(5/12) Titania, Queen of the Fairies (top, left) Suzanne as Titania and Nolan T’Sani as her Cavalier, 1975. (top, center) Suzanne as...

(3/12) In 1966, Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was filmed on a soundstage to preserve most elements of the original production....

(2/12) Here are additional photos from the original 1962 production. When Balanchine was a child, he was an elf in a production of...

(1/12) Twelve performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins today! These first two posts feature photos from the original production...

Balanchine on Stravinsky’s music: “What holds me, now and always, is the vitality in the substance of each measure. Each measure has its...

“In my opinion it is [Stravinsky’s]—it is our—most perfect work, representing a total collaboration between musician and choreographer.”...

(6/6) “I think Apollo is the best role for a male dancer that has ever been choreographed, and I think it has more in it than any dancer...

Duo Concertant was choreographed by Balanchine in 1972 for the Stravinsky Festival and it contains 5 movements. “To the first movement,...

(5/6) In his 1936 autobiography, (affiliate link) Stravinsky wrote of the original 1928 decor and costumes for Apollo: “I did not see eye...

Tonight, Tiler Peck and Joseph Gordon will dance the Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée, originally danced by Patricia McBride and...

Tallchief recalls that Balanchine and Stravinsky worked “side by side in the rehearsal studio. Ordinarily, when George was...

(3/6) Balanchine on the idea that his ballets are abstract: “No piece of music, no dance can in itself be abstract. You hear a physical...

(1/6) “Ballet began when Terpsichore touched Apollo’s finger, as on the Sistine ceiling God touches Adam’s, and inspired a pas de deux in...

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...

(1/2) For the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, Balanchine and Robbins co-choreographed a production of Pulcinella which was admittedly...

After watching the premiere of Symphony in Three Movements at the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, Nancy Goldner wrote: “As in all Balanchine...

Today the Stravinsky Festival opens, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 festival. Before the curtain came up, Balanchine took...

“Allegro Brillante, which began as a last-minute replacement for a canceled work, remains in the repertory after 20 [now 66] years. […]...

In 1961, after Divertimento had not been performed in 2 years, New York Times dance critic John Martin said: “Indeed, this is a ballet...

Although Serenade’s meaning has been subject to endless speculation since it was created 87 years ago—Mr. B himself even giving...