"Lourdes Lopez and Joseph Duell moved through Aria II in a smooth flow of sensuousness and play that was compelling. Miss Lopez’s long...

The New York City Ballet's debut season in the fall of 1948 (held at New York City Center) was somewhat of an experiment. The first...

Balanchine choreographed Apollo in 1928 when he was just 25 years old. In 1951, he revived it and cast André Eglevsky (aged 34) as...

On Scotch Symphony Allegra Kent said, "There were theories—I was too sylphlike, not sylphlike enough; I was really a sylph, I was a girl...

I found photos of Eddie and Violette performing Tschai Pas at Jacob's Pillow in 1963. As it turns out, Eddie tells an anecdote about this...

"The thrill of the evening came with Balanchine's Symphony in C. With no story to restrain its kinetic form or to hinder its...

Tonight we'll see Stravinsky Violin Concerto on stage. One of the two principal women on whom this ballet was choreographed, Karin Von...

The original Sleepwalker in La Sonnambula, Alexandra Danilova, recalled learning this ballet in her autobiography Choura: “I was the...

Today's matinee features Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux which Balanchine began choreographing for Diana Adams and Jacques d’Amboise. However,...

On stage tonight, Duo Concertant. A work created in 1972 for the Stravinsky Festival. "Here, the music actually penetrated the dancing,...

Balanchine's Scotch Symphony was not expected to last long in the repertory. The scenery and music create an ambiance that is nearly...

Raymonda Variations has been described as, “an adorable confection, concocted of marzipan, diamond, youth, and nostalgia” in “candy floss...

La Sonnambula was originally titled Night Shadow and was created by Balanchine for Alexandra Danilova and Frederic Franklin who were then...

Tonight NYCB's season opens with 3 ballets, one of which being Balanchine's Scotch Symphony. The ballet originally featured Maria...

We caught up with Artist-In-Residence Roman Mejia about his experience learning Limón's "Chaconne" which he will debut in tonight. LJ:...

The following is an excerpt from a 2003 article by Joseph Carman: "What fired [Limón's] inspiration for 'Psalm' was a novel about Jewish...

We talked to Savannah Spratt about Doris Humphrey's "Air for the G String." LJ: This work was choreographed by Humphrey rather than...

We talked to Unity Phelan and Aaron Sans about their pas de deux in Robbins' "In the Night." Unity returns to the role while Aaron is...

We caught up with Tiler today as she prepares "Other Dances" for the stage tonight. LJ: Where did your journey with "Other Dances" begin?...

We caught up with artistic director Damian Woetzel today to talk about his experiences with the ballet "A Suite of Dances". LJ: How...