(6/10) Darci Kistler danced Odette in Balanchine’s Swan Lake for her SAB workshop performance in 1980 at 15 years old. At 16 she debuted...

(5/10) “Violette communicates the plight of this Odette through daringly held poses that impress a state of feeling upon the viewer...

Today is the 4th out of 10 Swan Lake performances this season. (bottom left) Melissa Hayden & Jacques d’Amboise. Martha Swope, 1967....

(2/10) When Balanchine mounted his own one-act production of Swan Lake in 1951, New York Times critic John Martin was “bewildered” by the...

(3/10) “[Allegra’s potrayal] is poetic in the extreme and wonderfully musical […] Surely here is one of the loveliest of Odettes.”—John...

(1/10) Today begins NYCB’s run of 12 Swan Lake performances. Balanchine’s version (rather than Martins’) is being mounted for the first...

Last La Valse of the season. The camera sure loves Tanny. I’m mesmerized by these photos. Which is your favorite? (above) Tanaquil...

Did you know, the “silent” ballet, Moves (danced to the sound of slaps, claps, stomps, and steps) used to have a subtitle? It was Moves:...

Just a Misha/Rubies appreciation post. After performing at the White House for President Carter, the president asked Misha how he would...

This afternoon, Walpurgisnacht is on. Walpurgisnacht is a ballet set to music from the opera “Faust”. The Balanchine Trust’s website says...

As Mozartiana is onstage again tonight, I wanted to share some pictures of the men from the original and 2nd casts. Victor Castelli, the...

The original principal couple in Balanchine’s La Valse (1951) was Tanaquil LeClercq and Nicholas Magallanes. The day after the premiere...

Another round of Summerspace tonight at NYCB. Here is silent footage of the premiere of Summerspace performed at the 11th American Dance...

Rubies is on the program tonight so let’s talk about the premiere in 1967! Did you know that Jewels was so successful when it premiered...

Originally set on his company in 1958, Merce Cunningham staged Summerspace for NYCB in 1966. (left) Carolyn Brown and Viola Farber in...

On stage tonight: Mozartiana which premiered in 1981. From the NYTimes: Miss Farrell grinned. ''Everyone asks me to put 'Mozartiana' into...

I had so much fun diving into the Jerome Robbins Dance Division archives during Nutcracker season that I’ve decided to continue on...

Happy Birthday Mr. B! Born January 22nd, 1904, today marks the 118th anniversary of Balanchine’s birth. I could go on and on about what I...

Today marks the original closing date for NYCB’s Nutcracker season this year. It was too depressing to keep up my posts during all the...

Today’s Christmas Eve performance would have been show 35. Here are some pictures of the gorgeous Diana Adams (left & Right) Frederick...