Stephanie Saland. Photo by Paul Kolnik “In 1977, at the age of ninety, Karinska gave a magnificent farewell performance with her...

“'I have a bit of Vienna in my bloodstream,’ Mr. Balanchine said in an interview during a lighting rehearsal some days ago. ‘I’m from the...

"George Balanchine’s Vienna Waltzes  was given for the first time this season, in one of its very best performances, Tuesday night by the...

Sisters Patricia and Colleen Neary both took on the role of "Tall Girl" in Balanchine's Rubies ♦️ “The toe-to-ear kicks, hip-jutting...

(47/50) Kay Mazzo and Sean Lavery. Photo by Martha Swope, 1977.

(46/50) Sheryl Ware as lead Marzipan. Elise Ingalls and Lisa de Ribére. Photo by Martha Swope, 1977.

(45/50) The Sugar Plum Fairy will welcome the Prince and Marie to the Land of Sweets just 5 more times this season… (top left) Photo by...

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...

In a 2004 A&E biography special on Liza Minnelli, composer John Kander told this story of the origin of the Theme from New York, New...

As New York, New York prepares for its first preview this Friday on Broadway, I got curious and wanted to find out more about the history...

Merrill Ashley in Valse Fantaisie Photo by Martha Swope, 1977

[45/50] *This photo is of Merrill Ashley as Sugar Plum, but the story is about Dew Drop. [After recovering from a hip injury] My thoughts...

Today I’m sharing some breathtaking photos of the original cast of Stravinsky Violin Concerto and I am struck by not just the beauty and...

(3/4) Another moment in the genesis of the ballet came one day when Robbins watched dancers rehearsing the Swan Lake adagio and was...

“I like to see bodies in movement in time and in space. And to see the relationships between them. See what happens between people...

Yesterday I featured many Serenade women… Today is for the men of Goldberg Variations. In 1974, Robbins wrote: “Last Friday I saw...

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...

Okay how cute is this: this is a dual post covering Nutcrackers 32 and 33. This post highlights brothers Joseph and Daniel Duell. (Duell...