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...

“From the sophisticated audience of London balletomanes, accustomed to the polished perfection of the famous Sadler’s Wells troupe, the...

Speaking of the opening night performance in 1948, Anatole Chujoy wrote, "The thrill of the evening came with Balanchine's Symphony in C....

On October 11, 1948, New York City Ballet gave its first official performance at the City Center Theater. The program was all Balanchine....

With one final Bizet, that's a wrap on NYCB's Fall 2022 season! Thank you all for learning and/or reminiscing with me. Thank you for...

Mimi Paul in Symphony in C Photos by Martha Swope, 1964.

Happy birthday to NYCB! On this day in 1948, New York City Ballet held its first performance which included Symphony in C! Tonight a...

Suki in Symphony in C : (left) Suki Schorer. Martha Swope, 1965. (center) Paul Mejia and Suki Schorer. (Merrill Ashley in the corps) Fred...

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...

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