"In this [first] movement, Tanaquil LeClercq and Jerome Robbins are the solo figures, and they are irresistibly funny in the most...

"Miss Watts danced this exuberant quirky choreography with a special slink. […] She has captured the pinup-girl tone of the choreography....

In an interview with Edwin Denby on Dances at a Gathering, Robbins said, “The second dance, for John Prinz and Allegra Kent, I call it...

Sisters Patricia and Colleen Neary both took on the role of "Tall Girl" in Balanchine's Rubies ♦️ “The toe-to-ear kicks, hip-jutting...

Janet Reed & Herbert Bliss. Photos by Roger Wood, 1949. New York Public Library On Balanchine's Bourrée Fantasque: "Last evening's...

Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet recieved lukewarm reviews when it premiered: "Naturally enough, there are moments--and already I...

After being away from NYCB for a decade, working on various Broadway shows, Jerome Robbins returned home to the company after he received...

Dances at a Gathering opens with a solo for the Brown Boy who was originally danced by Edward Villella . Eddie wrote about this solo in...

In Balanchine's Bourrée Fantasque, Maria Tallchief was the second movement ballerina. She wrote, "Increasingly, the roles George created...

After Suzanne's 6-year absence from NYCB, the first work Balanchine choreographed on her was Tzigane. The ballet was made in just 6 days...

“The night was mild, a star glittered somewhere in the distance, the water of the plaza fountain soared and splashed, and a brass quintet...

“About 1,000 workmen and their wives will see the New York City Ballet, under George Balanchine’s direction, go through its first dress...

The Chandelier The central "globe" chandelier that shines down on the auditorium of the New York State Theater weighs two tons, has 55...

Tonight we welcome audiences back to the New York City Ballet for the spring season! Playing in the background is “Fanfare for a New...

Tonight NYCB’s Spring Season opens—the last of the 75th anniversary year! I can’t believe this year has gone so quickly. Stick with me to...

The View from the Stage “The best way to describe the theatre as a vista is to stand on its stage and look out and up. It has size, yet...

“Balanchine looked at the orchestra pit and decided it was much too small. Johnson had not realized that the ballet planned to use a...

“While the New York State Theater was under construction, Johnson also proposed the purchase of several sculptures by Reuben Nakian,...

“In the New York State Theater, Philip Johnson wanted to counter the highly rectilinear nature of the Grand Promenade with two very large...

The Beaded Curtains "From the entire height of the roof, a deep curtain of brass bead drops, shimmering constantly in the slight breath...