Leon Danielian and Alexandra Danilova 1940s Alexandra Danilova's memories of Danses Concertantes : In the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, I...

Approaching, on June 10th, is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade—Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

In his first ballet, Fancy Free, Jerome Robbins cast himself as the 3rd sailor who was described as an “intense and smoldering...

In an outline for the ballet circa 1943 excerpted in “Jerome Robbins: By Himself” (affiliate link) edited by @mizvaill, Robbins wrote:...

"The world premiere given by Ballet Theater last night at the Metropolitan, was so big a hit that the young participants all looked a...

On the opening night of Fancy Free: “[Harold] Lang’s bravura solo, in which he vaulted on and off the bar and ended one air turn in a...

An excerpt from the outline that Jerome Robbins wrote for Fancy Free circa 1943: “Three sailors explode onto the stage. They are out on...

"To get right to the point without any ifs, ands, or buts, Jerome Robbins’ ‘Fancy Free,’ which the American Ballet Theatre premiered last...