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Darci Kistler (born June 4, 1964)〔Toni Bentley, ''Darci Kistler Exits the Stage'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', May 28, 2010, p. W2〕 is a noted American ballerina. She is often said to be the last muse for the choreographer, George Balanchine. ==Biography== Kistler was born in Riverside, California, the fifth child (with four older brothers) of a medical doctor and his wife. Her brothers excelled in amateur wrestling, and she followed them into water-skiing, basketball, football and horseback riding. However, at age 4 she received her first tutu, and (figuratively) never took it off, beginning ballet training that same year. She claimed although she was always athletic, she could never keep to her brothers—so ballet turned out to be one cornerstone she had mastered. After seeing a ballet performance of Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, she decided she wanted to take up ballet herself. She studied with Mary Lynn at Mary Lynn's Ballet Arts and later with Irina Kosmovska in Los Angeles. In early 1979, Kistler was selected to study at New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet (SAB), where she met George Balanchine. She joined the New York City Ballet (NYCB) ''corps de ballet'' in 1980, and was featured in a ''Time'' article before the end of the year.〔Martha Duffy, ''Dance: A New Sunbeam, Traveling Fast'', ''Time'', December 8, 1980: "At 16, Darci Kistler is on point. There are no subtleties in Darci Kistler's success story: she is a little girl's fantasy come to life. At 16 she has been given major roles by George Balanchine, the greatest living choreographer. New York City Ballet audiences, normally a reserved and sophisticated lot, cheer her on ..."〕 Kistler was promoted to (NYCB) soloist in 1981 and principal dancer in 1982, the youngest ever at 17 years. Signature rôles include Balanchine's ''Jewels'' (Diamonds), ''Agon'', ''Prodigal Son'' and ''Symphony in C''. She danced the rôle of the Sugarplum Fairy in City Ballet's 1993 film version of ''The Nutcracker''. Kistler joined the SAB's permanent faculty in 1994. Throughout her career, she had numerous dance-related injuries, including a broken ankle that sidelined her for three years. She went through several surgeries, including for her back.〔 In February 2009, Kistler announced her retirement from New York City Ballet at the end of the 2010 season. Her farewell performance took place on June 27, 2010, and consisted of ballets choreographed by Balanchine and Martins: * ''Monumentum pro Gesualdo'' * ''Movements for Piano and Orchestra'' * ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' excerpt * ''Danses Concertantes'' * ''Swan Lake'' final act 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darci Kistler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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