Luam's Playlist?
- Hip Hop at the 2008 DTSC with Luam
- Behind the Scenes with Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
How much do you know about Marius Petipa?
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How much do you know about Lincoln Kirstein?
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Have you ever had to fire a teacher at your studio before?
Lincoln Kirstein History Quiz
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1 How hold was Kirstein when he saw his first Ballet?
2 What Ballet company did Kirstein commission photos for in his office?
3 What world renown choreographer did Kirstein persuade to move to the
United States?
4 What famous line came from Kirstein and Balanchine’s first meeting?
5 What major ballet school did Kirstein found?
6 When did the school open?
7 What was NYCB first named?
8 When did NYCB move to Lincoln Center?
9 Name two books that Kirstein wrote?
10 What award did Kirstein and Balanchine win together?
Answers:
[1] 12 years old [2] Diaghilev Ballet [3] Balanchine [4] “…But first a school” [5] School of American Ballet [6] January 2, 1934 [7] Ballet Society [8] 1964 [9] Ballet Alphabet (1939), The Classic Ballet (1952) The New York City Ballet (1973) Nijinsky Dancing (1975) and The poems of Lincoln Kirstein (1987) [10] The National Gold Medal of Merit award of the National Society of Arts and Letters
