Darci Kistler Biography (1964-)

Full name, Darci Anna Kistler; born June 4, 1964, in Riverside, CA; daughterof Jack B. (a physician) and Alicia (a teacher of French and a realtor; maiden name, Kinner) Kistler; married Peter Martins (a dancer and director), 1991;children: Talicia Tove. Career: Dancer. New York City Ballet, Inc., New York City, member of company, 1980--, soloist, 1981-82, principal dancer,1982--; School of American Ballet, teacher, 1994--; danced with the Kirov, St. Petersburg, Russia. Awards, Honors: Capezio Dance Award, 1991; Dance Magazine Award, 1992. Addresses: Office: New York CityBallet, Inc., New York State Theatre, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-6913.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Dancer
Birth Details: June 4, 1964; Riverside, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Ballet
Haydn Concerto, 1979
William Tell, 1979
The swan queen, Swan Lake, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1980
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Divertimento No. 15, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1980
Symphony in C, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Raymonda Variations, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1980
Walpurgisnacht Ballet, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Valse Fantaisie, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Dew Drop and the Sugarplum Fairy, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1980-81
Who Cares?, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1981-82
Chaconne, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1981-82
Irish Fantasy, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1981-82
Afternoon of a Faun, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1981
Piano-Rag Music, 1982
Shepherdess, Pastorale, 1982
Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New York City Ballet, New YorkState Theatre, 1985
Afternoon of a Faun, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1985
The siren, The Prodigal Son, New York City Ballet, New York StateTheatre, 1985
Title role, La Sonnambula, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1987
Dew Drop and the Sugarplum Fairy, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988

Title role, La Sonnambula, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988
The woman who falls down, Serenade, New York City Ballet, New YorkState Theatre, 1988-89
Ivesiana, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988-89
Apollo, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988-89
Danses concertantes, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1988
Mozartiana, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988-89
Jewels, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1988-89
Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1989-90
Allegro Brilliante, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre,1989
Vienna Waltzes, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1989-90
The Goldberg Variations and Other Dances, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1989-90
Echo, 1989
The Concert, 1990
Dances at a Gathering, 1990
In G Major, 1990
Princess Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1991
La Valse, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1991
Dew Drop and the Sugarplum Fairy, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1992
Delight of the Muses, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1992
Duo Concertant, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1993
The swan queen, Swan Lake, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1993
Balanchine Celebration, New York City Ballet, 1993
Symphonic Dances, New York City Ballet, 1994
Apollo, New York City Ballet, 1994
West Side Story Suite, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre, 1995
Appeared with the New York City Ballet as the strip tease girl, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; as Door, Variations pour une porte et un soupir; as the novice, The Cage; and in Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1, Andantino, Gershwin Concerto, Valse-Scherzo, The Four Seasons, In the Night, In Memory of. ., and Suite forHistoire du Soldat.
Television Appearances
Specials
"Swan Lake Pas de Deux," The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1989
Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas, 1990
"Serenade" segment in "Balanchine in America," Dance in America (also known as Great Performances), PBS, 1990
Dancer, "Themes and Variations," Ballanchine Celebration, 1993
Film Appearances
Sugarplum Fairy, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, Warner Bros.,1993
WRITINGS
Autobiography
(With Ruth Ashby, editor) Ballerina: My Story, Minstrel Books, 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, May 1996, p. 226.
Interview, May 1992, pp. 120-23.*

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