"The sparse and mineral elegance of the promenade, filled by human movement is symbolic of the New York City Ballet’s spirit and...

“Performances commence when audiences first enter the houses which frame them..." "...large theaters are more than shelter. Intermissions...

“Outside it is a super sight, Greek-like in simplicity and strength, harmony of mass and space. A gem, soothing to the eye inside it is a...

“A special occasion for city officials was arranged to inaugurate the Lincoln Center fountain. For several months the fountain had been...

“Subsequently, Johnson was asked to develop a plan for the plaza pavement pattern. He proposed a series of concentric circles with spokes...

Sprung Floors "In certain details, such as a special stage floor built with springs, [NYCB's] requirements were complex. But their needs...

The New York State Theater was built on schedule and within one percent of its authorized budget. Approximately 1,000 workers were...

Philip Johnson: “Once the siting was agreed upon, we needed to use materials that would reflect the Classicism I was striving for. Poured...

Philip Johnson: "The New York State Theater was designed with Classicism in mind. When I began to plan the ballet theater in the 1950s, I...

Johnson's History with Early NYCB Philip Johnson was in some way the obvious choice of architect to design what was to be the dance...

After agreeing upon the location of each building for Lincoln Center, the architects still needed to come to consensus on visual elements...

Situating the Six Constituents The preamble to the this story is long and complicated----the displacement of hundreds of families from...

On May 14th, 1959, the groundbreaking ceremony for the future Lincoln Center was held atop the leveled neighborhood of San Juan Hill....

Had a lovely evening at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts seeing so many friends and celebrating the School of American...

“On closing night, August 19, the company had a full house despite the heat, and an enthusiastic and demonstrative audience. It was a...

“Very welcome visitors have been the New York City Ballet, in many respects the Sadler’s Wells opposite number in America…if I have...

“During the day we rehearsed both ballets [Serenade & Symphony in C], and it was painful. The Covent Garden stage took getting used to....

The day after Balanchine’s Firebird premiered in London, 1950, The Times wrote: “Firebird, for which London has waited long, was also in...

“From the sophisticated audience of London balletomanes, accustomed to the polished perfection of the famous Sadler’s Wells troupe, the...

“Balanchine delighted in informing me of the proper manner of drinking tea, as there was a possibility the company would be hosted at a...