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Peter Martins

Danish danseur and choreographer · Denmark · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80

Peter Martins is a Danish former ballet dancer and choreographer. Martins was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with the New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and John Taras as balletmaster in 1981.

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2017Restless Creature: Wendy WhelanFilm, Himself2007Gossip GirlSeries2003New York City Ballet Workout, Vol. 2Film, Ballet Master in Chief1995Accent on the OffbeatFilm1983The Merry WidowFilm, Prince Danilo1977The Turning PointFilm, Artist of American Ballet Theatre1971Great PerformancesSeries1946Born27 October 1946

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He retired from dancing in 1983, having achieved the rank of danseur noble, becoming Co-Ballet Master-In-Chief with Robbins. From 1990 until January 2018, he was responsible for artistic leadership of City Ballet as well as the School of American Ballet.

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Denmark
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
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Born 1946 · age 80