George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, based on the Alexandre Dumas père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816), demands a full-scale production. The elaborate stage ...

In the ephemeral realm of dance, the longevity of his influence is unique and shows no signs of waning. It’s fitting that choreographer George Balanchine is experiencing a cultural moment around the ...

Cameron Catazaro and Ashley Knox In Jerome Robbins' "The Afternoon of a Faun." Miami City Ballet presented the fourth and final program of its 37th season of dance last week at the Kravis Center with ...

A holiday classic is back! Every year around December, productions of The Nutcracker (especially the beloved New York City Ballet version) come back to enchant longtime ballet-lovers and newcomers ...

New York City Ballet will open its annual season of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® on Friday, November 29 at 8pm at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The ...

NEW YORK — A sense of momentousness charged the air Wednesday night when New York City Ballet performed “Symphony in C.” That 1947 masterpiece by George Balanchine is a staple of the company’s ...

“A Dewdrop is a drop of dew,” India Bradley said. “So can’t anyone do it?” She and the guest artist Alexandra Hutchinson perform the role in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” By Gia Kourlas New ...

The holiday classic, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, returns to the Academy of Music on December 6. Angel Corella, Artistic Director for Philadelphia Ballet, calls the ballet the number one ...

When Boston Ballet opens its season with George Balanchine’s landmark masterpiece “Jewels‚” the company honors a piece of its heritage. During the company’s early years, Balanchine was a staunch ...

Ballerinas stir in the early afternoon light that shines through a fountain and into the studio. A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper. The dance is not there yet, but ...

George Balanchine was under great pressure. The Russian-born choreographer had been hired to create dances for “On Your Toes,” a musical by Rodgers and Hart, and wanted to artfully clash American jazz ...

The first of three seasons celebrating the 75th anniversary of New York City Ballet has been dubbed “The Foundation.” Its programs, which conclude on Sunday, are essentially a George Balanchine run ...