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.