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    John Kriza (15 January 1919 – 18 August 1975) was an American ballet dancer and teacher whose long career as a principal with American Ballet Theatre made...
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    included Ruth Ann Koesun and John Kriza. That ballet was moved to the American Ballet Theatre in 1965, with Koesun and Kriza reprising their roles, and...
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  • in 1942. In 1948, she had a leading role in Les Patineurs, alongside John Kriza and Cynthia Risely. Fallis said she preferred roles in the company, over...
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    Adams "Mother" Alicia Alonso "The Accused" Muriel Bentley "Stepmother" Peter Gladke "Father" Ruth Ann Koesun "The Accused as a Child" John Kriza "Pastor"...
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    HE'S IN FAMOUS BALLET: John Kriza to Appear with Chicago Opera". Chicago Daily Tribune. 27 October 1940. ProQuest 176383857. Kriza, now 21, attended Morton...
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  • first new role he created was The Great Admirer of Mademoiselle Piquant in John Cranko's ballet Children's Corner (1948). He appeared in the British film...
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    Kent (1993–2015) Gelsey Kirkland (1974–1984) Ruth Ann Koesun (1946–1969) John Kriza (1940–1966) Robert La Fosse (1977–1986) Harold Lang (1943–1945) Annabelle...
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    Serrano had captured Moscow." Following their return from the USSR, critic John Martin suggested in The New York Times that "something about [Serrano's]...
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    sailors take off in hot pursuit. Muriel Bentley Janet Reed Shirley Eckl John Kriza Harold Lang Jerome Robbins A small portion of Fancy Free was apparently...
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    Dollar also staged the work for Ballet Theatre, where Lupe Serrano and John Kriza made the roles their own. Dollar created numerous other choreographic...
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