Peter Martins is a Danish choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1946 in Copenhagen. This page lists 18 works credited to Martins as choreographer, including River of Light, Romeo + Juliet and Sonate di Scarlatti. Award record: 3 choreography nominations.
Biography
Peter Martins (born 27 October 1946) 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. 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.
Works choreographed by Peter Martins
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| A Life for the Tsar | ballet | — |
| Adams Violin Concerto | ballet | 1995 |
| Ash | ballet | 1991 |
| Bach Concerto V | ballet | — |
| Burleske | ballet | — |
| Chichester Psalms | ballet | — |
| Echo | ballet | — |
| Grazioso | ballet | 2007 |
| Jeu de Cartes | ballet | — |
| River of Light | ballet | 1998 |
| Romeo + Juliet | ballet | — |
| Sonate di Scarlatti | choreographic work | 1979 |
| Swan Lake (Martins) | ballet | — |
| Tango | ballet | 1983 |
| The Chairman Dances | choreographic work | 1988 |
| Thou Swell | choreographic work | 2003 |
| X-Ray | ballet | 1994 |
| Zakouski | ballet | 1992 |
Choreography awards
- 1983 Drama Desk Award — On Your Toes
- 1986 Drama Desk Award — Song and Dance
- 1986 Tony Award — Song and Dance
Contemporaries
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Vivi Flindt
ballet dancer
Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter
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Anna Lærkesen
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Britt Bendixen
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Palle Jacobsen
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Louise Frevert
Danish member of the Danish parliament
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