In a photo from 1960, George Balanchine works with dancers Jillana and Francisco Moncion. (AP)One of George Balanchine’s former ballerinas has filed legal action contending that the choreographer’s legacy is in jeopardy. These beneficiaries include Horgan, choreographer Jerome Robbins and ballerinas Karin von Aroldingen, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Patricia McBride and Suzanne Farrell. Versatile and prolific, Balanchine modernized ballet, and his works are in high demand by ballet companies around the world. They all have to ask the Balanchine Trust for permission and licenses to dance them.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 00:37 UTC