New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
General information
Name	New York City Ballet
Previous names	American Ballet; Ballet Caravan; American Ballet Caravan; The Ballet Society;
Year founded	1948
Founders	George Balanchine; Lincoln Kirstein;
Founding choreographers	George Balanchine; Jerome Robbins;
Principal venue	David H. Koch Theater; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; New York City; Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York;
Website	www.nycballet.com
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Jonathan Stafford (and Wendy Whelan, Associate Artistic Director)
Ballet Master	Rosemary Dunleavy
Music Director	Andrew Litton
Other
Orchestra	The New York City Ballet Orchestra
Official school	School of American Ballet
Associated schools	New York Choreographic Institute;
Formation	Principal Dancer; Soloist; Corps de 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.