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...

Balanchine choreographed Apollo in 1928 when he was just 25 years old. In 1951, he revived it and cast André Eglevsky (aged 34) as...

On Scotch Symphony Allegra Kent said, "There were theories—I was too sylphlike, not sylphlike enough; I was really a sylph, I was a girl...

I found photos of Eddie and Violette performing Tschai Pas at Jacob's Pillow in 1963. As it turns out, Eddie tells an anecdote about this...

Tonight we'll see Stravinsky Violin Concerto on stage. One of the two principal women on whom this ballet was choreographed, Karin Von...

The original Sleepwalker in La Sonnambula, Alexandra Danilova, recalled learning this ballet in her autobiography Choura: “I was the...

Today's matinee features Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux which Balanchine began choreographing for Diana Adams and Jacques d’Amboise. However,...

On stage tonight, Duo Concertant. A work created in 1972 for the Stravinsky Festival. "Here, the music actually penetrated the dancing,...

Balanchine's Scotch Symphony was not expected to last long in the repertory. The scenery and music create an ambiance that is nearly...

Raymonda Variations has been described as, “an adorable confection, concocted of marzipan, diamond, youth, and nostalgia” in “candy floss...

La Sonnambula was originally titled Night Shadow and was created by Balanchine for Alexandra Danilova and Frederic Franklin who were then...

Tonight NYCB's season opens with 3 ballets, one of which being Balanchine's Scotch Symphony. The ballet originally featured Maria...

Below is an account of the creation of "Chaconne" from Limón's memoir: "I was given the responsibility of devising a substantial solo...

(12/12) “If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber'd here While these visions did...

(11/12) Here are a few miscellaneous photos that didn’t fit a specific topic, but were too beautiful not to share. (top left) Kyra...

(10/12) From everything I’ve read over the years, it seems clear that Balanchine never passed up an opportunity to dance. He would often...

(8/12) The Oberon variation has been described by dancers as one of the fastest and most difficult male variations that Balanchine...

(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...

(7/12) "Kay Mazzo’s authoritative, moving portrayal as Titania, cannot be praised enough as an example of artistic growth. It is a fully...

(6/12) Oberon, King of the Fairies Eddie Villella, who originated the role spoke of the experience in his autobiography: “It was simply a...