Willam Farr Christensen (August 27, 1902 – October 14, 2001) was an dancer, choreographer and founder of the and in,. He is known for bringing the complete version of the Russian ballet to the United States, as well as staging the first American performances of and. Christensen's Nutcracker was first staged in 1944 in, where the ballet remains an annual tradition, though the production now staged there is not necessarily the Christensen version. Christensen is often credited with helping to rejuvenate American dance. Christensen left the San Francisco Ballet in the care of his brother,, to help choreograph a stage production at the in the summer of 1948.

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While there, he was asked to stay on and help the University create a department of ballet. He agreed, and spent the remainder of his life working in Utah and the. The University of Utah was the first accredited University to have a ballet department in the U.S. While in Utah, Christensen also founded Ballet West. Author wrote that Willam, Harold, and are the closest thing the United States has to a European-style 'ballet dynasty'.

Christensen was raised in and was a member of. • Was born Christian William Christensen, until his mother changed his name to William Farr Christensen, to include her maiden name. Bela bartok romanian folk dances pdf download. As a professional dancer in San Francisco, Christensen dropped the second 'i' in his name to become Willam, which he thought fit better with the European art form of ballet.

This and his date of birth is found in (, p. 25) References [ ] • Sowell, Debra Hickenlooper (1998).. Further reading [ ] • (December 3, 1958). • Rova, Octavio (October 16, 2001). • (October 17, 2001). The New York Times.

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