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...

This week NYCB takes London as part of its 75th anniversary season tour schedule! In 1950 and 1952, NYCB made two important trips to...

Today we wrap up the winter season with a high-energy program. In this footage of Patricia McBride and Edward Villella in Tarantella,...

Violette Verdy: "The Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, which became practically my signature piece, was not meant for me at all. It was for Diana...

Jerome Robbins said, “One of the pleasures of attending a concert is the freedom to lose oneself in listening to the music. Quite often,...

“For a quarter of a century, Milly [Melissa Hayden] and I danced together, guesting with other companies, doing concerts and...

"The ballet appears to concern the musings of a sensitive young man. A woman symbolizes an ideal in the entrances and exits of an...

“Christopher d’Amboise and Wilhelmina Frankfurt were so extreme in their high jumps, with legs tucked under, that they seemed suspended...

“The Prokofiev concerto […] has been heard by Mr. Robbins as an aural inspiration rather than a structural guide. It has very possibly...

Did you know, the backdrops for Robbins' The Concert are based on La Scala in Milan, Italy? (swipe for the comparison and see how many...

On this day in 1983, Balanchine was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. These are photos of Suzanne accepting the award on his...

Merill Ashley on Ballo della Regina: "Every time we came to a trouble spot, I worried that I might fail Balanchine, that somehow the...

Jerome Robbins: “The Concert goes back to my childhood when a musical piece was briefly explained to me as ‘butterflies,’ ‘raindrops’ and...