Garielle Whittle
Virginia Brooks | In Balanchine’s Classroom Documentary
Love, admiration, and gratitude to the late Virginia Brooks 
Virginia was dedicated to dance on film, especially devoted to the Balanchine legacy. She received permission from Lincoln Kirstein to film at SAB in 1971, while getting her degree in film. She conceived, directed, and filmed the treasured documentaries FELIA DOUBROVSKA REMEMBERED (2008); THE NUTCRACKER FAMILY: BEHIND THE MAGIC (2006); and SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET (1972). With Suki Schorer and SAB, Virginia produced ANTONINA TUMKOVSKY: 50 YEARS AT THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET (1999). For two decades, she was editor for The George Balanchine Foundation’s Interpreter’s Archive. From its inception, Virginia was a staunch advocate of IN BALANCHINE’S CLASSROOM and filmed many of the early interviews. Eternal thanks to Virginia Brooks 
