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unusual facts about Peter Martins


Heather Watts

During Ms. Watts's tenure with the company, she had numerous principal roles created for her by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Peter Martins among others.


Barbie in the Nutcracker

The film includes a substantial amount of motion capture, including dances performed by members of the New York City Ballet and choreography by Peter Martins.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

Among the performers to grace the stage of the Walt Whitman Theatre are Luciano Pavarotti, Isaac Stern, Gregory Hines, Margot Fonteyn, Beverly Sills, Ray Charles, Joan Sutherland, Tony Bennett, Les Ballets Africains, Isaac Hayes, Vladimir Horowitz, Andre Watts, The Temptations, Arthur Rubinstein, The National Dance Theatre of Jamaica, Jose Greco, The Moiseyev Dance Company, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, and Itzhak Perlman.

Jock Soto

The program featured ballets by five different choreographers: “Dance at the Gym” from Jerome RobbinsWest Side Story Suite, Peter MartinsBarber Violin Concerto, Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Chiaroscuro, and the Royal Navy section of George Balanchine’s Union Jack.


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