Finding an Audience “Dancers and musicians paraded down Broadway to draw attention to the season. They also made special appearances at...

Photos by Beverly Gallegos for Dance Magazine. “Ah, this pearl,” Mr. Balanchine mused aloud, “now how do I mount it?” --John Corry, New...

Happy birthday SPAC! On this day in 1966, Saratoga Performing Arts Center held its inaugural performance. NYCB performed “A Midsummer...

To end this week of Serenade exploration, conversation, and celebration, I wanted to leave you with some parting thoughts on the final...

Back in August, I discovered several photos of a very young Suzy Pilarre in the corps of Serenade: Photos by Fred Fehl, 1964 Harry Ransom...

Today I’d like to tie two topics together: My week-long look at Serenade ahead of its 90th anniversary, and the 59th annual SAB Workshop....

Below is the program note that accompanied Serenade at its second performance in December, 1934 performance in Hartford, CT: “Without an...

For a ballet that turns 90 this Monday (June 10th), Serenade has endured it fair share of audiences and critics hypothesizing and...

I will never know what it feels like to dance Serenade but I have a deep appreciation for the ballet’s place in the repertory of American...

Approaching on June 10th is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade; Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

Approaching, on June 10th, is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade—Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

Suzanne Farrell wrote: “I was cast as one of four tall fairies in Titania's retinue; Diana Adams was Titania. One day while we were...

When Balanchine was 8 years old, he was an elf in a theatrical production of Midsummer at the Mikhailovsky Theater in Russia. Later, he...

“The pas de deux with Titania and bottom in the donkey’s head is the jewel at the heart of the ballet. It is Balanchine’s triumph as a...

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Oberon and Titania are King and Queen of the fairies. Balanchine was very specific in his use of stage...

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck is a mischievous fairy who is a servant to Oberon, the fairy king. Originally danced by Arthur...

This week at NYCB, the dancers had the honor of performing Jerome Robbins' Glass Pieces for the composer himself! He sat discreetly in...

“The lights dimmed and dancers inched across the back of the stage while Bart Cook lifted Maria Calegari from side to side. Whereas the...

“It was in 1977, the City Ballet's first performance after a long orchestra strike. The audience booed the musicians as they took their...

Patricia McBride: “The woman is strong, but she’s very feminine and the male is the powerhouse. We had such passion together dancing it,...