BARBARA HORGAN

Barbara Horgan began working at New York City Ballet in 1953, becoming George Balanchine’s personal assistant in 1962, a position she held until his death in 1983. From 1953 to 1982, she was instrumental in bringing Balanchine's work to film and television, including numerous programs for The Bell Telephone Hour, Dance in America, and Live from Lincoln Center. Ms. Horgan is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the George Balanchine Foundation, which was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization soon after his death to further Balanchine’s work and aesthetic through concentrated research, lectures and videos, publications, and ballet reconstructions. Ms. Horgan is also the Trustee-General Director of the George Balanchine Trust, which was founded in 1987 to administer the licensing of his works throughout the world.