Sisters Patricia and Colleen Neary both took on the role of "Tall Girl" in Balanchine's Rubies ♦️ “The toe-to-ear kicks, hip-jutting...

Janet Reed & Herbert Bliss. Photos by Roger Wood, 1949. New York Public Library On Balanchine's Bourrée Fantasque: "Last evening's...

Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet recieved lukewarm reviews when it premiered: "Naturally enough, there are moments--and already I...

In Balanchine's Bourrée Fantasque, Maria Tallchief was the second movement ballerina. She wrote, "Increasingly, the roles George created...

After Suzanne's 6-year absence from NYCB, the first work Balanchine choreographed on her was Tzigane. The ballet was made in just 6 days...

“The night was mild, a star glittered somewhere in the distance, the water of the plaza fountain soared and splashed, and a brass quintet...

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...

Sprung Floors "In certain details, such as a special stage floor built with springs, [NYCB's] requirements were complex. But their needs...

“On closing night, August 19, the company had a full house despite the heat, and an enthusiastic and demonstrative audience. It was a...

“Very welcome visitors have been the New York City Ballet, in many respects the Sadler’s Wells opposite number in America…if I have...

“During the day we rehearsed both ballets [Serenade & Symphony in C], and it was painful. The Covent Garden stage took getting used to....

The day after Balanchine’s Firebird premiered in London, 1950, The Times wrote: “Firebird, for which London has waited long, was also in...

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

This week NYCB takes London as part of its 75th anniversary season tour schedule! In 1950 and 1952, NYCB made two important trips to...

Violette Verdy: "The Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, which became practically my signature piece, was not meant for me at all. It was for Diana...

“For a quarter of a century, Milly [Melissa Hayden] and I danced together, guesting with other companies, doing concerts and...

“Christopher d’Amboise and Wilhelmina Frankfurt were so extreme in their high jumps, with legs tucked under, that they seemed suspended...

"When Balanchine choreographed, he did all the partnering himself. He had always taken great pride in the fact that he never asked his...

On The Four Temperaments: “When, in the opening statements of the ballet—the first part of the Theme—we see a girl, supported on her...

Merrill Ashley speaking about the jump that has become synonymous with both her the ballet Ballo della Regina : “Soon Balanchine came to...