Diana Adams on Agon: “I don't remember ever sitting around discussing dancing with him. Even with something like Agon, I tried not to analyze, because then I might give too much significance to a gesture, like when I put my hand on Arthur's wrist. I knew it wasn't meant to be a sentimental gesture. It had to do with part of a movement and I would spoil it if I started to think about it. In Agon the movements were so intricate that you really didn't think in terms of whose li

"Yet Tuesday, the ballet confirmed itself as one of the most exciting works in the entire international repertory. The electrifying...

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