Photo by Marbeth, 1969--70 [3/7] This week @dancetheatreofharlem celebrates Founders’ Week, marking the 56th anniversary of the company....

Arthur Mitchell teaching at DTH school 1969-70. Photo by Marbeth. "Despite his own success (indeed, because of it), Mitchell realized the...

In an interview with Edwin Denby on Dances at a Gathering, Robbins said, “The second dance, for John Prinz and Allegra Kent, I call it...

Dances at a Gathering opens with a solo for the Brown Boy who was originally danced by Edward Villella . Eddie wrote about this solo in...

Tonight NYCB’s Spring Season opens—the last of the 75th anniversary year! I can’t believe this year has gone so quickly. Stick with me to...

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

(27/50) Patricia McBride and Edward Villella in the Nutcracker Pas de Deux. This was filmed in the August of 1969 at Jacob's Pillow. Stay...

(18/50) A very young Gelsey Kirkland as an angel, a party child, and a Polichinelle! (top Upstage center. Fred Fehl, 1963. Upstage, last...

In Suzanne Farrell’s autobiography, Holding on to the Air (affiliate link) she talks about a moment at the end of the Diamonds pas de...

Today begins a year-long celebration of the 75th Anniversary of New York City Ballet and George Balanchine's impact on the ballet world....

[10/50] Fun little fact... J.C. Penney's granddaughter went to SAB and was in the Nutcracker! Also, did you know J.C. Penney stands for...

(9/12) Patty originated the role of Hermia, however, the first photo shows her as Titania a few years later. I love the photos of...

(9/10) A lot of people say Balanchine’s one-act Swan Lake is cold and stripped of emotion. Although many story elements are absent I...

(8/10) Between Martha’s wonderful captures, Balanchine’s choreography, and the the beauty of the dancers—whittling thousands of photos...

(6/10) I really love picture 4, the diagonal energy that begins in Andre’s back foot and extends all the way through Patty’s arabesque...

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

Nutcracker 18 for today’s matinee and we have some shots of Suki Schorer as Sugar Plum Fairy. (left) Photo by Martha Swope, 1969. (right)...

For Nutcracker No. 12, let’s see some Jacques d’Amboise. (left) Photo by Martha Swope, 1973. Jacques and Patricia McBride. (center) Photo...