Stephanie Saland. Photo by Paul Kolnik “In 1977, at the age of ninety, Karinska gave a magnificent farewell performance with her...

"Light, airy, surprising, George Balanchine's new Ballo della Regina is not a great ballet. It is merely terrific. There is such a...

The beginning of Jerome Robbins’ ‘The Four Seasons’ introduces Janus the god of new beginnings, in this case representing the new year....

“It is gentle in tone and fascinating in its nuances. What seems like a simple canon becomes movement repeated in a different direction...

[39/50] Robert Maiorano & Stephanie Saland (front) and Julie Hays (background) by Martha Swope, 1970

When I watched this ballet in 2018, it was one of the first times I noticed the major importance of lighting. Jennifer Tipton’s lighting...

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