Description To many people, Lucia Chase (1897-1986) was the American Ballet Theatre, and her reign as the queen of American Ballet lasted for more than four decades.
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Her drive, ambition, tenacity, and money kept the doors open even during the lean years.
Under her leadership, the company worked with such legends as Agnes de Mille, Anthony Tudor, Jerome Robbins, and Twyla Tharp.
It was Chase who brought Nureyev, Bujones, Kirkland, and eventually Baryshnikov to ABT.
Description To many people, Lucia Chase (1897-1986) was the American Ballet Theatre, and her reign as the queen of American Ballet lasted for more than four decades