In Petipa's 1890 production of Sleeping Beauty, the Precious Stones Pas de Quatre included the Gold Fairy, Sapphire Fairy, Silver Fairy,...

At the 1890 world premiere of Sleeping Beauty, the dance of Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat was encored. (Petipa Society) Today, it still...

If you aren't familiar with the fairy tale The Bluebird: "The characters Princess Florine and the Bluebird come from the famous French...

In 1988 (3 years prior to NYCB's full production), Merrill Ashley and Lindsay Fischer appeared in the grand pas de deux from Sleeping...

"In the original 1890 Mariinsky production, she was portrayed by the great Italian dancer Enrico Cecchetti. But Peter Martins, who...

"Ms. Nichols spotted intriguing similarities between the Lilac Fairy and Glinda, the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz. 'There's some...

"Ms. Kistler found everything she needed to know about Aurora's sweet persona in Tschaikovsky's radiant score. 'You hear every feeling,...

[44/50] Of Mimi Paul, Clive Barnes wrote: “Her musicality was precise and yet not so precise as to be ungracious, her manner was regal...

[8/50] Did someone say Paw de Deux? I have absolutely ZERO facts for you about this photo. I don't know why it exists. Does anyone else...

Happy birthday to NYCB! On this day in 1948, New York City Ballet held its first performance which included Symphony in C! Tonight a...

When on tour in Russia in 1972, Stravinsky Violin Concerto was a hit with audiences. Russian dance critic, Yuri Slonimsky, praised...

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

A series on Robbins’ “In the Night” with all the poetic descriptions authors and critics used to describe each of the 3 couples. —————...

(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...

(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...

(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...