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The Nutcracker scene was re-imagined as a duet, instead of the usual three females and one male, over fears it was offensive amid an overhaul of a production first staged 1972. ....
Barbara Weisberger, a Force in American Ballet, Dies at 94 She founded the Pennsylvania Ballet, with George Balanchine as an adviser, and turned it into a nationally acclaimed company. Barbara Weisberger teaching a class at the Pennsylvania Ballet in 1963. As its founder and artistic director, she created, in the words of one critic, “absolutely one of the best troupes in the country.”Credit.Pennsylvania Ballet Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021 Barbara Weisberger, who founded the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia with a steadfast vision that transformed the troupe into a nationally acclaimed company, died on Dec. 23 at her home in Kingston, Pa. She was 94. ....