John Clifford (choreographer)
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John Clifford is an American producer, director, author, choreographer, and a dancer. He was the founder and artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet[1] (1974–85) and the chamber-sized touring ensemble, Ballet of Los Angeles (1988–91). Before that time, Clifford was a principal dancer and a choreographer (8 ballets before age 26) with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet (1966–74). Balanchine invited him back as a guest artist numerous times, and his last performances with the company were in 1980.
Clifford was the artistic director of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute Video/Choreographer Program and produced “Pas De Deux,” a video distributed by Video Artists International (VAI).[2]
His new for-profit dance company Los Angeles Dance Theater produced a dance version of Casablanca; CASABLANCA: The Dance for Warner Bros Theatre Ventures, Inc. The production premiered on April 5, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.[3]
Mr. Clifford is a senior répétiteur for the George Balanchine Trust and has staged numerous Balanchine ballets for companies including the
His autobiography; BALANCHINE’S APPRENTICE: From Hollywood to New York and Back, published by the University Press of Florida, has received reviews in the Wall Street Journal,[4] Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.
References
- ^ DANCE:JOHN CLIFFORD AND HIS LOS ANGELES BALLET
- ^ "Pas de Deux: Live at LA International Ballet Festival (1984) (DVD)".
- ^ "CasablancaSpectacle - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
External links
- Los Angeles Dance Theater home page
- [1] Art of the Pas De Deux