(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...

(3/4) Another moment in the genesis of the ballet came one day when Robbins watched dancers rehearsing the Swan Lake adagio and was...

“Allegro Brillante, which began as a last-minute replacement for a canceled work, remains in the repertory after 20 [now 66] years. […]...

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

Although Serenade’s meaning has been subject to endless speculation since it was created 87 years ago—Mr. B himself even giving...

Here are 5 of Balanchine’s Waltz Girls in the same arabesque. So interesting to see how the same choreography can still be so different....

The ballet Prodigal Son was originally choreographed by Balanchine in 1929 for the Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. The composer, Prokofiev,...

Tonight is the first night of the Short Stories program! Featured in this post is the NYCB premiere of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue with...

(10/10) Lincoln Kirstein told New York Times in 1986, “Our Swan Lake has never been traditional, anyway. Balanchine created it as an...

(8/10) Between Martha’s wonderful captures, Balanchine’s choreography, and the the beauty of the dancers—whittling thousands of photos...

(1/10) Today begins NYCB’s run of 12 Swan Lake performances. Balanchine’s version (rather than Martins’) is being mounted for the first...

This afternoon, Walpurgisnacht is on. Walpurgisnacht is a ballet set to music from the opera “Faust”. The Balanchine Trust’s website says...

On stage tonight: Mozartiana which premiered in 1981. From the NYTimes: Miss Farrell grinned. ''Everyone asks me to put 'Mozartiana' into...

Today marks the original closing date for NYCB’s Nutcracker season this year. It was too depressing to keep up my posts during all the...