Who is Elise Reiman? “Reiman came into the School during its second term. ‘It was very exciting to be thereat that time. Balanchine was...

Who was Felia Doubrovska? Doubrovska was born in 1896 and she trained at the Imperial Ballet School and joined the Mariinsky Ballet in...

Everyone is familiar with the iconic window lettering that read “School of American Ballet” at the Madison Avenue location which was home...

Who was Vladimiroff? Pierre Vladimiroff was one of the original teachers at SAB, teaching 33 years from 1934-1967. He had graduated from...

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

Happy Birthday, Maria Tallchief! In her autobiography she reflected: “Heaven knows, in my artistic quest I hadn’t achieved perfection no...

(1/2) “There is no future anyhow, it’s always the present, forever.” —George Balanchine in a 1963 interview for New York Public Radio....

“The ballet was made for Maria, and she went after it like a demon, as if possessed, with ferocity. That is certainly one of Balanchine’s...

“I don’t see why some people are so shocked by ‘The Cage’. If you observe closely you must realize that it is actually not more than the...

(2/4) The original cast of Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun was Tanaquil LeClercq and Francisco Moncion. In an interview with Nancy Reynolds,...

Today’s Christmas Eve performance would have been show 35. Here are some pictures of the gorgeous Diana Adams (left & Right) Frederick...

Another special debut post today! Mira Nadon makes her Dewdrop debut in Nutcracker number 25 tonight! Dewdrop is my all-time favorite...

Nutcracker number 21 this evening and we’ve got photos of Robert Barnett who originated the Candy Cane role in Balanchine’s 1954...

Nutcracker number 17 of the season is on tonight. Here are some shots of original NYCB company member Francisco Moncion who originated...

Show number 16. Photos of Melissa Hayden as the Sugar Plum Fairy. (top left) Photo by Frederick Melton, 1954. (top right) Photo by...

Janet Reed as Marzipan in the Nutcracker Frederick Melton, 1954. NYPL

(5/50) Rehearsals for the snow scene in the 1954 original production of the Nutcracker. Mr. B was 50 here. You can see Mr. B...

(4/50) Maria Tallchief, Balanchine’s original Sugar Plum Fairy and “America’s First Prima Ballerina.”

(1/50) On occasion I’ve found myself down the rabbit hole of the digital archives of @nypl_lpa @jeromerobbinsdancedivision. I think I’ll...