New York City Ballet 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... Wikipedia
Founders: George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein
Date founded: 1948
Headquarters: New York
Artistic Director: Jonathan Stafford (and Wendy Whelan, Associate Artistic Director)
Associated schools: New York Choreographic Institute
Ballet Master: Rosemary Dunleavy
Music Director: Andrew Litton