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Work: Stars and Stripes

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ComposerSousa, John Philip (1854-1932)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeDance
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San FranciscoBalanchine: Father of American Ballet

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Tchaikovsky, Sousa
George Balanchine; San Francisco Ballet; Barbara Karinska; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Kansas CityStars and Stripes

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Sousa, Copland, Dvořák
George Balanchine; Agnes de Mille; Caili Quan; Kansas City Ballet
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NYCB's Andrew Veyette passes the torch with grace

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A joyful, very gracious finale for a highly respected and loved principal dancer at NYCB. Andrew Veyette bows out with dignity and humility.
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New York City Ballet: Balanchine's Americana

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An evening of George Balanchine’s joyous, kitschy send-ups, with clever parodies of Petipa ballets.
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NYCB's eclectic program worth the three hours

The ending of Stars and Stripesis a sure-fire applause machine. The lowering of the flag while all the regiments march and salute onstage is so corny that only Balanchine could have choreographed it with a straight face. And yet it worked in 1958 and it works in 2019. 
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