(2/2) Balanchine on his 1968 revival of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: "It is not really a revival of the old Slaughter, just that we are...

“Mr. B was friendly with M. Arpels of Van Cleef and Arpels, and, in a mutually profitable publicity heist, I went with George to the...

In Suzanne Farrell’s autobiography, Holding on to the Air (affiliate link) she talks about a moment at the end of the Diamonds pas de...

Today begins a year-long celebration of the 75th Anniversary of New York City Ballet and George Balanchine's impact on the ballet world....

One of my favorite stories that Suzanne tells is how her partnership with Jacques began before she met him. You can listen to her tell it...

Suzanne Farrell on Concerto Barocco: "It is a simple ballet, but one of profoundly spiritual origins and intentions. Dancing it, one’s...

Suzanne Farrell and Joseph Duell in Walpurgisnacht Photo by Costas from Balanchine: Celebrating a Life in Dance (affiliate link)

[42/50] Suzanne Farrell as Dew Drop. Photo by Martha Swope, 1966.

[17/50] Suzanne Farrell on the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy: “She has all the authority. She is an elegant lady, beautiful and kind; and...

In her autobiography Holding on to the Air, Suzanne Farrell remembered learning Vienna Waltzes in 1977: “I began my dance on center stage...

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

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

Balanchine's Scotch Symphony was not expected to last long in the repertory. The scenery and music create an ambiance that is nearly...

(10/12) From everything I’ve read over the years, it seems clear that Balanchine never passed up an opportunity to dance. He would often...

(5/12) Titania, Queen of the Fairies (top, left) Suzanne as Titania and Nolan T’Sani as her Cavalier, 1975. (top, center) Suzanne as...

(3/12) In 1966, Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was filmed on a soundstage to preserve most elements of the original production....

(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...