André Eglevsky and Maria Tallchief. Photo by Radford Bascome, 1954 “The chief novelty of the occasion was the first performance by Diana...

In this episode, 87 year-old Balanchine ballerina, Allegra Kent, sits down to talk about her life and career. Beginning with her...

(40/50) “At the time, the ballet was rehearsed by Janet Reed; she was wonderful. She made everything so clear and so much fun at the same...

(29/50) These pictures were taken almost 70 years ago but they look like that could have been taken yesterday! Not much has changed in...

(22/50) Herbert Bliss, original Hot Chocolate lead Photos by Radford Bascome, 1954. NYPL.

(10/50) “The original costumes with Karinska using her imagination…My costume was the most comfortable, wonderful costume because she had...

(11/50) “Jumping through that damn hoop at breakneck speed was not easy. I was trying to do it academically when Mr. B said, ‘Bobby, you...

(8/50) On the first night of Nutcracker in 1964, when the ballet and sets had been expanded to fit the massive proportions of the new New...

(4/50) You may (or may not) know that Janet Reed danced lead Marzipan in 1954 when Balanchine's Nutcracker premiered...but she wasn't the...

(1/50) It's here! It's here! It's Nutcracker season! Follow along as I post historical photos of George Balanchine's Nutcracker in tandem...

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...