"Yes, there is something of the Paris Opera Ballet and the 19th‐century about the ensembles in the New York City Ballet's 'La Source.' With so many pretty girls in pink tutus waving their arms and kicking their legs to Leo Delibes's music, one can just hear a Comte de Cambriolage looking the field over from his box and asking about the third one from the left. "But if there is a touch of decadence about George Balanchine's musings on the 19th century French music from two Del

"George Balanchine is very fond of referring to himself as a carpenter. At the New York State Theater Source," he showed his skill at joinery. 'La Source' is a work that combines his new 'Delibes' Pas de Deux with salient parts of the earlier 'Sylvia' Pas de Deux and Divertissement. The results are never less than interesting, but never more than agreeable. Violette Verdy. Photos by Fred Fehl, 1968. Harry Ransom Center. "The original pas de deux has been amplified by the olde

"George had been serious when he told me the ballet would be difficult. He had me doing everything – turns, balances, jumps, and...

Celebrating 100 Years of Maria Tallchief! In this 1959 footage originally posted by Kurt Froman, we see André Eglevsky and Maria...

“Balanchine’s Sylvia Pas de Deux was designed around Tallchief’s technical virtuosity. Although Nicholas Magallanes was her original...

After graduating from the Imperial Ballet School, Alexandra Danilova’a first role in the Marysinsky Ballet was in Petipa’s Coppélia. She...

This year Saratoga Performing Arts Center is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Balanchine’s “Coppélia,” which debuted here in Saratoga...

Suzy Pilarre in La Source. Photo by Martha Swope, 1973. Listen to our podcast episode where Susan Pilarre speaks about her life in...

No commentary today, just Gelsey and Helgi in La Source. Gelsey Kirkland & Helgi Tomasson. Photos by Martha Swope, 1974.

When Balanchine choreographed La Source in 1968 it seemed to confuse everyone including the critics. Although they didn't dislike it,...