Episode 12.2: Balanchine's Early Life (Part 2)

The art of ballet doesn't exist in a vacuum, and in the second half of this two-part episode of Hear the Dance, Silas Farley and cultural scholar Elizabeth Kendall, author of the 2013 book Balanchine & the Lost Muse Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer, discuss how the aftershocks of the Russian Revolution affected Balanchine's development as a choreographer, and the events that lead up to his dramatic departure from Russia in 1924. (34:20) This is a continuation of Part 1 of this episode. MusicThe Nutcracker by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky Romance in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 1 by Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op 35: Marche funebre - lento Frédéric Chopin Reading List (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2) Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the Making of a Choreographer by Elizabeth Kendall Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky: Interviews with George Balanchine by Solomon Volkov Balanchine’s Complete Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine and Francis Mason Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova By Alexandra Danilova Split Seconds: A Remembrance by Tamara Geva